Nearly a century ago, hundreds of children were sent from war-torn Spain to a Mexican orphanage. At just three years old, Rosita Daroca Martinez was the youngest of those refugees. In this week’s show, her granddaughter, the writer and radio producer Destry Maria Sibley, traces the impact that her grandmother’s trauma had on subsequent generations of her family. The immigration reporter Jonathan Blitzer ties that story to the current refugee crisis, and talks about how the surge at the border has put the Biden Administration on its heels. Plus, Jelani Cobb, who covered George Floyd’s killing and the protests that followed, on whether the conviction of Derek Chauvin on all charges will lead to greater police accountability.
Jelani Cobb on Derek Chauvin’s Conviction and the Future of Police Reform
The staff writer, who covered George Floyd’s killing and the protests that followed, on whether the verdict will lead to greater police accountability.
The Children of Morelia
Nearly a century ago, hundreds of children were sent from war-torn Spain to a Mexican orphanage. The granddaughter of one of those children tells her family’s story.
At the Southern Border, a “Predictable” Crisis Awaited the New President
The Biden Administration seems poorly prepared for the surge in numbers of people arriving at the border; it didn’t need to be that way, our immigration reporter says.
