Alaska Insight
How did Alaska become a destination for immigrants?
Season 3 Episode 8 | 27m 32s
We talk to immigration experts to discuss the issue in the past and present.
Immigration is a political hot button issue in the nation, with advocates calling for better pathways for citizenship and opponents demanding fewer entrants and higher border walls. But Alaska has been a state of rich diversity since before statehood. On this episode of Alaska Insight, we talk to experts in the field of immigration to look at the past and present status of immigration in Alaska.
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Alaska Insight is a local public television program presented by AK
Alaska Insight
How did Alaska become a destination for immigrants?
Season 3 Episode 8 | 27m 32s
Immigration is a political hot button issue in the nation, with advocates calling for better pathways for citizenship and opponents demanding fewer entrants and higher border walls. But Alaska has been a state of rich diversity since before statehood. On this episode of Alaska Insight, we talk to experts in the field of immigration to look at the past and present status of immigration in Alaska.
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