Lilly Fowler's guest appearances

Lilly Fowler

In The Moment podcast

Crosscut Talks

Ibram X. Kendi

Ijeoma Oluo

Rajiv Chandrasekaran

Shaun Scott

Edwin Lindo

Lori Gottlieb

Amy Klobuchar

Randy Shaw

Rob Schenck

Adam Winkler

Matt Damon

Anne Biklé

Charles Fishman

Peter Sagal

Mary Norris

OwlTail

R. Coleman

In 1965, a new act transformed the American immigration system by abolishing national quotas in favor of a seemingly egalitarian approach. But the intended effect and the actual result were worlds apart. In this week’s episode, historian Sarah R. Coleman talks with local journalist and correspondent Lilly Fowler about her book The Walls Within: The Politics of Immigration in Modern America, her exploration of immigration policy since that 1965 act. Coleman examines the shift in focus, away from attempts to stop immigration at the border towards efforts to limit immigrants’ rights within the United States through domestic policy. With material from the Carter, Reagan, and Clinton administrations, she shares with Fowler how anti-immigrant groups achieved strength at the local level—and reveals the roots behind much of today’s nativist sentiment. Don’t miss this vital conversation that considers debates about who is entitled to the American dream, and how such dreams can be subverted for those already calling the country home—and stay in the know about what’s happening in the moment at Town Hall Seattle. Sarah R. Coleman is assistant professor of history at Texas State University. Lilly Fowler is currently a staff writer in Seattle for the online news organization Crosscut — a partner of local PBS station KCTS9. She was previously a producer with the national PBS show Religion &amp; Ethics Newsweekly and a reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, Mother Jones, The Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times. She was born in Mexico and grew up in a border town. Buy the Book:  https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691180281/the-walls-within  Presented by Town Hall Seattle. To make a donation or become a member click here. 

In 1965, a new act transformed the American immigration system by abolishing national quotas in favor of a seemingly egalitarian approach. But the intended effect and the actual result were worlds apart. <a href="https://townhallseattle.org/event/sarah-r-coleman-with-lilly-fowler-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In this week’s episode</a>, historian Sarah R. Coleman talks with local journalist and correspondent Lilly Fowler about her book The Walls Within: The Politics of Immigration in Modern America, her exploration of immigration policy since that 1965 act. Coleman examines the shift in focus, away from attempts to stop immigration at the border towards efforts to limit immigrants’ rights within the United States through domestic policy. With material from the Carter, Reagan, and Clinton administrations, she shares with Fowler how anti-immigrant groups achieved strength at the local level—and reveals the roots behind much of today’s nativist sentiment. Don’t miss this vital conversation that considers debates about who is entitled to the American dream, and how such dreams can be subverted for those already calling the country home—and stay in the know about what’s happening in the moment at Town Hall Seattle. Sarah R. Coleman is assistant professor of history at Texas State University. Lilly Fowler is currently a staff writer in Seattle for the online news organization Crosscut — a partner of local PBS station KCTS9. She was previously a producer with the national PBS show Religion &amp; Ethics Newsweekly and a reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, Mother Jones, The Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times. She was born in Mexico and grew up in a border town. Buy the Book: <a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691180281/the-walls-within" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691180281/the-walls-within</a> Presented by <a href="https://townhallseattle.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Town Hall Seattle</a>. To make a donation or become a member <a href="https://townhallseattle.org/support/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>.

89. Sarah R. Coleman with Lilly Fowler: The Politics of Immigration in Modern America

Reporter Lilly Fowler discusses what years of reporting on Mergensana Amar tell us about U.S. immigration policy. The first time that Amar made news in the United States he was in the middle of a hunger strike, a protest against his failed bid for asylum and his imminent deportation after being held at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma. The next time he made the news, he was fighting for his life after a suicide attempt. At least that was the story pieced together from the information provided by officials of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. As newly discovered documents now make clear, Amar was officially dead days before authorities acknowledged as much, counter to agency policy that ensures quick notice in matters of death. He was also kept shackled to his bed against the wishes of hospital staff, even after hopes for recovery had been abandoned. This week on Crosscut Talks, Fowler recounts the story of the Russian national, who sought asylum in the United States. She discusses how these recent findings illuminate the confusing days following news of the suicide attempt and considers what his story tells us about the state of immigration in the United States and the agency charged with caring for those in the system, in life and death. --- Links New details of a death at Tacoma ICE facility raise questions over care (Dec. 3, 2020) An asylum seeker vowed never to return to Russia. His death in ICE custody sent him back (June 10, 2019) --- Credits Host: Mark Baumgarten Producer: Jake Newman Engineer: Resti Bagcal

Reporter Lilly Fowler discusses what years of reporting on Mergensana Amar tell us about U.S. immigration policy. The first time that Amar made news in the United States he was in the middle of a hunger strike, a protest against his failed bid for asylum and his imminent deportation after being held at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma. The next time he made the news, he was fighting for his life after a suicide attempt. At least that was the story pieced together from the information provided by officials of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. As newly discovered documents now make clear, Amar was officially dead days before authorities acknowledged as much, counter to agency policy that ensures quick notice in matters of death. He was also kept shackled to his bed against the wishes of hospital staff, even after hopes for recovery had been abandoned. This week on Crosscut Talks, Fowler recounts the story of the Russian national, who sought asylum in the United States. She discusses how these recent findings illuminate the confusing days following news of the suicide attempt and considers what his story tells us about the state of immigration in the United States and the agency charged with caring for those in the system, in life and death. --- Links <a href="https://crosscut.com/news/2020/12/new-details-death-tacoma-ice-facility-raise-questions-over-care" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New details of a death at Tacoma ICE facility raise questions over care</a> (Dec. 3, 2020) <a href="https://crosscut.com/2019/06/asylum-seeker-vowed-never-return-russia-his-death-ice-custody-sent-him-back" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">An asylum seeker vowed never to return to Russia. His death in ICE custody sent him back</a> (June 10, 2019) --- Credits Host: <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkBaumgarten" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mark Baumgarten</a> Producer: Jake Newman Engineer: Resti Bagcal

The Life and Death of an Asylum Seeker with Lilly Fowler