184: Border Patrols: Policing Immigration in America
Thousands of Central American migrants, dubbed the “migrant
caravan,” have traveled north on foot towards the U.S. border since
mid-October. Originating in Honduras, the group includes men, women
and children attempting to escape high poverty, violence an
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BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.
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Thousands of Central American migrants, dubbed the “migrant
caravan,” have traveled north on foot towards the U.S. border since
mid-October. Originating in Honduras, the group includes men, women
and children attempting to escape high poverty, violence and
corruption. In response, President Trump deployed 5,200 active duty
troops to the U.S. border with Mexico this week and indicates that
number could reach 15,000. On this episode of BackStory, Brian,
Nathan and Joanne consider the origins of illegal immigration and
look at how the government’s deportation powers have grown over
time.
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caravan,” have traveled north on foot towards the U.S. border since
mid-October. Originating in Honduras, the group includes men, women
and children attempting to escape high poverty, violence and
corruption. In response, President Trump deployed 5,200 active duty
troops to the U.S. border with Mexico this week and indicates that
number could reach 15,000. On this episode of BackStory, Brian,
Nathan and Joanne consider the origins of illegal immigration and
look at how the government’s deportation powers have grown over
time.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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