![Is the 'border crisis' actually a 'labor market crisis?'](https://podmestorage.blob.core.windows.net/podcast-images/97E92DAC32783338BB0AC3C8B4918C3A_small.jpg)
Is the 'border crisis' actually a 'labor market crisis?'
Om episode
Politicians on both sides of the aisle call the surge at the US Southern Border a "border crisis." One camp says we need to focus on addressing the conditions in other countries that cause people to leave. The other says we have to focus on deterrence and enforcement. But...what if both camps are actually ignoring a major piece of the picture? Today on the show, an overlooked cause and potential solution to the situation at our southern border that has nothing to do with the border at all.Related episodes:Why Venezuela is no longer in freefallWelcome to the USA! Now get to work.ICYMI, preorder our new Indicator t-shirt at the NPR shop. For more ways to support our show, sign up for Planet Money+ where you'll get sponsor-free listening, bonus episodes, and access to even more Indicator merch.For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Music by Drop Electric. Find us: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Newsletter. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Nyeste episoder
![The Indicator from Planet Money](https://podmestorage.blob.core.windows.net/podcast-images/A47E00832B90CDDC9AC6D0E445E6D4C0_small.jpg)
The game theory that led to nuclear standoffs
![The Indicator from Planet Money](https://podmestorage.blob.core.windows.net/podcast-images/9759C72488088BC9185447E3664E3332_small.jpg)
The economic implications of Europe's jolt right
![The Indicator from Planet Money](https://podmestorage.blob.core.windows.net/podcast-images/E46533718063C4DDDA882078ED047A0F_small.jpg)
How the end of Roe is reshaping the medical workforce
![The Indicator from Planet Money](https://podmestorage.blob.core.windows.net/podcast-images/39A251A60FD4AF053312E221E4051BBD_small.jpg)
Indicators of the Week: Debate Edition
![The Indicator from Planet Money](https://podmestorage.blob.core.windows.net/podcast-images/BFBE52B56E74286248B9DD2405027852_small.jpg)
Do polluters pay, or do they get paid?
![The Indicator from Planet Money](https://podmestorage.blob.core.windows.net/podcast-images/335A9829377771704E42D4E8381D3ACC_small.jpg)
What's going to happen to the Trump tax cuts?
![The Indicator from Planet Money](https://podmestorage.blob.core.windows.net/podcast-images/9832882F85AB0E821600D7D257053E13_small.jpg)
Tracking the underground bike theft economy
![The Indicator from Planet Money](https://podmestorage.blob.core.windows.net/podcast-images/6FA268A783C968CD597B63607278ACBA_small.jpg)
The tower of NVIDIA
![The Indicator from Planet Money](https://podmestorage.blob.core.windows.net/podcast-images/40CFC9710952039578B27F58058D743A_small.jpg)
Boeing's woes, Bilt jilts, and the Indicator's stock rally
![The Indicator from Planet Money](https://podmestorage.blob.core.windows.net/podcast-images/28BC84177FF3FB13352C13E1BC3C6DA7_small.jpg)