EPISODE · May 14, 2024 · 38 MIN
A Living History of Immigration at the U.S.-Mexico Border: Book Talk with The New Yorker's Jonathan Blitzer
from Cornell Keynotes · host Marielena Hincapié, Jonathan Blitzer
In this episode of the Cornell Keynotes podcast, Marielena Hincapié, Distinguished Immigration Fellow and Visiting Scholar at Cornell Law School, interviews Jonathan Blitzer, staff writer at The New Yorker and immigration expert, on his recently published book Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis. They discuss how the politics and policy of immigration in the United States have been forged from the 1980s to the present, offering a look at living history, told through individuals from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras who’ve had to risk everything to save themselves and those around them.Co-sponsors:Cornell Law School Migration and Human Rights ProgramCornell Migrations InitiativeCornell Latino Studies ProgramNational Immigration Law Center (NILC)Migration Policy Center (MPI)FWD.usTo learn more about immigration law and policy, check out eCornell’s immigration law certificate program. Follow eCornell on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and X.
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The U.S. and Central America are deeply entwined — the result not just of American foreign policy but also of its domestic policy. Marielena Hincapié, Distinguished Immigration Fellow and Visiting Scholar at Cornell Law School, and Jonathan Blitzer, staff writer at The New Yorker, discuss immigration and the moral imperatives of storytelling.
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