
Ep. 167: Interview with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Chief of Staff
In this week's episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown and Senior Policy Analyst Jack Malde chat with Michael D. Lumpkin, the Chief of Staff for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or...
9 Apr 202449min

Ep. 166: Immigration Driving the Economy and Its Relation to Social Security
In this week's episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown and Senior Policy Analyst Jack Malde discuss the role that recent high levels of immigration have played in driving the economy. They ...
26 Mar 202430min

Ep. 165: Can Biden Fix the Border? A Deep Dive
In this week's episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown and Senior Policy Analyst Jack Malde do a deep dive into the claim, made by several Republicans, that President Biden can use his exec...
12 Mar 202449min

Ep. 164: Homelessness in the U.S. – Is Immigration the Issue?
In this week's episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown and Senior Policy Analyst Jack Malde chat with Ann Oliva, CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, and Francis Torres, a Seni...
27 Feb 202435min

Ep. 163: A (Failed) Bipartisan Border Deal and Barriers to Immigrant Tax Credit Access
In this week's episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown talks us through the recent failed bipartisan border deal. Then, Theresa and Senior Policy Analyst Jack Malde chat to Policy Analyst ...
13 Feb 202439min

Ep. 162: A Rebounding Refugee Resettlement Program
In this week's episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown chats with Mark Hetfield, President & CEO at HIAS and Claire Holba, an Immigration Policy Fellow at the Niskanen Center, about the U.S...
30 Jan 202429min

Ep. 161: Border Talks and a Data-Driven Approach to Workforce Shortages
In this week's episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown runs through the latest negotiations on Capitol Hill for a potential border security deal. If Congress fails to reach a deal, we could...
16 Jan 202446min

Ep. 160: Reporting on a Humanitarian Immigration Crisis in a Divided Political Context
In this week's episode, BPC Senior Advisor Theresa Cardinal Brown chats with three exceptional national and local immigration reporters to understand what it's like to cover immigration at a time of r...
19 Des 202359min




















