Hyphenated America
Latest Episodes
Stephen Miller: The Man Behind Trump’s Immigration Policies (with Jean Guerrero)
Stephen Miller, the architect behind many Trump-era immigration policies, recently established America First Legal, a conservative organization aimed at "resisting the radical left's agenda." This week, we break down who Miller is, the policies he enacted
Title 42: Explained (with Michelle Hackman)
This week, Sophia and Maria consider what Title 42, a little-known provision of U.S. health law which the former Trump administration invoked to achieve its long-desired goal of shutting the border, is and how it has been carried out since the beginning o
Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric is Not New (with Julio Ricardo Varela)
For our first episode under a new Biden administration, Sophia and Maria reflect on one of the most impactful aspect of Trumps time in office: his dehumanizing rhetoric toward immigrants. Later on in the episode, journalist Julio Ricardo Varela joins the
DACA 101 (with Juan Escalante)
Sophia and Maria break down what DACA is, who is eligible, and the current assaults on the program. Juan Escalante, Digital Campaigns Manager for FWD.us, then joins them to discuss his background as an undocumented immigrant and DACA-recipient, common mis
Coming Soon: Hyphenated America
The immigration system, its associated laws and policy are confusing. Hosted by two college students raised by families of immigrants, Hyphenated America explores anything and everything immigration by talking to experts, lawyers, politicians, and more! L