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Tribal Flippage on Trade and Immigration
You might feel pretty strongly about trade and immigration policy–either very happy or very cranky with the way things are currently being done. But you might be surprised to learn that your tribe might have felt very differently about it just a few years ago.
Some Helpful Facts for Your Next Debate on Illegal Immigration
The bipartisan effort to keep DREAMers in the US collapsed, kicking the debate over illegal immigration back into the public sphere.
I’ve seen a lot of arguments come across my desk about different ways of dealing with illegal immigration in the US, many of which have been backed by simply bad information. In today’s post we’ll debunk a few myths so you can have your facts straight at your next illegal immigration debate.
Refugees and Rise of Anti-Immigrantism in Europe
“Multiculturalism leads to parallel societies and therefore remains a ‘life lie,’ [or ‘sham’]… “ — Angela Merkel, 2015
Just after enacting the “open door” migrant policy, Angela Merkel and all of Europe faced a political backlash, including rising nationalism and anti-immigrant sentiment. Europe took in a fairly small number of Middle Eastern refugees. Why has it been so painful?
Trump’s Wall is Falling, and the Dangers of Relying on Symbols
Has Trump’s wall become an albatross around his neck? A ball and chain? An Achilles’ heel?
Learn how these–and other–symbols can be a hinderance when trying to govern.
The RAISE Act, and How to Analyze the Impact of Immigration Proposals
There’s a lot of disagreement among Americans about whether we need more or fewer immigrants, and what types will be most helpful. What do economic analyses say on the subject, and about the RAISE act?
Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More (Immigration & Xenophobia in History Special)
There’s a play called Sir Thomas More that is _not_ Shakespeare… but scholars have agreed that its most awe-inspiring monologue was indeed written by Shakespeare himself. In Sir Ian McKellen’s words: “you’ll know when you hear it.”
Xander delivers a special episode today: he reads the famous monologue from the play, on refugees. He does it first in modern English so you can understand it well, and then follows up with the Original Pronunciation, which was the English used in Shakespeare’s time. the OP dramatically improves the rhyme and rhythm of the reading.
Immigration and Xenophobia in History
People of another religion are showing up, and not all of them are friendly–some are even kinda terrorists. The economic situation is pretty tough and people are worried about jobs being lost to new arrivals.
Sound familiar? It’s 1555 in England. We’ve been through this before; how did England deal? What can we learn about today?
Today we have guest Heather Teysko of the Renaissance English History Podcast to help us learn about those troubled times!
Syrian Refugees are America’s Newest Wedge Issue
The fight over the Syrian refugee crisis after the Paris terror attacks represents a new–and hopefully shortly-lived–wedge issue in the United States, as highly partisan tails wag the dogs of each party and saturate the dialogue of American policy with emotional but unproductive vitriol.