E4: E4 Daniel Di Martino on immigration, socialism and messaging to Latinos

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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