Episode 25 – Immigration, Politics and Unaccompanied Minors




Disaster Politics Podcast show

Summary: In this episode, we speak with Dr. Irwin Redlener (@IrwinRedlenerMD) founder of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Earth Institute (@columbia_ncdp) and co-founder of the Children’s Health Fund (@chfund) about the influx of unaccompanied minors into the US along the southern border. We discuss some of the complexities of the situation, how it has challenged administrations for decades, and what the future may hold. Websites: Irwin Redlener - https://irwinredlener.org/ National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Earth Institute - https://ncdp.columbia.edu/ Children’s Health Fund - https://www.childrenshealthfund.org/ Theme Music is Chicky & Chacky by KieLoBot (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Chicky_Chacky_KMT_01). Transition music is Hippie Bulle Mushroom Funghi (KM+ T 04) by KieLoBot (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Hippie_Bulle_Mushroom_Funghi_KM_T_04).