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Episode 53: The War of Words - How Rhetoric Shapes Immigration Policy
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Immigration policy isn’t just written in laws or enforced at borders—it’s fought in the language that defines who belongs and who doesn’t. In this episode, Bella Goode unpacks how words like illegal alien, dreamers, border invasion, and keep families together shape perception, drive policy, and normalize extremes. From Congress to cable news, ICE press releases to family stories on the ground, rhetoric decides what feels like common sense—and what cruelties the public will accept.
Key Takeaways To Listen For
- How dehumanizing labels like illegal alien criminalize people before facts are considered
- Why Republicans frame immigration as a threat and Democrats reframe it around dignity and trauma
- The CBS/Kristi Noem controversy and what it reveals about political pressure on media narratives
- ICE’s official messaging: why raids risking billions in trade are reframed as patriotic victories
- How psychological research shows repeated rhetoric reshapes public opinion and justifies harsher laws
- Case studies of powerful phrases and the policies they enabled
Resources Mentioned In This Episode
- Gallup
- CBS Face the Nation
- Fox News
- ACLU
- The National Immigration Law Center
- RAICES
- Homeland Security
- ICE
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Host: Bella Goode
Bella is a former Republican turned democracy advocate raised by middle class parents in Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of Syracuse University and the University of Pennsylvania with a masters of business administration from Wharton and a Masters Degree in Positive Psychology.
Career wise, Bella spent 20 years with American Express in New York and 20 years as an entrepreneur. She started and sold a fitness business that grew to 180 locations worldwide.
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- Join the conversation on Bluesky – Find me at @survivingtrump.bsky.social
- Share this episode – If you found this podcast valuable, send it to a friend and tag us on social media.
- Contact me at [email protected]
- Support the Show
55 episodes
Manage episode 521484305 series 3648650
Immigration policy isn’t just written in laws or enforced at borders—it’s fought in the language that defines who belongs and who doesn’t. In this episode, Bella Goode unpacks how words like illegal alien, dreamers, border invasion, and keep families together shape perception, drive policy, and normalize extremes. From Congress to cable news, ICE press releases to family stories on the ground, rhetoric decides what feels like common sense—and what cruelties the public will accept.
Key Takeaways To Listen For
- How dehumanizing labels like illegal alien criminalize people before facts are considered
- Why Republicans frame immigration as a threat and Democrats reframe it around dignity and trauma
- The CBS/Kristi Noem controversy and what it reveals about political pressure on media narratives
- ICE’s official messaging: why raids risking billions in trade are reframed as patriotic victories
- How psychological research shows repeated rhetoric reshapes public opinion and justifies harsher laws
- Case studies of powerful phrases and the policies they enabled
Resources Mentioned In This Episode
- Gallup
- CBS Face the Nation
- Fox News
- ACLU
- The National Immigration Law Center
- RAICES
- Homeland Security
- ICE
Join the Community
Subscribe to Surviving Trump on Substack to keep me churning. bellagoodepodcast.substack.com
Know someone who thinks Project 2025 won’t affect them? Share this episode. Help them see the full picture.
Join me on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SurvivingTrump?
Join me on X https://x.com/bella_good3658
Host: Bella Goode
Bella is a former Republican turned democracy advocate raised by middle class parents in Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of Syracuse University and the University of Pennsylvania with a masters of business administration from Wharton and a Masters Degree in Positive Psychology.
Career wise, Bella spent 20 years with American Express in New York and 20 years as an entrepreneur. She started and sold a fitness business that grew to 180 locations worldwide.
Community :
- Rate & Review on Apple Podcasts – Your feedback helps us reach more people. Click to review.
- Follow on YouTube - subscribe here:
- Follow my blog on Substack bellagoodepodcast.substack.com
- Join the conversation on Bluesky – Find me at @survivingtrump.bsky.social
- Share this episode – If you found this podcast valuable, send it to a friend and tag us on social media.
- Contact me at [email protected]
- Support the Show
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