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New Yorkers Welcome Migrants: Making Sanctuary Real

Season 4 Episode 432 | 26m 46s

This year, New York City has received over 100,000 asylum seekers, including 15,000 unaccompanied minors. Most are from Latin America, where they face extortion from gangs and LGBTQ+ persecution. Hear the harrowing journeys and hopes of refugees coming to NYC — and meet the growing network of volunteers and nonprofits working to give asylum seekers a welcome, shelter, and legal protection.

Aired: 03/31/23 | Expires: 04/05/24
Distributed nationally by American Public Television
Extras
Over 450,000 workers have gone on strike in 2023. What does it mean for workers of color?
What can we learn from the people living on the frontlines of climate catastrophe?
Josh Paul quit the State Dept. over increased, “indeed expedited” arms sales to Israel.
What difference can art make for people in prison?
What does abortion access look like in the US, especially in a so-called safe haven (NY)?
"Capital bias" prioritizes wealth over people and the planet. What are the consequences?
How do we turn trauma into fuel for making social change?
Why do conservative states like Idaho remain so important to US democracy?
Producer Rob Reiner & director Dan Partland tackle Christian Nationalism in a new film.
What does Claudine Gay’s resignation from Harvard mean for diversity in higher education?
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What does abortion access look like in the US, especially in a so-called safe haven (NY)?
"Capital bias" prioritizes wealth over people and the planet. What are the consequences?
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Why do conservative states like Idaho remain so important to US democracy?
Producer Rob Reiner & director Dan Partland tackle Christian Nationalism in a new film.
What does Claudine Gay’s resignation from Harvard mean for diversity in higher education?