Air Date: 2-21-2025

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There is nothing other than racism at the heart of Trump's immigration policy. He wants to deport as many brown people as possible, stop as many immigrants and refugees as possible unless they're White people from South Africa or the nearly 40 million Canadians he's inviting to enjoy immediate US citizenship. This is not complicated. Trump is a disgusting, blatant racist (and always has been) who's trying to turn the US into a White ethnostate.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Trump’s Unconstitutional Rampage Against Immigration - Amicus - Air Date 1-25-25

KP 2: Guantanamo's other history Part 1 - Today, Explained - Air Date 2-10-12

KP 3: Know your rights (immigration edition) - Make Your Damn Bed - Air Date 1-23-25

KP 4: Operation Wetback and the Bipartisan Legacy of US Deportations Part 1 - Letters and Politics - Air Date 1-16-25

KP 5: Extraordinary Cruelty, Ordinary Policy: Immigration and Deportation Under Trump 2.0. - Unf*cking The Republic - Air Date 1-31-25

(45:30) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On what we can learn from imaginary borders

DEEPER DIVES

(51:24) SECTION A: RIGHTS & FIGHTS

A1: Knowing your rights in the face of ICE - The Worst of All Possible Worlds - Air Date 1-30-25

A2: How To Fight Trump's Anti-American Agenda on Immigration and Refugees - Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams - Air Date 2-6-25

A3: Criminalization of Immigration: The Power of Grassroots Organizing and Storytelling - Art of Citizenry - Air Date 2-13-25

A4: Birthright Citizenship: The SCOTUS case that solidified the 14th Amendment - Civics 101 - Air Date 1-23-25

(1:26:42) SECTION B: GITMO & HAITI

B1: Trump Sends 10 UNCONVICTED People To Guantanamo! - The Bitchuation Room - Air Date 2-10-25

B2: Trump's Mass Detention Plan for Guantánamo Harkens Back to U.S. Detention of Haitian Asylum Seekers - Democracy Now! - Air Date 2-4-25

B3: Guantanamo's other history Part 2 - Today, Explained - Air Date 2-10-12

(1:48:34) SECTION C: BIPARTISAN EXPLOITATION

C1: Operation Wetback and the Bipartisan Legacy of US Deportations Part 2 - Letters and Politics - Air Date 1-16-25

C2: Imperial Migration - Against the Grain - Air Date 2-4-25

C3: The Criminalization of Immigration: Profiting From Detention with Anthony Enriquez - Art of Citizenry - Air Date 1-30-25

C4: Trump's Anti-Migrant Terror PR Strategy, Dr Phil's ICE Reality Show & NYT's MAGA Assist - Citations Needed - Air Date 1-29-25

C5: Building the Deportation Machine for Trump 2.0 - The Intercept Briefing - Air Date 1-17-25

(2:36:28) SECTION D: REALITY ON THE GROUND

D1: The Reality at the Border with Jonathan Blitzer Part 1 - Why Is This Happening? - Air Date 2-4-25

D2: "Fascism Is at the Door": Trump Threatens to Deport Pro-Palestinian International Student Protesters - Democracy Now! - Air Date 2-4-25

D3: The Reality at the Border with Jonathan Blitzer Part 2 - Why Is This Happening? - Air Date 2-4-25

D4: The Border Has Eyes - Latino USA - Air Date 12-26-24

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Description: A composite image showing a photograph of a sign from a protest that says “The Criminal Is In Office” blended into an illustrated depiction of the backs of people behind a chainlink fence.

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