Beyond the statistics: The human cost of US-Mexico border policies
In short: Immigration attorney Erika Pinheiro shares a raw look at the realities of asylum seeking, moving past mere numbers to reveal the profound impact of detention and family separation.
Erika Pinheiro details her everyday professional life operating across the US-Mexico frontier during this presentation. The speaker examines how extended periods of detention and splitting families have increased the perils and complexities of claiming asylum. Pinheiro provides personal context to the border crisis by sharing her own experience of being detained and separated from her son, serving as a warning that the vilification and stripping of rights from one population often precedes the targeting of others.
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