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Hidden Brain

Hidden Brain Media

Social Sciences, Arts, Performing Arts, Science

4.642.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2018

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Our airwaves are filled with debates about immigrants and refugees. Who should be allowed in the United States, who shouldn't, and who should decide? In the wake of President Trump's vulgar remarks about some immigrants — remarks that he has since denied — we're going to revisit a favorite episode from 2016 that explores the patterns and paradoxes of immigration in the U.S. Historian Maria Cristina Garcia joins us.

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0:00.0

This is Hidden Brain, I'm Shankar Vedantam.

0:02.8

We were almost done working on this week's show

0:05.0

when news broke Thursday evening.

0:07.2

News that required an on-air warning

0:09.8

before our colleagues could even discuss it.

0:11.8

And Oval Office conversation turns vulgar.

0:14.6

And I want to acknowledge what I'm about to say

0:16.6

could offend some people.

0:17.6

He asked why the United States would

0:19.4

admit people from African nations,

0:21.8

which he called shit hole countries.

0:24.4

Trump then told lawmakers he would rather

0:26.1

see more immigrants from Norway.

0:28.1

The war on common hot-natter race.

0:30.3

I am the least racist person you have ever interviewed.

0:36.6

In light of President Trump's comments,

0:38.2

as well as ongoing debate over the program known as

0:40.6

deferred action for childhood arrivals or DACA,

0:43.8

we thought we'd switch gears and bring you this conversation

0:46.3

from October 2016.

0:48.6

As a journalist, I think this conversation is timely.

0:52.4

As an immigrant myself, I think it's essential.

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