In this episode, Neil, Niki, and Natalia discuss student visas and the most recent immigration restrictions put forth by the Trump administration.
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Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:
President Donald Trump has threatened that international students attending American universities that are teaching entirely online must return to their home countries. Niki referred to Adam Serwer’s 2018 Atlantic article, “The Cruelty is the Point,” and to this Washington Post opinion piece about how this measure advances Stephen Miller’s restrictionist agenda. Natalia drew on this piece at The Conversation about the impact of a reduction of international students on American universities and society.
In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History:
Natalia discussed the controversy over Goya Foods CEO Robert Unanue’s support of President Trump. Neil recommended historian Paul Renfro’s new book, Stranger Danger: Family Values, Childhood, and the American Carceral State. Niki talked about the recent SCOTUS decision affirming Native American land rights in Oklahoma and recommended the podcast This Land as well as Episode 159 of this podcast.Episode 406: Neil J. Young's "Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right"
Episode 405: Controversies over Christmas “Classics”
Episode 404: George Santos
Episode 403: Nikki Haley
Episode 402: Home Ownership and the History of Mortgages
Episode 401: The History of Drive-Thru Dining
Episode 400: The History of U.S. Divorce Laws
Episode 399: Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican Chaos
Episode 398: The History of Restaurant Reservations
Episode 397: The Beyoncé and Taylor Swift Tours
Episode 396: The History of Historic Preservation
Episode 395: TED Talks and the History of Public Speaking
Episode 394: Sen. John Fetterman and the Senate Dress Code
Episode 393: Ibram X. Kendi and the Controversy over the Center for Antiracist Research
Episode 392: The New Crisis of Masculinity
Episode 391: The History of Telemarketing
Episode 390: A History of the Mugshot
Episode 389: West Virginia University and the Attack on American Universities
Episode 388: The Hollywood Strike
Episode 387: Trigger Warnings
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