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MPR News with Angela Davis
Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer
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Talking Sense: How we talk about immigrants and immigration

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Ryan Allen (right), a professor and associate dean for research at the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, and Sara Lopez (left), policy director for Unidos MN, pose for a portrait in the Kling Public Media Center in St. Paul on Thursday.
Nikhil Kumaran | MPR

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Did you know in the late 1800s and early 1900s, one-third of Minnesota’s population was born in another country? 

Polls show immigration is a key election issue with voters having sharply different views. Assumptions and misinformation also cloud discussions about immigrants and immigration. What’s accurate and what’s not? 

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with her guests about the role immigrants play in Minnesota’s workforce and population growth and how our history of immigration compares to today.

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MPR News host Angela Davis (left) talks with Sara Lopez (center), policy director for Unidos MN, and Ryan Allen (right), a professor and associate dean for research at the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, in an MPR News studio in St. Paul on Thursday.
Nikhil Kumaran | MPR News

Guests:

  • Ryan Allen, professor and associate dean for research at the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, where he also works in the department of community development at Minnesota Extension

  • Sara Lopez, policy director for Unidos MN, a power-building organization led by women of color that works at the intersection of social, economic, racial and immigration justice

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