I am very excited for this conversation. Few people know as much about, well, anything, as Dara Lind knows about the US immigration system. I knew this was an essential conversation to have given how central immigration policy is to so much happening in the United States these days.
In this conversation, Dara and I discuss her extensive background in immigration policy and reporting, the complexities of the U.S. immigration system, and the often misunderstood relationship between immigration and crime. She emphasizes the importance of understanding the historical context of immigration policy, the judicial responses to enforcement actions, and the public's perception of immigrants in relation to crime. Dara also shares her personal journey into immigration advocacy and the challenges of effectively communicating these issues in today's media landscape.
Dara Lind is an immigration policy expert and Senior Fellow at the American Immigration Council. She has extensive reporting experience covering immigration policy for ProPublica and Vox and co-hosting the Vox podcast “The Weeds.” She has covered immigration in some form since the end of the George W. Bush administration.
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