Photo by Felix Marquez / AP
Above: U.S. Customs and Border Protection mounted officers attempt to contain migrants as they cross the Rio Grande from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, into Del Rio, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021.
Listen to the Podcast Episode
KPBS race and equity reporter Cristina Kim hosts our discussion on the situation involving Haitian asylum seekers in Texas and what it says about United States policy and actions toward ... Read more →
Aired: September 24, 2021 | Transcript
+ Subscribe to this podcast
PANEL:
Nicole Phillips, legal director, Haitian Bridge Alliance
Kate Morrissey, immigration reporter, The San Diego Union-Tribune
Pedro Chavez, immigration lawyer, Fear of Return
KPBS Roundtable airs on Fridays at 12:30 p.m. on KPBS Radio.
The Haitian Migrant Story Didn’t Start This Month
Visceral images out of Texas showing horse mounted border patrol agents rounding up Haitian asylum seekers crossing the Rio Grande cut through a frantic news cycle and led to the resignation of the U.S. Special Envoy to Haiti.
The Biden Administration is scrambling to find a humane solution for thousands of people who are fleeing Haiti due to natural disasters, crime, and political violence. The root causes are baked in decades of U.S. policy toward the neighboring nation.
Nicole Phillips works with the Haitian Bridge Alliance and joins us to offer context to what led up to this week's events.
RELATED: Local Haitian Pastor Appalled By Border Patrol Treatment Of Migrants
The Risks People Take To Enter The US
San Diego Union-Tribune immigration reporter Kate Morrissey recently went on a hike through the Otay Mountain wilderness in a trip organized by the U.S. Border Patrol for journalists. One of the reasons for the excursion was to show part of the journey undocumented people make to enter the U.S. Morrissey’s story offers perspective on the physical risks and how those who are caught are quickly deported under a law known as Title 42, which was put in place during the COVID-19 era.
RELATED: South County’s Friendship Park Celebrates 50 Years
Living The Cross-Border Life
The crackdown on asylum seekers in recent years is an acute example of how U.S. policy is making life difficult for those who want to enter the country. But those who can legally cross back and forth are experiencing their own troubles at official ports of entry. Another hit came this week with the extension of COVID-19 travel restrictions, which have devastated businesses that rely on cross-border commerce. We talk with one of those regular crossers, immigration lawyer Pedro Chavez, whose organization Fear of Return helps asylum seekers on both sides of the border.
RELATED: San Ysidro Chamber Hopes Border Restrictions Lift In Time For Peak Holiday Season
To view PDF documents, Download Acrobat Reader.
"enter" - Google News
September 25, 2021 at 04:03AM
https://ift.tt/3CEHJyW
Roundtable: Risking It All To Enter The US - KPBS
"enter" - Google News
https://ift.tt/2TwxTMf
https://ift.tt/3d6LMHD
Bagikan Berita Ini
0 Response to "Roundtable: Risking It All To Enter The US - KPBS"
Post a Comment