Borderlands w/ Ken Salazar / Fighting Fascism
About this episode
The episode features a discussion with Ken Salazar on rethinking immigration at the US-Mexico border and the politics of Mexico.
This one’s a little different. Aaron, Matt, and Jonathan talk with Ken Salazar—former US Senator from Colorado, Secretary of the Interior under Obama, and Ambassador to Mexico under Biden—about why Democrats need to rethink their approach to the US-Mexico border and start treating immigration not as a liability to be managed, but a genuine opportunity to be seized. We also discuss the politics of Mexico and Ken’s experiences with AMLO, Mexico’s former insanely popular populist president, and Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s current insanely popular populist president. Aaron even tries to get a little feisty with Ken about his climate record, but fails spectacularly due to Ken’s kind grandpa demeanor. Oh well. Check out Ken Salazar’s new book, Borderlands . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
People in this episode
Hosts: Aaron, Matt, Jonathan
Guest: Ken Salazar
Topics covered
- US-Mexico border
- immigration
- politics
- populism
- climate change
Keywords
- immigration
- US-Mexico border
- Ken Salazar
- populism
- climate record
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Nation Magazine, Obama, Biden
Books & works: Borderlands
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