About this episode

The episode discusses the heated debate over immigration reform and features guests from opposing sides who advocate for finding common ground.

Immigration law reform and enforcement is a very heated and emotional issue. In recent years, no public policy has been discussed with more outrage, demonization, and disgust. Both sides of the immigration debate demand total victory. But their all-or-nothing approach has resulted in nothing. No major immigration reform legislation has been signed into law in three decades. Perhaps it’s time for less emotion and more respect for different points of view. The Braver Angels Citizens Commission on Immigration is working to show Congress and the nation that Americans with differing views on immigration can find common ground. The Commission includes includes citizens from all sides of the issue. Our expert guests in this episode come from opposing sides of the debate. They work closely together and are now friends. Jim Robb and Diego Sanchez are on the leadership team of the Commission, and served as co-chairs at the recent Braver Angels National Convention in Philadelphia. Diego was nine years old when he arrived in this country from Argentina. Before becoming a US citizen, he was an undocumented college student and DACA recipient. Today he’s a policy and strategy leader at the…

People in this episode

Guests: Diego Sanchez, Jim Robb

Topics covered

• immigration reform
• public policy
• bipartisan cooperation
• emotional debate
• common ground

Keywords

• immigration
• reform
• bipartisan
• public policy
• DACA
• citizenship
• Braver Angels

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Braver Angels Citizens Commission, Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration

Places: Argentina, Philadelphia

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