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In The Thick

The US Fails Immigrants

In The Thick

Futuro Media

News Commentary, Politics, Culture, Society, News, Society & Culture

4.91.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Maria and Julio are joined by Tina Vasquez, senior staff writer for The Counter, and Tanvi Misra, independent immigration reporter. They dive into the latest on immigration, including the Biden administration’s continuation of Trump-era, anti-immigrant policies. They also talk about alarming conditions in ICE detention facilities, and the experiences of immigrant workers. And, they discuss the fight for meaningful immigration reform in the Build Back Better bill. ITT Staff Picks: - President Biden is expanding the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy to include anyone from the Western Hemisphere, reports Buzzfeed News Reporter Hamed Aleaziz.  - For The Counter, Tina Vasquez reports about an unidentifiable toxic chemical at a North Carolina poultry plant that is causing harmful symptoms to its immigrant employees.  - From Washington Heights to Staten Island, immigrant women workers in New York City have been organizing and fighting for their rights since the beginning of the pandemic, reports Tanvi Misra for The Fuller Project, in collaboration with THE CITY and Documented.  Photo credit: AP Photo/Veronica G. Cardenas, File  


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The stuff we're talking about, issues with food, issues with safety, it's baked in to detention.

0:38.4

So as long as detention exists, those conditions will persist.

0:42.7

Hello, folks, hey.

0:45.2

Hey, what's up?

0:46.2

Welcome to In The Thick.

0:47.2

This is a podcast about politics, race, and culture.

0:49.6

I'm Maria Inohosa, and I'm Julio Ricardo Arella.

0:52.8

Joining us from North Carolina, the entire state is Tina Vasquez, senior staff writer for

0:58.0

the counter.

0:59.2

She's covering immigration labor and food systems.

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Tina, what's up?

1:02.7

Hi.

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Hi.

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Hi, sweetie.

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Welcome back.

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Hey, joining us from Queens, New York is Tambi Misra, independent journalist who covers

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