I welcome six-time Emmy Award winning journalist, documentarian, and podcaster, John Carlos Frey to the show.
John brings 20 years of experience covering immigration, border security and corruption within the government to the table, as we have an honest discussion about migrants, border patrol, and the root causes that put peoples lives at risk for the sake of opportunity.
His reporting is the subject of a recently-released HBO documentary, Critical Incident: Death at the Border, which details how Border Patrol agents killed an undocumented immigrant and then covered it up. Frey is also the author of Sand and Blood: America's Stealth War on the Mexico Border — a definitive examination of the politics and power shaping U.S. immigration and border enforcement.
Frey is currently the host of The Raid, a new podcast that examines the human, political, and legal consequences of ongoing ICE raids across the USA.
John's 'The Raid' Podcast Link
Chapters
00:00:04 - John Carlos Frey
00:01:08 - I Witnessed My Mother Get Deported
00:01:50 - Motivation Behind Investigating The Border - Mixed Feelings
00:04:34 - Stories Untold - The Law vs The Humanity in Deportations
00:08:43 - Border Patrol - No Agents Arrested or Investigated
00:11:22 - Are They Specifically Targeting Brown People?
00:13:22 - Racial Profiling - Brown Skin vs White Skin
00:16:19 - Targeting Brown People vs Hard Data
00:18:19 - Threats of Terrorism at The Border
00:20:22 - Protecting US Borders From Terrorists and Welcoming Those Looking For Better Opportunities
00:21:35 - I Worked With The Cartel So I Could Get The Real Story
00:23:37 - Protecting Migrant Workers and Holding Employers Accountable
00:25:46 - Fixing The Root Cause - Better Opportunities in Mexico
00:28:01 - Political Grand Standing - It's Just Easier
00:29:50 - Fix Illegal Business Practices and We wouldn't Need a Border
00:30:48 - Stories From a Migrant's Perspective
00:33:29 - Risking Life for Opportunity
00:35:15 - What Can The US do To Help Mexico With Poverty?
00:37:20 - Lack of Economic Diversity
00:39:10 - Mexican Cartels - A Bourdon on Mexico's Well Being
00:44:11 - So Lets Talk About The Drug Market
00:48:43 - The Raid - A Podcast by John Carlos Frey
00:52:32 - More Conversations and Less Echo Chambers
00:54:22 - Polarization of Media - The Worst It Has Ever Been
00:58:18 - Facts and Data Lost in Propaganda
01:02:35 - John's Must Watch Documentary
