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In these divided times, a number of important challenges are facing our nation. One of the largest is immigration reform. Histrionics have ruled the day and started a firestorm of debate on the issue.... more
FAQs about The Rational Middle:How many episodes does The Rational Middle have?The podcast currently has 179 episodes available.
May 11, 2022Reporting the Migrant Protection Protocols with Sandra SanchezSandra Sanchez, an award-winning journalist covering the Southern border at Border Report, speaks with Loren Steffy about her two-part deep dive into the ramifying effects of the Migrant Protection Protocols—also known as Remain in Mexico—on the lives of countless asylum-seekers....more29minPlay
May 04, 2022Border Troubles with Chief Andy HarveyChief Andy Harvey, Chief of Police in Pharr, Texas, as well as its newly-appointed City Manager, joins Melissa Brannan to discuss some of the components of life in a border town: the blockade at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, Operation Lone Star, what it's like being on the Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force, and more....more23minPlay
April 27, 2022Dreaming While Documented with Athulya RajakumarAthulya Rajakumar, a Documented Dreamer who recently testified before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship and Border Safety, takes us through the unique struggle of Documented Dreamers and the legislation that can make it better....more28minPlay
April 20, 2022Watching the Watchers: The Surveillance of Immigrants with Asad L. Asad (Part Two)In Part Two of his exploration of immigration surveillance in the U.S., Asad L. Asad (Assistant Professor of Sociology at Stanford University), reflects on the unique effects of "everyday surveillance" on immigrants specifically, and how we might go about changing the system of immigrant detention....more21minPlay
April 13, 2022Watching the Watchers: The Surveillance of Immigrants with Asad L. Asad (Part One)Asad L. Asad, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Stanford University, takes us on a two-part exploration of immigration surveillance in the U.S....more22minPlay
April 06, 2022The Story Behind the Story: Covering the Haitian Odyssey with Elizabeth TrovallElizabeth Trovall, immigration reporter at the Houston Chronicle, takes us behind the scenes of her story on the Haitian migrant camp at Del Rio, and all the other stories that lay just out of sight....more22minPlay
March 30, 2022Building Bridges (using Bibles, and Badges, and Business) with Adam EstleAdam Estle, Vice President of Field & Constituencies at the National Immigration Forum, discusses his work with the Bibles, Badges and Business for Immigration Reform network, grasstops vs. grassroots advocacy, and the key to more robust conversations on immigration....more27minPlay
March 23, 2022"We Are Where All of America Will Be": Inside the 40th Kinder Houston Area Survey with Stephen KlinebergStephen Klineberg, Founding Director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University, takes us inside the Houston Area Survey—now in it's 40th year—and Houstonians evolving attitudes towards immigration....more24minPlay
March 16, 2022What's Age Got to Do With It: Immigration and an Aging America with Pamela Lizette CruzPamela Lizette Cruz, Research Analyst at the Baker Institute's Center for the United States and Mexico, gives us a deeper look into the Center's research on America's radical demographic shifts—and where immigration enters the picture....more21minPlay
March 09, 2022The Glass is Half Full: Assessing Biden's First Year with Muzaffar ChishtiMuzaffar Chishti, Senior Fellow at the Migration Policy Institute and Director of the MPI office at the NYU School of Law, looks back at Biden's first year in office and sees the glass half full—and unpacks why public perception of the administration's response on immigration says otherwise....more23minPlay
FAQs about The Rational Middle:How many episodes does The Rational Middle have?The podcast currently has 179 episodes available.