Published Jan 16, 2018
Give Me Your Tired...
Shankar Vedantam and historian Maria Cristina Garcia delve into the paradoxical history of U.S. immigration, highlighting national security concerns and evolving immigrant identity. They uncover how historical patterns of fear have shaped policies, challenging common notions of assimilation and the country's identity as a land of immigrants.
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