Build Functional Immigration: Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
August 7th, 2025
“We haven't changed our immigration laws since the 1990s.”
We discuss how out of date immigration laws are and why the only cure is comprehensive immigration reform from Congress. In the face of rising arrests and deportations by ICE, this is the perfect episode to remind us that we still need immigration reform.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick is the Policy Director at the American Immigration Council, a non-profit organization that strives to strengthen the United States by shaping immigration policies and practices.
Your civic action toolkit recommendations from Aaron are:
Be welcoming and model inclusion in your communities
Contact your member of Congress and demand comprehensive immigration reform
Let’s connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/
Discover new ways to #BetheSpark:
https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark
Follow Mila on X:
Follow Aaron on X:
Follow the American Immigration Council:
Sponsors:
Thank you to Shopify for supporting the show! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful.
Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/
Early episodes for Patreon supporters:
https://patreon.com/futurehindsight
Credits:
Host: Mila Atmos
Guest: Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
Executive Producer: Mila Atmos
Producer: Zack Travis