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What's The Real Migration Crisis?

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Original Air Date:

March 02, 2019

Debates over immigration are raging all over the world, but sometimes it’s hard to sort out the political posturing from the actual problems. Should we be doing things differently? In a highly connected world, does the idea of a national border even make sense anymore?

A Violinist Flees Syria and Discovers a New Home in the US

Mariela Shaker

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In 2013, violinist Mariela Shaker escaped the Syrian Civil War and relocated to the US, moving from Aleppo, a city of 2 million, to a small Illinois town of less than 10,000.

Length:

6:17

The Hard Realities of Mass Migration

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Financial Times columnist Wolfgang Munchau on the political realities of mass migration in Europe, and what it might mean for the future of the European Union.

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12:33

Artist Molly Crabapple On Why Borders Are Immoral

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Dangerous Ideas

Countries around the world pour money into policing their borders — with walls real or virtual — while a global black market smuggles people across them for money. Artist Molly Crabapple imagines another way.

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4:30

We're Mostly Talking About Closing Our Borders. What If We Opened Them Instead?

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Articles

"To The Best Of Our Knowledge" talked to artist Molly Crabapple, economist Bryan Caplan and global strategist Parag Khanna about the differing ways they came to the same conclusion: that borders have become an outdated concept.

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10:57

Living and Working in the US, Illegally

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There are currently 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. Jose Angel N is one of them.

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6:34

The Hidden Life of An Economic Migrant

Sunjeev Sahota

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In "The Year of the Runaways," British novelist Sunjeev Sahota tells the story of three recent immigrants to the UK, and with deft precision examines their struggles, fears, and relationships.

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9:49

Show Details 📻

Airdates

March 02, 2019

January 18, 2020

Guests:

Mariela Shaker

Violinist

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Wolfgang Munchau

Columnist

Molly Crabapple

Artist

Parag Khanna

Global Strategist

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Jose Angel N

Graduate Student

Sunjeev Sahota

Novelist

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Politics and History

Last modified:

October 20, 2020

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