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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    “Migrant” vs “Refugee”

    The UN wants the US to start calling migrants at our borders “refugees.” We talk about the power of the distinction. What are the current hurdles in US law to being declared refugees for these unaccompanied children fleeing unstable Central American countries?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 8, 2014 • 1 min read

    The UN wants the US to start calling migrants at our borders “refugees.” We talk about the power of the distinction. What are the current hurdles in US law to being declared refugees for these unaccompanied children fleeing unstable Central American countries?

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    The Making of Maliki, Immigration and Privatization, and More
    1. 0:00Detention Center Expansion
    2. 9:50“Migrant” vs “Refugee”You’re reading this
    3. 15:59Snacks are the New Meals
    4. 25:25The Making of Maliki
    5. 41:59Disrupting Car Culture
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Niels Frenzen

      Professor of Law, University of Southern California Law School

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    The Making of Maliki, Immigration and Privatization, and More
    1. 0:00Detention Center Expansion
    2. 9:50“Migrant” vs “Refugee”You’re reading this
    3. 15:59Snacks are the New Meals
    4. 25:25The Making of Maliki
    5. 41:59Disrupting Car Culture
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