Has America Lost Its Soul?

About this episode

The episode discusses the harmful effects of immigration policies on children and advocates for their protection.

In this episode, Angela, Jim and John discuss the way immigration policies and enforcement are harming children. We reference the following quote by Nelson Mandela as we discuss these issues: "There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children." As mentioned in the episode, we want to offer a way for you to reach out to members of Congress. Here are two options to locate your Representatives and Senators: Official: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member More User Friendly: https://democracy.io/#!/ Below is a template you can use to write to members of Congress. It is designed for children’s attorneys, but if you have found this podcast and are in a different field, feel free to adapt it to suit your background. Dear Representative/Senator (insert name) I am a constituent of yours and a children’s attorney who practices in your district. I am writing concerning the aggressive enforcement of immigration policies and its impact on children. While reasonable people can disagree on immigration policy, I am writing with a very simple request. Whatever we do, can we please take care not to harm or traumatize children? Our…

People in this episode

Hosts: Angela, Jim, John

Topics covered

• immigration policies
• children's rights
• trauma
• Congress
• advocacy

Keywords

• immigration
• children
• trauma
• Congress
• advocacy
• policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Congress