WorldCanvass began its tenth season of internationally focused discussions on October 9 with “The Politics and Impact of Immigration.” Arguments over reasonable and desirable immigration legislation and the control of U.S. borders have long vexed the political class, policy makers, and the American public, but they’ve become extraordinarily polarizing under the heightened rhetoric of recent years. WorldCanvass guests joined host Joan Kjaer to explore, from diverse and often divergent points of view, the complexities that make the immigration discussion so nuanced and difficult. 

MEDIA COVERAGE

Press Citizen: American society benefits when immigrants become involved in their communities

AUDIO

Part 1 - Political hot potato—historical and legal overview of immigration in America

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Part 2 - Media coverage of immigration; public and local responses to the current crackdown

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Part 3 - Iowa stories of immigration and assimilation

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