About this episode

The episode discusses the intersection of immigration with foreign policy and national security, featuring insights from Krish O'Mara Vignarajah.

Immigration is often framed as a domestic political fight — about borders, jobs, identity, and security. But America’s immigration choices also shape how the world understands U.S. power, credibility, and values. In this episode of The Burn Bag, A’ndre Gonawela sits down with Krish O’Mara Vignarajah, President and CEO of Global Refuge, to examine immigration as a foreign-policy and national-security issue. Drawing on her own family’s journey from Sri Lanka, her service at the State Department...

People in this episode

Host: A’ndre Gonawela

Guest: Krish O'Mara Vignarajah

Topics covered

• immigration
• foreign policy
• national security
• U.S. power
• credibility
• values

Keywords

• immigration
• foreign policy
• national security
• U.S. values
• Sri Lanka
• Global Refuge

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Global Refuge, State Department

Places: Sri Lanka

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