Hyphenated America

Hyphenated America


Latest Episodes

Stephen Miller: The Man Behind Trump’s Immigration Policies (with Jean Guerrero)
May 13, 2021

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)
April 28, 2021

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)
February 02, 2021

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)
August 03, 2020

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
July 15, 2020

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