Mariel Boatlift: The Anti-Immigrant Playbook (Part 1)
About this episode
The episode discusses the 1980 Cuban migrant crisis and its political ramifications, particularly for Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, while exploring its influence on anti-immigrant rhetoric in subsequent decades.
We continue our look at the 1980 Cuban migrant crisis by discussing how it became a political nightmare for Jimmy Carter -- not to mention a young Bill Clinton -- and how it set the template for anti-immigrant rhetoric in the decades since. Join our America250 newsletter community ! Subscribe for free to get the latest news and analysis of how America250 is playing out. Paying subscribers get access to early, ad-free versions of the show. Plus bonus features throughout the year. To support our work and get access to everything, subscribe now . This Day is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned podcasts and award-winning stories. If you want to support the show directly, you can do so on our website: ThisDayPod.com Get in touch if you have any ideas for future topics, or just want to say hello. Follow us on social @thisdaypod Our team: Jacob Feldman, Researcher/Producer; Khawla Nakua, Transcripts; music by Teen Daze and Blue Dot Sessions; Audrey Mardavich is our Executive Producer at Radiotopia. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
People in this episode
Host: Jody Avirgan
Topics covered
- Cuban migrant crisis
- anti-immigrant rhetoric
- political impact
- Jimmy Carter
- Bill Clinton
- historical analysis
Keywords
- Cuban migrant crisis
- anti-immigrant
- Jimmy Carter
- Bill Clinton
- politics
- history
- America250
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- After Watergate: Reforming Government (Part 1)
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- Mariel Boatlift: Cuba In Crisis (Part 1)
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