Alberto Paramo just might be the American Dream. The son of illegal immigrants from Mexico, he’s successfully built three businesses from the ground up. He also started a foundation to help young people build a career in the trades. Immigration is Alberto's key issue—and, in my opinion, his stance is pretty reasonable. He thinks we should enforce the rules that we've got in place, as well as creating a bipartisan path to citizenship for those who are already in the country. So I wasn't expect...
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Alberto Paramo just might be the American Dream. The son of illegal immigrants from Mexico, he’s successfully built three businesses from the ground up. He also started a foundation to help young people build a career in the trades. Immigration is Alberto's key issue—and, in my opinion, his stance is pretty reasonable. He thinks we should enforce the rules that we've got in place, as well as creating a bipartisan path to citizenship for those who are already in the country. So I wasn't expect...
Ep 2: The vanishing middle + the superhero story we need (with Dorcas Young Griffin)
What is America?
49 minutes
7 months ago
Ep 2: The vanishing middle + the superhero story we need (with Dorcas Young Griffin)
In our current political climate, it can feel like the middle is drying up. It’s more and more difficult to find common ground—or even communicate with people you disagree with. Dorcas Young Griffin is our first podcast guest; she's a senior administrator with Shelby County Government, a mother of two amazing children, and a PhD Candidate in Urban Studies at the University of Memphis. During our conversation, we take a hard look at the state of American democracy. The middle class is where ...
What is America?
Alberto Paramo just might be the American Dream. The son of illegal immigrants from Mexico, he’s successfully built three businesses from the ground up. He also started a foundation to help young people build a career in the trades. Immigration is Alberto's key issue—and, in my opinion, his stance is pretty reasonable. He thinks we should enforce the rules that we've got in place, as well as creating a bipartisan path to citizenship for those who are already in the country. So I wasn't expect...
