Episode 121

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Published on:

15th Feb 2022

The Utah Compact: Searching For Immigration Middle Ground

Can a middle ground be found for immigration reform?

For without it, are any immigration policy changes possible?

It’s true, of course, that immigration discussions often resemble a modern day Hatfield – McCoy feud.

Most mainstream media accounts paint immigration discourse as a picture of two warring tribes.

And on the surface, the art of diplomacy seems permanently lost in Congress.

Yet, compromise is, in fact, possible.

One state has staked out a claim to establishing that middle ground.

Recommended Links For More Information:

Is The Utah Compact The Beginning Of An Immigration Reform Solution?

The Anti-Immigrant Propaganda War

The Battle To Correct False Labels About Immigrants


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About the Podcast

The Immigration Mastermind
The Immigration Mastermind is a podcast for immigrants and their families that shares tips, insights, and tidbits to help guide the quest for permanent residence and citizenship in the United States. The podcast strives to build knowledge, while dispelling myths in short bite-sized, easy-to-understand snippets of pull-no-punches information.

Designed for both immigrant families who have already started the immigration process and those just starting to think about their journey, the Immigration Mastermind provides a mix of expert tips about legal rules, insights about breaking news, and tidbits to help immigrants and their families to keep their chin up, even when the road to success seems to be a never-ending road.

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Carlos Batara

Carlos Batara is an immigration lawyer, author, educator, public speaker, and online talk show host. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he has cared for, protected, and guided immigrants from over 100 countries on their journeys to the United States. His goal is to help at least one family from every nation in the world before he calls it quits.

With family roots from Mexico, Spain, and the Philippines, as well as Native American, Greek, and Turkish ancestry, he brings a broad multicultural background to the practice of immigration law.

Combined with knowledge gained from advanced studies in international relations and constitutional politics, Carlos is always willing to speak his mind openly on immigration issues.