Everyone’s talking about “root causes of migration” these days.
We’re hearing a lot about poverty, corruption, violence. But we’re not hearing much about what’s behind that poverty, corruption, violence, or the climate-related disasters and failing economies that force people to pull up stakes and flee. Why?
We’re also hearing a lot about bringing “Security and Prosperity” to the Central American region. But does this herald a new policy direction, or is it simply a euphemism for more of the same?
In this sit-down with Professor Aviva Chomsky, we explore these questions and more.
Her brilliant new book, Central America's Forgotten History: Revolution, Violence, and the Roots of Migration, takes us all the way back to the founding of the United States to explain the complex relationship the US has long had with its southern neighbors and how we got to the place we find ourselves in today.
Professor Chomsky’s book is a Must-Read for anyone wishing to understand why migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers continue to arrive at US borders despite decades of US immigration strategies that prioritize deterrence over the human right to dignity.
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Special thanks to Witness Radio Executive Producer, Professor Camilo Perez-Bustillo, our Patreon Patrons, without whom we could not create this show, and to our listeners, for joining us to consider the real root causes of migration to the United States — the ones lurking behind poverty, corruption, and violence, and which contribute to today’s climate-related disasters and failing economies south of the US border.
I’m Sarah Towle, Host and Director of Witness Radio, where we aim to discuss all the issues plaguing the US immigration system today. This is Why we Witness.
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