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What does America look like to visitors?<\/p>\n

We’re finding out in real time as fans and athletes from all over the world visit the United States for World Cup matches across the country. From Ranch dressing, to the wonders of all-you-can-eat buffets, tourists are getting a taste of all the USA has to offer, but how do we square the warm welcome for the World Cup with the United States’ recent stances on immigration? Brittany is joined by immigration reporter Jasmine Garsd, and NPR reporter Juliana Kim to find out.<\/p>\n

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This episode was produced by Liam McBain and Corey Antonio Rose. It was edited by Neena Pathak. Our Supervising Producer is Cher Vincent. Our Executive Producer is Barton Girdwood. Our VP of Programming is Yolanda Sangweni.<\/p>\n

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What does America look like to visitors?<\/p>\n

We’re finding out in real time as fans and athletes from all over the world visit the United States for World Cup matches across the country. From Ranch dressing, to the wonders of all-you-can-eat buffets, tourists are getting a taste of all the USA has to offer, but how do we square the warm welcome for the World Cup with the United States’ recent stances on immigration? Brittany is joined by immigration reporter Jasmine Garsd<\/a>, and NPR reporter Juliana Kim<\/a> to find out.<\/p>\n

Want more global perspectives on culture? Check out these episodes:
How often do you think about the American Empire?<\/strong><\/a>
Make life harder (and better): Learn another language.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Support Public Media.\u00a0Join NPR Plus.<\/a><\/p>\n

Follow Brittany on Instagram:\u00a0@bmluse<\/a><\/p>\n

For handpicked podcast recommendations every week, subscribe to NPR\u2019s Pod Club newsletter at\u00a0npr.org\/podclub<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This episode was produced by Liam McBain and Corey Antonio Rose. It was edited by Neena Pathak. Our Supervising Producer is Cher Vincent. Our Executive Producer is Barton Girdwood. 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