Ep 96 – Walls That Divide U.S.

Episode 96 - "Walls That Divide U.S." There is a crisis at the border between the U.S. and Mexico. Global forces of climate change, development and war conspire in a deadly feedback loop of human suffering. At the heart of this crisis is the most sprawling system of detention and surveillance the world has ever seen, relying on unjust criminalization for the benefit of a few sources of power. What does it all mean, how did we get here, and what can we do about it? Learn more at https://borders.ashesashes.org Chapters (00:00) PART I: The Border Crisis (02:31) 1.1: Humane Borders and Desert Aid Work (15:47) 1.2: Guest intros and Crisis Summary (34:28) 1.2.1: Fake University, Real Arrests (38:55) 1.3: History of US Border Patrol (1:16:10) 1.4: Criminalization of Status and Public Safety vs National Security (1:33:13) 1.5: What Does it Take to Become a Refugee? (1:52:20) 1.6: The Wall and Climate Change (2:17:00) 1.7: Child Separation and the History of Concentration Camps (3:02:50) PART II: How We Got Here (3:04:30) 2.1: Mexico (3:52:20) 2.2: Guatemala (4:00:23) 2.3: El Salvador (4:20:08) 2.4: "Just Enter Legally" (4:28:40) 2.5: The Border Benefits Power (4:36:14) 2.5.1: Prison Corporations (4:55:49) 2.5.2: Law Enforcement and Criminality (5:17:04) 2.5.3: Big Surveillance, Co. (5:49:09) 2.5.4: Immigration Enforcement Turned Back on Everyone Else (5:58:49) 2.5.4: Global Development, the Fourth Invasion (6:23:39) 2.5.5: Lucrative Drug Smuggling (6:49:57) PART III: What Can We Do? Special Thanks Doug Ruopp, Humane Borders Amilcar Valencia, El Refugio Paedia Mixon, New American Pathways Azadeh N. Shahshahani, Project South Erin Argueta, Southeast Immigrant Freedom Initiative Music by Juan Camillo Garza Detailed links and sources (plus credits and more) are available on our website ashesashes.org. Find more information along with relevant news and links on your favorite social network @ashesashescast. CC BY-SA 4.0

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