9/11: The Day That Forever Changed U.S. Immigration Policy
Latino USA
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🗓️ 5 September 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
The 9/11 terrorist attacks left nearly 3,000 people dead and it traumatized the nation. It also reshaped U.S. immigration policy forever. Today, as the Trump administration targets non-citizens in unprecedented ways, we revisit some of the major changes and events that over the past 20 years altered the U.S. stance towards immigrants through the lens of this one catastrophic day.
Latino USA is the longest-running news and culture radio program in the U.S., centering Latino stories and hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa.
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| 1:19.9 | In just a few days, we are going to honor the 24th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. |
| 1:31.9 | Almost 3,000 people from more than 90 countries died on that day. |
| 1:37.0 | Thousands more are still dealing with lasting injuries, depression, and like me, still PTSD. |
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