Border politics: Trump vs Harris on immigration - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service

In the fifth of our pre-election series we look at America and... immigration.

How might Donald Trump or Kamala Harris try to tackle immigration to the US? People crossing the southern border has become a hot button topic in next month’s election. Former president Donald Trump’s forceful policies have helped him motivate a base of loyal supporters. Whereas Vice-President Harris has had just weeks to convince Americans that she has a plan. What do we know about their policies, how they differ and what impact they would have?

Sumi Somaskanda speaks to our Mexico, Central America and Cuba correspondent, Will Grant. He explains why so many people are leaving the region and how the next president might impact its southern neighbours. And our politics reporter in Washington DC, Bernd Debusmann, helps us separate the facts from the headlines on one of the election's most contentious political issues.

00:00 Introduction
01:43 How important will immigration be to this election?
02:17 How immigration became a hot topic in US politics
03:09 The rise in migration in recent years
04:14 What caused the rise in migration from Central America
05:28 How emigration is seen in Central America
06:13 The impact of immigration on the US
06:52 Donald Trump linking immigration and crime
08:00 Trump's record on immigration as president
09:02 Kamala Harris' record on immigration in California and as vice-president
10:00 What are Trump's immigration policies and what impact could they have?
12:47 What are Harris' immigration policies and what impact could they have?
14:01 What other American countries want to see from the United States
15:28 Would Harris or Trump align with what other countries want?
17:34 Are any of these policies likely to have a lasting impact?
18:32 Is immigration still going to be a hot button issue in 2028?

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[petervanderlind]

Just don't market yourselves as the best place in the world, easy.

[Nodira_Musayeva]

Thanks for story about two presidents of US it’s was interesting to listen conversation about immigration ❤

[leilaRostamian]

They should help the peace in other countries for their own purposes. They should increase their horizon that the peace and advancement in other countries help their own peace, security, and advancement. People are like parts of a body, S'adie (Persian poet) said.

[JeffreySmith]

Immigration, illegal immigration. See the difference?😊