Armando Ibarra joins Allen Ruff on A Public Affair to talk about the prevalence of anti-immigrant rhetoric in the GOP platform. Ibarra discusses what makes anti-immigrant narratives so appealing and how politicians use the language of “safety” and “invasion” to fuel racism and xenophobia in their base.
To counter the anti-immigrant narratives promulgated by conservatives, Ibarra tracks the long history of anti-immigrant political rhetoric, points out the huge economic gains that migrant laborers provide to the US, and says that unauthorized immigrants pay taxes and contribute to Social Security, a program that they won’t have access to. Ibarra asserts that unauthorized immigrants are the most vulnerable when states institute austerity practices.
WORT | The Myth of the Immigrant Threat with Armando Ibarra
Interviews: Armando Ibarra