Episode 5: Immigration

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Host Sammy Ross and guest Alex Alpharaoh dive into the topic of Immigration.  Immigration is part of the founding of this country, and on this episode we will be discussing the land of the “melting pot,” why immigration is currently such a hot-button issue, and how we can create more empathy for those looking for a better life in “the land of the free.”</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For Bonus content where Alex Alpharaoh further discusses DACA, growing up undocumented, as well as a bit about his autobiographical one man show “WET: A DACAmented Journey,” please visit:</span> <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/ThisisNotaHandout"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.patreon.com/ThisisNotaHandout</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information about the show, please visit:</span> <a href= "https://www.thisisnotahandout.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.thisisnotahandout.com</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Resources:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For a full timeline of the United States Immigration History:</span> <a href= "https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/immigration-united-states-timeline"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/immigration-united-states-timeline</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more on the Holocaust, and America’s Anti-Immigration Policy:</span> <a href= "https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/1/27/14412082/refugees-history-holocaust"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/1/27/14412082/refugees-history-holocaust</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more on the current administration refugee policy cuts:</span> <a href= "https://www.npr.org/2018/12/27/680308538/2018-was-a-year-of-drastic-cuts-to-u-s-refugee-admissions"> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.npr.org/2018/12/27/680308538/2018-was-a-year-of-drastic-cuts-to-u-s-refugee-admiss