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Immigration policies that have shaped the U.S. from 1924 to 2024

Immigrant children, Ellis Island, New York. Circa 1908
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Immigrant children, Ellis Island, New York. Circa 1908

Both Democrats and Republicans are hoping immigration policy will win them votes in 2024. This hour, we take a look at immigration laws from the past and present. Atlantic Staff Writer and 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winner talks about President Biden and former President Trump's records on immigration and tells us who is immigrating to the U.S. today. We also hear from a group that supports immigrants through community organizing in Bridgeport and Hartford, and we learn about a restrictive immigration act that was signed 100 years ago.

GUESTS:

  • Caitlin Dickerson: Staff Writer for . In 2023 she won a for her work on the U.S. policy of separating migrant children from their families.
  • Barbara López: Director of
  • Mae Ngai: Lung Family Professor of Asian American Studies and Professor of History at Columbia University. Her most recent book is '.'

For more on the history of U.S. immigration policy, you can listen to our episode on Chinese American exclusion and resistance.

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Kevin Chang Barnum is a producer for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Radio’s weekly show Disrupted. Kevin grew up in ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and started his radio work at his graduate university’s radio station, KUCI. He has also worked for HRN, a network of food and beverage podcasts.
Wayne Edwards is a freelance producer at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø contributing to multi-platform productions, including ‘Disrupted’, ‘Where Art Thou?’, and ‘Cutline in the Community’.

Dr. Khalilah L. Brown-Dean is an award-winning scholar at Wesleyan University, author, and host of 'Disrupted' on ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.
Meg Dalton is the director of audio storytelling and talk shows for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø where she oversees the station’s talk shows and podcasts, including the limited series 'In Absentia'.
Catie Talarski is Senior Director of Storytelling and Radio Programming at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø.

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