*The is a 2-part episode. Click here to go to Part 1

  • Was last week’s forceful attempt to enter the USA from Mexico a good idea?

  • What involvement did the Mexican Federal Police have in last week’s teargassing of immigrants?

  • Does tear gas taste like salsa? Can you use it to make Nachos?

Anya, Thomas, and Miguel discuss these questions and more in this week’s episode of The Racism 101 Podcast.

News articles cited in part 1 and part 2 of this episode:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/fact-check-7-things-trump-got-wrong-about-border-immigration-n940516

http://time.com/5464560/caravan-mexico-border-iconic-photo/

https://www.npr.org/2018/11/27/670807343/fact-check-whats-happening-on-the-u-s-mexico-border

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2018/11/26/why-tear-gas-lobbed-migrants-southern-border-is-banned-warfare/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.68ab1f9b1769

https://abc7chicago.com/politics/timeline-migrant-caravans-and-the-border-controversy/4766743/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/11/25/immigrant-caravan-us-agents-fire-tear-gas-slow-migrants/2110267002/

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    Thomas has lived all over the place, but calls Kentucky his home. He served as a missionary in the Dominican Republic West Mission. He is father to a beautiful boy and a precious girl. In his free time, Thomas loves to read, draw pictures in MS Paint, and sing heavy metal from the 80's.

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