the progressive argument for Immigration

SPECIAL THANKS:

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• Robert Warren (Center for Migration Studies)

• Kevin MacLeod - Early Riser (Intro Song)

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VIDEO SOURCES INCLUDE:

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• Community (NBC)

• Team America: World Police (Paramount)

• Song of the South (Disney)

• NowThis Opinions: Veronica Escobar On What Trump Gets Wrong About the Border

• NowThis Politics: Sandra Diaz and Victorina Morales Speak Out About Working Undocumented for Trump

• Adam Ruins Everything -- Immigration (TruTV)

• Late Night With Seth Meyers (NBC) = Trump's Wall Has Changed a Lot: A Closer Look

• Late Night With Seth Meyers (NBC) = Trump Is Losing the Shutdown Fight: A Closer Look

• NBC News (NBC) - Trump Speech in 2004

• CNN News (CNN) - Border Official Shows Trump Tunnels Under Wall

• ABC News (ABC) - Drug Smuggling Tunnel Found, Links San Diego to Tijuana, Mexico

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ARTICLE SOURCES INCLUDE:

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BACKGROUND

• Department of Homeland Security (DHS) - Immigration Data & Statistics

• Center for Migration Studies - Beyond DAPA and DACA: Revisiting Legislative Reform in Light of Long-Term Trends in Unauthorized Immigration to the United States

• Pew Research Center - U.S. unauthorized immigrant population estimates by state, 2016

• Pew Research Center - 5 facts about Mexico and immigration to the U.S.

• Pew Research Center - Key facts about U.S. immigration policies and proposed changes

• Vice - The Violence Central American Migrants Are Fleeing Was Stoked by the US

• The Atlantic - America's Role in El Salvador's Deterioration

• New York Times - Refugees Entering the U.S. Already Face a Rigorous Vetting Process

• New York Times - Here’s the Reality About Illegal Immigrants in the United States

• PBS - You asked: How are refugees vetted today?

• TED - The Refugee Process | Wilmot Collins - TEDxHelena

• TED Solving Illegal Immigration [For Real] | Sonia Nazario | TEDxPennsylvaniaAvenue

• Migration Policy Institute - U.S. Immigrant Population and Share over Time, 1850-Present

• Migration Policy Institute - Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States

• DeadState - NJ prosecutors: Trump’s golf club gave fake green cards and social security numbers to undocumented immigrants

• FactCheck.org - Illegal Immigration Statistics

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PROBLEM #1: COST

• The Cato Institute - The Cost of the Border Wall Keeps Climbing and It’s Becoming Less of a Wall

• The Brookings Institute - The real costs of a barrier between the United States and Mexico

• Bloomberg - Here’s What We Know About Trump’s Mexico Wall

• CNBC - This is what Trump's border wall could cost

• American Immigration Council - The High Cost and Diminishing Returns of a Border Wall

• Vox - The ecological disaster that is Trump’s border wall: a visual guide

• CBS - Every congressperson along southern border opposes border wall funding

• Democrats Border Wall Cost Estimate $70 Billion

• Forbes - How Much Do U.S. Cities Spend Every Year On Policing?

• Committee For a Responsible Federal Budget - Does the U.S. Spend $80 Billion a Year on Incarceration?

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PROBLEM #2: VISAS

• Center for Migration Studies (CMS) - VISA OVERSTAYS AND THE DECLINE IN THE US UNDOCUMENTED POPULATION

• Journal on Migration and Human Security - The 2,000 Mile Wall in Search of a Purpose: Since 2007 Visa Overstays have Outnumbered Undocumented Border Crossers by a Half Million

• National Public Radio - For 7th Consecutive Year, Visa Overstays Exceeded Illegal Border Crossings

• Pew Research Center - Homeland Security produces first estimate of foreign visitors to U.S. who overstay deadline to leave

• Chicago Tribune: Barely half of illegal border crossers caught, according to Homeland Security report

• LA Times: Barely half of illegal border crossers from Mexico caught

• New York Times - 629,000 Overstayed U.S. Visas Last Year, Homeland Security Says

• New York Times - Border Crossings Have Been Declining for Years, Despite Claims of a ‘Crisis of Illegal Immigration

• Politifact.com: Does Border Patrol catch 90 percent of immigrants crossing the border illegally?

• Factcheck.org: The Stats on Border Apprehensions

• Chicago Tribune: Barely half of illegal border crossers caught, according to Homeland Security report

• LA Times: Barely half of illegal border crossers from Mexico caught

• NBC News - Visa Overstays Outnumber Illegal Border Crossings, Trend Expected to Continue

• AZ Central - How many Mexicans actually cross the border illegally?

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PROBLEM #3: TUNNELS

• CNN - Border official shows Trump tunnels under border wall​

• The Brookings Institute - The real costs of a barrier between the United States and Mexico

• Upworthy - An actual engineer explains why the wall is 'a disaster of numerous types waiting to happen

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OTHER MEDIA SOURCES INCLUDE:

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• Kim + Kanye Meme: ​

• Trump + Melania: 

• Fox News Meme: 

• Undocumented Immigrants in America: 

• Mr. and Mrs. Tucker Carlson: 

• Terrorism Meme: 

• NY Yankees: 

• Slave Ships: 

• FBI: 

• DHS: 

• Department of State: 

• US Customs and Border Protection: 

• National Counterterrorism Center: 

• USCIS: 

• Trump + Ivanka: 

• Aladdin: 

• Aladdin Logo: 

• Coco Logo: 

• Coco: 

• High School Musical Logo: 

• High School Musical: 

• Moana Logo: 

• Moana: 

• Mulan Logo: 

• Mulan: 

• Pocahontas Logo: 

• Pocahontas: 

• Song of the South: 

• Bush Iraq: 

• Parks and Rec Meme: 

• Texas River Basin: 

• Office of Management and Budget: 

• DHS: 

• Mitch McConnell: 

• Democrats Logo: 

• Police: 

• Joe Behind Bars: 

• Trump Money: 

• Putin Money: 

• Robert Warren: 

• El Chapo Meme: 

• Tunnels: 

• White Nationalists: 

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