Braver Angels Citizens Commission on Immigration. David Lapp

Braver Angels Citizens Commission on Immigration. David Lapp

From How Do We Fix It? by DaviesContent

March 13, 2026 · 29 min

About this episode

David Lapp discusses the work of the Citizens Commission on Immigration and the potential for finding common ground on immigration issues in America.

Is it possible to find points of agreement on some of the most heated and divisive issues in American politics? Can people who profoundly disagree sit down and learn from each other? The answers to both questions is an emphatic "yes!". In this episode we hear about the current work of the  Citizens Commission on Immigration  from its Director, Braver Angels co-founder,  David Lapp .  The goal of the Citizens Commission is to demonstrate to Congress and the nation that Americans with differing views on immigration can find common ground. The Commission works in a red/blue balanced way and includes Americans from all sides of the issue. Over the past two years, grassroots Americans and national experts and advocates of all sides of the immigration issue have met together. "There have now been about 50 immigration events across the country," David tells us. "We can find some meaningful areas of agreement." Large majorities of participants from the left and right agree on the need for secure borders, and believe that businesses should face penalties for hiring undocumented workers. Some agreement was also found on a pathway to citizenship for "Dreamers" who…

People in this episode

Guest: David Lapp

Topics covered

  • immigration
  • politics
  • agreement
  • diversity
  • community

Keywords

  • Braver Angels
  • Citizens Commission
  • common ground
  • secure borders
  • Dreamers
  • immigration events
  • grassroots Americans
  • national experts

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Places: US, America, South Lebanon, Ohio

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