The debate about immigration and the humanitarian crisis at the US-Mexico border has taken center stage in the 2024 elections. But the terms of that “debate” have been set by Donald Trump and the MAGA right, who are calling for “mass deportation” and continue to demonize and scapegoat immigrants as the root cause of America’s economic and political decline.

With Democrats adopting much of the right’s framing of the “immigration debate” and the “border crisis,” how should the left respond? In the face of the MAGA right’s neofascist anti-immigrant campaign, what can working people do—during this election season and beyond—to build a truly multiracial resistance that defends the rights of all? Juan González, co-host of ‪@DemocracyNow‬, hosts a timely and critical panel for The Real News on immigration, democracy, and the 2024 elections.

Panelists include: José Luis Granados Ceja of Venezuelanalysis and Mexico Solidarity Media; Nana Gyamfi, Executive Director of the Black Alliance for Just Immigration; and Emily Lee, Executive Director of Seed the Vote.

This panel is cosponsored by Liberation Road.
Pre-Production: Bill Gallegos, Maximillian Alvarez, Kayla Rivara
Studio Production: David Hebden, Cameron Granadino Post-Production: Adam Coley

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