EPISODE · May 13, 2026 · 28 MIN
What Enforcement Leaves Behind
from My Weird Prompts
This episode digs into the three questions that most border coverage ignores. First, how the U.S.-Mexico border was drawn through an existing community, not between two separate ones. Second, the real numbers on unauthorized immigration during Trump’s second term — encounters have collapsed, but the total population has barely budged. And third, the hidden ruptures: labor markets that don’t heal, families that go underground, and local institutions that become sites of fear instead of trust. A look beyond the wall debate.
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This episode digs into the three questions that most border coverage ignores. First, how the U.S.-Mexico border was drawn through an existing community, not between two separate ones. Second, the real numbers on unauthorized immigration during Trump’s second term — encounters have collapsed, but the total population has barely budged. And third, the hidden ruptures: labor markets that don’t heal, families that go underground, and local institutions that become sites of fear instead of trust. A look beyond the wall debate.
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