America and… Migration
How might Donald Trump or Kamala Harris try to tackle immigration to the US?
An episode of the The Global Story podcast, hosted by BBC World Service, titled "America and… Migration" was published on October 22, 2024 and runs 27 minutes.
October 22, 2024 ·27m · The Global Story
Summary
How might Donald Trump or Kamala Harris try to tackle immigration to the US? People crossing the southern border has become a hot button topic in the next month’s election. Former president Donald Trump’s forceful policies have helped him motivate a base of loyal supporters. Whereas Vice-President Harris has had just weeks to convince Americans that she has a plan. What do we know about their policies, how they differ and what impact they would have?Sumi Somaskanda speaks to our Mexico, Central America and Cuba correspondent, Will Grant. He explains why so many people are leaving the region and how the next president might impact its southern neighbours. And our politics reporter in Washington DC, Bernd Debusmann, helps us separate the facts from the headlines on one of the election's most contentious political issues. You can listen to our other special episodes looking at the impact the US election might have around the world here: America and... the World: https://link.chtbl.com/gqWrGSMT America And... the war in Ukraine: https://link.chtbl.com/9pQYuDqP America and... China: https://link.chtbl.com/CNFrjcPA America and... Climate change: https://link.chtbl.com/zgemOWRX The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists worldwide. We want your ideas, stories and experiences to help us understand and tell #TheGlobalStory. Email us at [email protected] You can also message us or leave a voice note via WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480.Producers: Richard Moran, Eleanor Sly and Mariana Hernández CarrilloSound engineer: Mike Regaard and Ben AndrewsAssistant editor: Sergi Forcada FreixasSenior news editor: Sara Wadeson
Episode Description
How might Donald Trump or Kamala Harris try to tackle immigration to the US? People crossing the southern border has become a hot button topic in the next month’s election. Former president Donald Trump’s forceful policies have helped him motivate a base of loyal supporters. Whereas Vice-President Harris has had just weeks to convince Americans that she has a plan. What do we know about their policies, how they differ and what impact they would have?
Sumi Somaskanda speaks to our Mexico, Central America and Cuba correspondent, Will Grant. He explains why so many people are leaving the region and how the next president might impact its southern neighbours. And our politics reporter in Washington DC, Bernd Debusmann, helps us separate the facts from the headlines on one of the election's most contentious political issues.
You can listen to our other special episodes looking at the impact the US election might have around the world here:
America and... the World: https://link.chtbl.com/gqWrGSMT
America And... the war in Ukraine: https://link.chtbl.com/9pQYuDqP
America and... China: https://link.chtbl.com/CNFrjcPA
America and... Climate change: https://link.chtbl.com/zgemOWRX
The Global Story brings you trusted insights from BBC journalists worldwide. We want your ideas, stories and experiences to help us understand and tell #TheGlobalStory. Email us at [email protected] You can also message us or leave a voice note via WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480.
Producers: Richard Moran, Eleanor Sly and Mariana Hernández Carrillo
Sound engineer: Mike Regaard and Ben Andrews
Assistant editor: Sergi Forcada Freixas
Senior news editor: Sara Wadeson
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