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Pantsuit Politics

The Trump Administration's Zero Tolerance Policy on Immigration, the Devastation in Puerto Rico Following Hurricane Maria, and the Volcker Rule

Pantsuit Politics

Lemonada Media

News, Politics, Society & Culture, News Commentary

4.5 • 4.9K Ratings

šŸ—“ļø 1 June 2018

ā±ļø 43 minutes

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Summary

We talk about the social media outrage machine in the wake of stories that families are being separated at the border, ICE has abused its power, and the Office of Refugee Resettlement has been unable to verify the status of children placed with sponsor families. In the #wherearethechildren outrage, we are missing key policy and enforcement issues that could help improve outcomes for immigrant families and Americans in the long run.Ā  We also discuss the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico and the historic failure of our government to mitigate the storm's impact.Ā  Finally, we talk about proposed changes to the Volcker Rule, a financial regulation that was implemented as part of the Dodd-Frank efforts to prevent another economic collapse because of speculative investments by banks.Ā  Recommended Resources Why Families Are Being Separated at the Border Fact-Checking Major Immigration StoriesĀ  Why Immigration from Central America is IncreasingĀ  The Importance of American Trade Policy to Immigration (from ForeignPolicy.com)Ā  American Policies are Going in the Wrong Direction on Central AmericaĀ  Together RisingĀ  How You Can Give Your Time and Care to Help Immigrant Children (our Twitter thread with link) The Actual Death Toll from Hurricane MariaĀ  Hurricane Maria's Aftermath is a Devastating National FailureĀ  The Volcker Rule Changes Aren't a Total Win for Wall StreetĀ  The Contemplated Volcker Rule ChangesĀ  Thank you to our sponsors, Grove.co, The Brave Podcast, and Stitcher Premium.Ā  As our May membership drive comes to a close, don't miss your chance to get some Pantsuit Politics swag. Become a supporter of the show at our Patreon page, where you can get bonus content and join the behind-the-scenes conversation about the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

The U.S. government has enacted a zero tolerance policy for illegal border crossings that results in children being separated from their parents.

0:07.0

We discuss the big picture of illegal immigration from Central America.

0:11.0

This is Sarah from the left and Beth from the right.

0:14.0

You're listening to Pantsuit Politics.

0:16.0

No shouting, no insults, plenty of the orcs.

0:19.0

Welcome to another episode of Pantsuit Politics.

0:32.0

We are so, so close with our membership drive guys.

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We are 487 patrons and we're trying to get to 500.

0:44.0

We just need 13 more to reach our goal.

0:47.0

And then we'll be there and it'll be so fun. We're so excited.

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Everyone is really enjoying Beth's nightly nuance, which is what you get at the $25 level.

0:56.0

And so, you know, there's lots of perks. It really helps us grow the community and the podcast.

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And just the mission of what we're trying to do here. So 13 more. So we need 13 more people.

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What I think is so cool about Patreon is it really allows you to pay what you think the podcast is worth.

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We create this product, we put it out into the universe and you can pay what you think it's worth to you in your life.

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And I love that about Patreon. So thank you all for your support.

1:21.0

And I hope that you'll check it out if you're not already there.

1:23.0

Also, Sarah and I have decided to do some guest hosting at the end of July.

1:30.0

I'm really excited about this. So what we're going to do the last two weeks of July,

1:34.0

Sarah is going to host a regular Tuesday show with one of our listeners,

1:39.0

meaning you'll do a little bit of news, a main topic, and what's going on in your mind outside of politics.

1:45.0

And then the next week, I will host a Tuesday show with one of our listeners.

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