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The debate surrounding immigration is not a new one in the United States. It wasn’t even new in John F. Kennedy’s time. As a senator, he argued for a fair, but generous policy towards people wishing to come to the US. As the descendent of immigrants fleeing the devastating potato famine in Ireland, President Kennedy was a living example of what immigrants and their children could achieve in the United States if given the opportunity.
On this episode, we’ll learn more about President Kennedy’s views on immigration, and hear from some notable US immigrants themselves, including Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the Gold Star family who lost a son in the Iraq War, immigration scholar Sayu Bhojwani, former Saturday Night Live cast member Horatio Sanz, and Black Panther and The Good Place actor Bambadjan Bamba.
Special thanks to this episode's guests, Bambadjan Bamba, Sayu Bhojwani, Khizr and Ghazala Khan, and Horatio Sanz.
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