Confronting Capitalism with Vivek Chibber
Jun 24, 2026 · 46 min · 13 segments
Donald Trump has made the issue of immigration a key battleground in US politics. But with public opinion swinging against the brutal ICE raids and deportations over the past year, how should the Left…
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Suzy LeeGuest
Vivek ChibberHost
Melissa NaschekHost
Suzy is a member of the Catalyst editorial board and the director of the human rights program in the human development department of Binghamton University.
She's also the author of several Catalyst articles on immigration, including her most recent piece, The Logic of Mass Deportation.
Suzy and I have known each other for a very, very long time, and she's not only contributed to Catalyst many times, she's also regularly written for Jacobin.
In fact, she's kind of the go-to person on immigration now for Jacobin and Catalyst.
So, uh, it's a longtime contributor and also, um, dear friend, so it's very good to have you around, Suzy.
Can you tell the listeners about your research and where they can find your work?
And I'll just say, apart from Catalyst and Jacobin, you can find a book I wrote last year called Temporary Measures: Migrant Workers and the Developmental State in the Philippines and South Korea wherever books are sold.
Suzy is a member of the Catalyst editorial board and the director of the human rights program in the human development department of Binghamton University.
She's also the author of several Catalyst articles on immigration, including her most recent piece, The Logic of Mass Deportation.
Suzy and I have known each other for a very, very long time, and she's not only contributed to Catalyst many times, she's also regularly written for Jacobin.
In fact, she's kind of the go-to person on immigration now for Jacobin and Catalyst.
So, uh, it's a longtime contributor and also, um, dear friend, so it's very good to have you around, Suzy.
Can you tell the listeners about your research and where they can find your work?
And I'll just say, apart from Catalyst and Jacobin, you can find a book I wrote last year called Temporary Measures: Migrant Workers and the Developmental State in the Philippines and South Korea wherever books are sold.
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