#1445 A Crisis For Haitians, Not the US, on the Border
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Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 30 September 2021
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Air Date 9/29/2021
Today we take a look at the so-called "crisis" on the border involving Haitians attempting to cross into the United States. Some say it's a crisis the US is dealing with, others say it's inappropriate to call human beings a crisis. We humbly suggest that these human beings, not the US, are EXPERIENCING a crisis and the US is exacerbating it. And Biden, by following Trump’s policies, is creating a political crisis for himself.
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SHOW NOTES
Thousands of Haitan migrants who were camping out under a bridge in a Texas border town seeking to cross the Rio Grande and find refuge in the US are now being forced back to their home country.
Psaki cites title 42, a Trump administration rule program allowing the government to expel refugees under the cover of preventing Covid-19 from spreading in the US. The MR crew discusses how disingenuous it is of the Biden Administration
Ch. 3: Not a Humane System - In The Thick - Air Date 9-24-21
Maria and Julio dive deep into the violent border enforcement we witnessed in Del Rio, Texas where thousands of Haitian refugees were being held and turned away. They discuss the horrifying images of Border Patrol agents attacking Haitian iimmigrants.
Ch. 4: Coronavirus-fuelled racism adds to Haitians' plight in Chile - Al Jazeera English - Air Date 5-7-20
Haitians in Chile - the largest migrant community in Latin America - are underpaid and often live in dire conditions.
Ch. 5: What Does Haiti Actually Need? Part 1 - What Next - Air Date 8-25-21
The compounding crises in Haiti aren’t a product of bad luck. They are the result of hundreds of years of international interference and poorly-designed aid programs.
Ch. 6: Haiti Needs a New Narrative - On the Media - Air Date 8-4-21
In the wake of the assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse on July 7th, international media rushed to cover Haiti’s latest political crisis—painting a familiar picture of a nation in turmoil, Haitians in need.
Ch. 7: What Does Haiti Actually Need? Part 2 - What Next - Air Date 8-25-21
The compounding crises in Haiti aren’t a product of bad luck. They are the result of hundreds of years of international interference and poorly-designed aid programs.
MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S)
Ch. 8: Wash. Rinse. Repeat. Haiti and International Aid - The United States of Anxiety - Air Date 8-23-21
After a 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti’s southwestern region, many of us were left wondering -- what does it mean to best support Haiti through disaster? And if the global community has donated so much humanitarian aid, why does it keep happening?
FINAL COMMENTS
Ch. 9: Final comments on viral images from the border and why truth is at a structural disadvantage
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- Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent
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| 0:00.0 | During today's episode, I'm going to be telling you about a podcast. |
| 0:05.8 | I think you should check out. |
| 0:07.0 | It's called Uneffing the Republic. |
| 0:09.7 | So keep an ear out and mid-show when I tell you all about it. |
| 0:13.0 | And now, welcome to this episode of the award-winning Best of the Left podcast, in which we shall |
| 0:17.8 | take a look at the so-called Crisis on the Border Involving Haitians attempting to cross |
| 0:22.9 | into the United States. |
| 0:24.8 | Some say it's a crisis the US is dealing with, others say it's inappropriate to call human |
| 0:30.2 | beings a crisis, fair point. |
| 0:32.8 | We humbly suggest that these human beings, not the US, are experiencing a crisis, which |
| 0:38.0 | seems worthwhile to point out, and it's the US, which is actually exacerbating that crisis. |
| 0:43.8 | And then you have Biden, who's following Trump's policies, creating a political crisis for |
| 0:48.4 | himself, but in the scales of justice, all things being considered, that doesn't wait |
| 0:53.3 | to heavily. |
| 0:54.3 | That clips today are from, consider this, the majority report in the thick, Al Jazeera |
| 1:00.0 | English, what next, on the media, and the United States of anxiety. |
| 1:11.2 | The US special envoy to Haiti, Daniel Futt, resigned from his position on Thursday. |
| 1:16.3 | In a letter, he said he will not, quote, be associated with the United States's inhumane |
| 1:21.4 | counterproductive decision to deport thousands of Haitian refugees. |
| 1:25.6 | In Texas, state troopers have formed a miles long steel wall of patrol cars along the |
| 1:37.3 | border to discourage people from crossing. |
| 1:40.0 | Right now, a lot of manpower is here to try to get control of this border. |
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