Name: Our immigration conversation is broken -- here's how to have a better one
Uploaded: 2019-11-06T15:58:30Z
Duration: 16 min 22 s
Description: How did the US immigration debate get to be so divisive? In this informative talk, historian and writer Paul A. Kramer shows how an "insider vs. outsider" framing has come to dominate the way people in the US talk about immigration -- and suggests a set of new questions that could reshape the conversation around whose life, rights and thriving matters.

How did the US immigration debate get to be so divisive? In this informative talk, historian and writer Paul A. Kramer shows how an "insider vs. outsider" framing has come to dominate the way people in the US talk about immigration -- and suggests a set of new questions that could reshape the conversation around whose life, rights and thriving matters.

Paul A. Kramer: Our immigration conversation is broken -- here's how to have a better one

Our immigration conversation is broken -- here's how to have a better one

Rethinking immigrants as insiders reshapes the debate, emphasizing rights & contributions over outdated 'us vs them' narratives.

Shifting the immigration dialogue towards equality, worker rights, & shared responsibilities can foster a more just, inclusive world.

Immigrants' work, activism, and origin countries have already shaped the US, questioning the 'insider vs. outsider' dynamic.