Talking Immigration
Talking Immigration
Catarina Wignall
Interviews with immigration experts to talk about how US immigration actually works.
By the Numbers: A Look at the Data
Who is TRAC and where do they get their data about immigrants? What does the data actually say about some common generalizations about immigrants? How many immigrants are there? Where are most immigrants from? What does the data say about immigrants having criminal records? Who is in detention centers? Are there alternatives to detention? What do we know about the effectiveness of the border wall? Guest: Austin Kocher, PhD and Research Assistant Professor with TRAC (Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse).
Mar 3, 2021
39 min
Remain in Mexico (Migrant Protection Protocols)
What is the Remain in Mexico policy or the Migrant Protection Protocols? When did it begin? Who does it affect? How many people are under this program? What are the "protections" given? Guest: Tania Guerrero, Immigration Attorney, Estamos Unidos Asylum Project with the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC).
Oct 26, 2020
28 min
Enforcement Basics
What type of law is broken when someone arrives in the US without documentation? Who enforces immigration law and how? How much does the US spend on immigration enforcement? How does ICE do its job? How do deportations happen? What are sanctuary cities? Guest: Jessica Bolter, Associate Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Institute.
Oct 12, 2020
31 min
Becoming a Citizen
How does someone get from being undocumented to becoming a citizen? What is the process? When does someone get a social security card and pay taxes? Can earned citizenship be taken away? Guest: Martha Laura Garcia-Izaguirre, Supervising Attorney with the New Mexico Immigrant Law Center (NMILC)
Sep 21, 2020
25 min
Specialty Visas: Victims of Violence
A discussion of the visas available to non-citizen victims of violence: U-Visas, VAWA, T-Visas, TPS. Who is eligible for these visas? How long do they last? How many are available? How do they work? Guest: Zeyla Gonzalez, DOJ Accredited Representative with Human Rights Initiative of North Texas
Sep 7, 2020
30 min
Asylum 101
What is asylum? How does someone begin the process of seeking asylum and what do they have to prove? What are the wait times and fees? Is asylum a permanent status? Guest: Heidi Cerneka, Immigration Attorney with Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center
Aug 24, 2020
28 min
Immigration Court
Why is immigration court an important topic? How does it function and what is it's purpose? Guest: Rebecca Kitson, Immigration Attorney at Rebecca Kitson Law
Aug 10, 2020
20 min
Introduction to Work Visas
What are employment-based visas? What are industries that use work visas? What are the costs and limits? Guest: Michael G. Bailey, Immigration Attorney
Jul 27, 2020
23 min
DACA
What is DACA? How does DACA work? What is the DREAM Act? Guests: Carlos Rodríguez and Shalini Thomas, New Mexico Immigrant Law Center (NMILC)
Jul 13, 2020
23 min
Family Immigration: "Chain migration," wait times, and "anchor babies"
Who can come to the US on a family visa? How long does it take? What is chain migration? Guest: Luis Rojo, Immigration Attorney
Jun 27, 2020
16 min
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