What should we call people who cross into the United States illegally?

09/09/22 • 24 min

Immigration Crisis: The Fight for the Southern Border

What should we call people who come into the United States? Migrants, immigrants, asylum seekers, undocumented – just to name a few.

Today we talk to retired Homeland Security agent in charge Ari Jimenez. the former supervisor of the San Antonio region which reaches all the way to the Mexican border. He explains why these individual names should not be used as a blanket statement.

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What should we call people who come into the United States? Migrants, immigrants, asylum seekers, undocumented – just to name a few.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Problems with the new San Antonio migrant processing center

The new journey bringing migrants to a new processing center in San Antonio. But not everyone is happy to see them. We talk to a member of a group that has been protesting for weeks in front of the center. He is an immigrant from Colombia who came with family when he was little.

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Is it wrong to send migrants to Sanctuary Cities?

An outcry on both sides of the aisle after 48 migrants were sent to Martha’s Vineyard, one of the most luxurious vacation spots in the United States – and a self-proclaimed Sanctuary City. The next day, two busses from Texas dropped off immigrants in front of the vice president’s home.

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