Only in America with Ali Noorani

What really drives the immigration debate? It’s people, not politics.

Join us for the “Only in America with Ali Noorani” podcast to hear how Americans from all walks of life and from across the political spectrum are experiencing changes in their communities as a result of immigration.

Faith leaders, law enforcement officials, business owners and others speak openly about the way culture, identity and values are shaping and defining our country, and they offer a constructive way forward in the immigration debate.

Snakes and Ladders

Feb 28, 2018

This week, as President Trump speaks of snakes, a couple from South Carolina help students and immigrants climb ladders.
Meghan and Derrick Smith, from Spartanburg, help disadvantaged young people get into college, and speak of their optimism that multi-cultural worship will save America's white churches.

"I was a stranger, and you welcomed me."

Feb 21, 2018

What does the Bible say about welcoming immigrants? Twenty Christian leaders read the words of Matthew 25, when Jesus tells his followers, "I was a stranger and you welcomed me." And, and Ali's Interview of the Week, how does the child of a single mother, living out of her car, become the President of a top...

The wall in the Dreamers' path, and discovering "Color Town"

Feb 13, 2018

Ali dissects the critical Senate immigration debate, which threatens to leave the Dreamers in further limbo.

And the leader of the Wesleyan Church, Jo Anne Lyon, talks about her awakening, her life, and the Church's work to...

Making American Democracy Great

Feb 6, 2018

Sayu Bhojwani, Founder and President of New American Leaders, tells Ali that American democracy will be stronger when our elected officials mirror the nation's diversity.

And, with the March 5 deadline for DACA looming, who among the Republicans in Congress is going to "give a little" as President Trump says? ...

"Dark was the night, cold was the ground" - the real "State of the Union"

Feb 1, 2018

Ali speaks with Sandro Galea - the Dean of Boston University's School of Public Health - a European immigrant who now leads one of America's top university colleges, about health and immigration, and about Blind Willy Johnson - the blues singer who inspired him, and his new book.

And after the State of the Union...