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The Suburban Women Problem

The American Fabric 3: Voting our Values

The Suburban Women Problem

Red Wine & Blue

News, Kids & Family, Politics, Parenting, Government

4.8850 Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

So far on our miniseries The American Fabric, we’ve learned more about immigrants and why they come to this country. We’ve busted myths and decried disinformation. And we’ve heard immigrants tell their stories in their own words.Today, on the final episode, we’re talking about why this year’s election is so important. We have the opportunity to choose leaders who understand that immigrants are a cornerstone of this country and want to find humane bipartisan solutions. Leaders who don’t demoni...

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0:00.0

The Democrats say, please don't call them animals. They're humans. I said, no, they're not humans. They're not humans. They're animals.

0:07.6

Because Republicans do not want to fix the border. Secrets out.

0:11.9

They really pioneered this way of treating the people you're attacking as threats.

0:20.0

I know we can live up to our proud heritage as a nation of immigrants and reform our broken

0:28.8

immigration system.

0:42.6

Hi. Hi, I'm Rachel Vindman.

0:51.2

Welcome to the final episode of the American Fabric, a special three-episode series about immigration in the United States.

0:56.0

We've already covered who immigrants are, why they come to this country, and corrected the record on some myths and misconceptions. Ultimately, it comes down to this.

1:02.0

Extremists are using fear to build their own power. It's happened countless times in other countries,

1:08.0

but it's happening here now too. But unlike many, we have a choice.

1:13.2

We have a democracy where we can vote for leaders who represent our values. The outcome of this

1:19.8

election is absolutely critical. Extremists are trying to turn human beings into political

1:26.1

footballs, and no one knows this better than

1:29.3

my co-host of the suburban women problem, Jasmine Clark.

1:33.3

Jasmine is a state representative in Georgia and says that she sees fearmongering in the state

1:38.7

house all the time. Just a few months ago, Republicans passed House Bill 1105, also known as the Georgia Criminal Alien Track and Report Act.

1:51.0

Republicans will tell you this is about keeping criminals off our street as if immigrant and criminal are somehow synonymous.

2:00.0

And this will keep our community safer. But we actually

2:03.8

have evidence because House Bill 1105 in Georgia is basically the 287G policy, but now statewide.

2:12.9

And 287G did the exact opposite of keeping community safe because when people are afraid to call law enforcement

2:21.4

when something is going wrong, that creates a dangerous situation for others in the community.

2:29.2

So that does the opposite of what the GOP tries to claim that these types of bills try to do.

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