Tempest Tossed Returns with Alina Das
Tempest Tossed has returned to its regular programming! In our first episode this season, hear from Alina Das, Professor of Clinical Law at NYU Law, on her recently published book No Justice in the Shadows: How America Criminalizes Immigrants.
Tempest Tossed: Catch up on the latest in 2020!
What better way to start the New Year than to listen to your missed and favorite episodes of Tempest Tossed? To prepare for the new season, tune in today to hear from some of the leading experts in U.S. migration. Download on your favorite podcast platform! In Case You Missed It: The Doubly Displaced in …
Reporting Immigration in the Era of Trump: A Conversation with Jonathan Blitzer, Staff Writer for The New Yorker
Tune in for the latest episode of Tempest Tossed! The New Yorker’s immigration reporter Jonathan Blitzer joins host Alex Aleinikoff and journalist Ladane Nasseri to discuss U.S. border policy, the resignation of Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan and the Democrats’ difficult balancing act on immigration.
Dreaming and legislating: A conversation with New York State Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz
Tempest Tossed returns! Catalina Cruz, the first DREAMER in the New York State Assembly, joins Alex Aleinikoff to talk about immigration policy, differences between campaigning and governing, and how she advocates for her Queens, NY district and community. “There is a lot of trauma that goes unspoken with having had to live as an undocumented …
Tempest Tossed Episode 18 is Live! Lady Liberty: Her History and Her Climber
How did the Statue of Liberty become a symbol for immigration in the United States? What does it stand for today? In this episode we talk with Professor Mae Ngai about the Statue’s history, and how its meaning in the American public mind has changed over time. We also speak with activist Patricia Okoumou, who …
Immigration Politics and the 2020 election: A Conversation with Muzaffar Chishti
The Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility is pleased to announce its most recent episode of Tempest Tossed, a podcast on immigration and refugees that goes beyond the predictable soundbites. Episode 17 is now live – listen today! The Democratic and Republican parties used to work together on passing immigration legislation. No more.
The Mexican President and the American President: Accommodation at the Border
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador Manuel (known by his initials AMLO) took office in January of this year. A self-described “man of the left,” López Obrador has chosen not to confront Donald Trump on US immigration policy.
The President and the power to regulate immigration: A conversation with Adam Cox and Cristina Rodriguez
Law professors Adam Cox (NYU) and Cristina Rodriguez (Yale) offer a revisionist view of presidential authority in their new book The President and Immigration Law. Through authority delegated by federal statutes as well as power to decide who among a population of more than 10 million undocumented migrants should be...
The immigrant-as-criminal narrative: A conversation with Alina Das
NYU Professor Alina Das discusses with Alex Aleinikoff her book No Justice in the Shadows: How America Criminalizes Immigrants--a powerful critique of this nation's mass deportation machinery and how it arose out of, and reflects, America's history of racially exclusionary immigration policies.
