Jasmine Garsd
@jasgarsd.bsky.social
Immigration correspondent NPR. Writer, host of⚽️ podcast The Last Cup. Also This American Life, New Yorker, my family whatsapp groups. Opinions my own
The people who built the railroads were in fact mostly Chinese immigrants who were later targeted by the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, during a time of intense xenophobia against not only Chinese but also Italian and Irish immigrants.
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Hall of Honor Inductee: The Chinese Railroad Workers
Photo: Northeastern Nevada Historical Society and Museum.
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March 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
The people who built the railroads were in fact mostly Chinese immigrants who were later targeted by the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, during a time of intense xenophobia against not only Chinese but also Italian and Irish immigrants.
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Are we going to become a nation with secret basement bedrooms? So asks an @npr.org reporter Jasmine Garsd on #MSNBC @nicollewallace.bsky.social #DeadlineWhiteHouse
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Immigration raids have begun. For immigrant and mixed-status families, everyday life has changed.
The Trump administration has said the raids will focus on criminals who are a public threat. But immigrant communities across the board are bracing, and changing their routines.
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January 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Are we going to become a nation with secret basement bedrooms? So asks an @npr.org reporter Jasmine Garsd on #MSNBC @nicollewallace.bsky.social #DeadlineWhiteHouse
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In the last few weeks I've spent time with border humanitarian aid groups and migration policy experts who say they are bracing for more incidents like this, as desperate people have less legal avenues.
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Lifeguards, surfers rescue more than 20 people after boat capsizes in Ocean Beach
Lifeguards swam out on paddleboards and used rescue boats to retrieve people from the water
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January 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
In the last few weeks I've spent time with border humanitarian aid groups and migration policy experts who say they are bracing for more incidents like this, as desperate people have less legal avenues.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/01/25/l...
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Immigrant parents are starting to prep their kids for what could happen under Trump's mass deportations. This intimate look at these conversations by @jasgarsd.bsky.social is worth a listen:
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Trump's threats of mass deportations lead to hard discussions for families
About 11 million Americans are related to an immigrant without legal status in the U.S. As President-elect Trump ramps up promises of mass deportations, these families are having hard conversations.
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November 22, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Immigrant parents are starting to prep their kids for what could happen under Trump's mass deportations. This intimate look at these conversations by @jasgarsd.bsky.social is worth a listen:
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Fascinating piece about how Greg Abbott likely got Trump elected by busing migrants to blue states and cities and making it something Democrats had to discuss.
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The Governor Who Helped Trump Get Elected
Greg Abbott in Texas, sending busloads of migrants to blue cities, helped put the border crisis more fully into view for the nation.
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November 19, 2024 at 1:24 AM
Fascinating piece about how Greg Abbott likely got Trump elected by busing migrants to blue states and cities and making it something Democrats had to discuss.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/u...
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