Daphne Palasi Andreades discusses her new novel, where five daughters of immigrants become friends for life but are tested when views on ambition, loyalty and class begin to diverge.
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Yes, Immigration Courts Are Political
Alison Peck, a law professor at the University of West Virginia, joins us to talk about how we might remove politics from the immigration court system so that they can better serve both Americans and people looking to live here.
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What Ebola Meant For Dallas’ African Immigrants
Kevin J.A. Thomas, associate professor of sociology at Penn State University, joins us to talk about the panic and aftermath of the Ebola crisis — and how the disease affected one population disproportionately.
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Immigrants On Their Earliest Memories Of America
Samip Mallick, director of the First Days Project, joins us to talk about what can be learned about the immigrant experience by collecting their stories.
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America: Stuck Between Two Borders
Stephanie Elizondo Griest joins us to talk about how borders affect the people who live near them.
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From MBA To Minimum Wage
Deepak Singh joins us to talk about his struggle to adapt to his new life in America after moving from India.
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Patrolling The Border
This hour, we’ll talk about the conflict Mexican-American border agents have while doing their jobs with Alfredo Corchado, whose three-part series on the topic appears in “The New Yorker.”
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