How the US Should Re-Think Migration From Central America

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 8, 2021

As Vice President Harris is tasked with curbing migration to the U.S. from parts of Central America, Anita Isaacs, professor of political science at Haverford College and director of Migration Encounters, an oral history project, argues that if the U.S. rethinks its approach to people coming from Guatemala, it could begin to fix the broken system.

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