Welcome to a new podcast on the subject of immigration in the United States. It’s called Immigrant Song and it’s hosted by Robert Stribley. In each episode we’ll discuss a specific and timely topic on the subject of immigration. You’ll hear facts and figures but also interviews with people who are experts or who’ve been affected by our immigration laws.

The topic of our first episode: There is no illegal immigration crisis. A fact-based review of the myths about undocumented immigration in the United States.

You’ll find a link to the original essay this episode was based on in the episode description, as well as links to other well-researched articles.

If you like what you heard in this episode feel free to support the podcast on Patreon. Your support will help make this a better project, whether it means purchasing better equipment to record the facts or traveling to hunt them down in person. For more information visit patreon.com/immigrantsong.

You can also follow this project on Twitter or on Facebook. Just search for “immigrant song.”

Our opening music is “Mexico City Blues II” by Los Negretes. Our closing music is A Meditation on Flight by Alpen. Both songs are featured via a Creative Commons license.

Narrated and produced by Robert Stribley

Show notes:

There Is No Illegal Immigrant Crisis

https://medium.com/immigration-in-america/the-is-no-illegal-immigrant-crisis-f18bae8f3e6f

Further Reading:

* Breaking News Consumer’s Handbook: Migration Edition (At Home) — On the Media, 29 July 2016

* Immigrants in the U.S. illegally have declined to the lowest level in over a decade — L.A. Times, 20 January 2016

* The Mythical Connection Between Immigrants and Crime — The Wall Street Journal, 14 July 2015

* Why Is the Undocumented-Immigrant Population Dropping? — The Atlantic, 25 January 2016