How can the right appeal to immigrants? What policies need to be revamped to include the immigrant population?

Watch as host Stephen Kent, co-host Shoshana Weissmann, and guest Daniel Di Martino discuss how our leaders and institutions can reach immigrant populations.

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00:00 Episode Start
00:08 GOP getting its act together on immigration
03:13 Messaging that resonates with Hispanics
09:40 The forgotten issue: energy
12:02 Democrats’ losses are GOP’s gains by default
15:45 Reorienting GOP policies
21:38 Heartland visas and other ideas
24:07 Doom-loop problem solving
29:30 Making 2020 gains permanent
34:52 Going in the wrong direction
39:57 Border crisis
42:09 Social scan: High-speed rail meme gains speed
45:55 Good news: Sarah Silverman & Utah

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David Shor on Why Trump Was Good for the GOP and How Dems Can Win in 2022 (New York Magazine)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/03/david-shor-2020-democrats-autopsy-hispanic-vote-midterms-trump-gop.html

A Vexing Question for Democrats: What Drives Latino Men to Republicans (The New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/05/us/politics/latino-voters-democrats.html

Venezuelans are proof that immigrants aren’t GOP’s enemies (Orlando Sentinel) https://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/guest-commentary/os-op-venezuelan-immigrants-excel-20210309-m27dxsafvzbonlzth2jyuoeyru-story.html

Gen Z’s high-speed rail meme dream, explained (Vox) https://www.vox.com/2021/3/10/22303355/gen-z-high-speed-rail-biden-map-meme-buttigieg

The Future of the Latino Vote, If There Is Such a Thing (Reason) https://reason.com/2021/02/14/the-future-of-the-latino-vote-if-there-is-such-a-thing/

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