Episode 11: Is Immigration a DEI Issue?
Today our topic deals with something that has been in the headlines since the inception of the United States—and more recently in the headlines since Trump took office: Immigration. But is immigration a DEI issue?
What responsibilities do you have as an employer? As a DEI professional?
Links to Mentions & References:
-Borger , Julian. “Fleeing a Hell the US Helped Create: Why Central Americans Journey North.” The Guardian, December 19, 2018. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/19/central-america-migrants-us-foreign-policy.
-Borrero, Jennifer. “How Us Interventionism Contributed to Today’s Latino Immigration Crisis.” Hispanic Executive, April 23, 2025. https://hispanicexecutive.com/latino-immigration-us-interventionism/.
-De León, Jason. The Land of Open Graves: Living and Dying on the Migrant Trail. University of California Press. Accessed July 21, 2025. https://www.ucpress.edu/books/the-land-of-open-graves.
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Immigrant Legal Resource Center."Red Cards / Tarjetas Rojas." ILRC.org. Accessed July 21, 2025. https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas.
-Stone, Daniel. “Why Are Bananas so Cheap?” Culture, January 20, 2023. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/bananas-are-so-cool.
-Quinn, Melissa, and Camilo Montoya-Galvez. “Supreme Court Clears the Way for Trump Administration to Deport Migrants Held in Djibouti to South Sudan.” CBS News, July 4, 2025. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-djibouti-trump-administration-deport/.
-UCLA Initiative to Study Hate. "Annual Report 2023–2024." UCLA Initiative to Study Hate. Accessed July 21, 2025. https://studyofhate.ucla.edu/annual-report-23-24.
-UCLA School of Education & Information Studies.”The SMASH Project: Understanding Hate and Belonging." SEIS Magazine. Accessed July 21, 2025. https://magazine.seis.ucla.edu/the-smash-project.
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U.S. Department of Justice.”Hate Crime Statistics." Justice.gov. Accessed July 21, 2025. https://www.justice.gov/hatecrimes/hate-crime-statistics.
