The Rational Middle Podcast
1) Exploring the Crisis of Immigrant Child Labor with Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, Policy Director at the American Immigration Council, speaks with host Omar Gallaga about the growing challenge of migrant child labor violations in the United States.
2) Randy Johnson: 40 Years of Policy Change
Randel Johnson, the former Senior Vice President of the Labor, Immigration, and Employee Benefits Division at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, joins us today. Randy has over four decades of experience in...Show More
3) Ahmed K. Ali: Knowledge is Important
Dr. Ahmed K. Ali is an associate professor of Architecture at Texas A&M. He is also the Director of the Resource-Based Design Research Lab at TAMU. This week, he joins host Loren Steffy to discuss his...Show More
4) Trying to Find the Middle: Theresa Cardinal Brown
This week, we are joined once again by Theresa Cardinal Brown. Theresa Cardinal Brown is the Bipartisan Policy Center's Senior Advisor for Immigration and Border Policy. Brown joins host Gregory Kalle...Show More
5) David Bier: What Congress Wouldn't Let Me Say
David J. Bier is the associate director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute. He is an expert on legal immigration, border security, and interior enforcement. He recently testified before the ...Show More
6) Changing the Way We Think About Immigrants: Douglas Hotlz-Eakin
Douglas Holtz-Eakin is an American economist. He was formerly Director of the Congressional Budget Office and chief economic policy adviser to Senator John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign. Holtz-E...Show More
7) Fighting for Their Rights: Ahilan Arulanantham
Ahilan Arulanantham is a human rights lawyer and Professor of Law at the UCLA School of Law. He's also the faculty co-director of the school's Center for Immigration Law and Policy. Ahilan has dedicat...Show More
8) Small Steps to Move Immigration Forward: DW Gibson
DW Gibson is an American journalist, author, radio host, and cultural critic. He is also the author of the 2020 book, 14 Miles: Building the Border Wall, about the border wall that Former President Tr...Show More
9) How Foreign-Born STEM Workers Are Making This Country Better: Amy Nice
Amy Nice is a Distinguished Immigration Fellow and Visiting Scholar at Cornell University. 聽She's had a long and storied career in immigration, but most recently spent 18 months at the White House at ...Show More
10) The Problems inside Detention Centers: Mary Yanik and Homero L贸pez
We have two guests on the podcast this week! Homero L贸pez is the legal director at Immigration Services and Legal Advocacy (ISLA) in Louisiana. ISLA is the primary legal services provider for detentio...Show More