This episode is moderated by Leo Rosten. Lectured at Columbia University on publishing/editing magazines, with guests Pietro Di Donato, author of Christ in Concrete, and Seymour Yellin, Assistant Professor of Sociology New York University. They discuss immigration and the waves of immigration throughout time. They begin with the migration of the early settlers versus the negro ['negro' used to describe African slaves] as involuntary, and the question of migration as a choice and migration as involuntary. They also discuss Puerto Rican immigration, and reasons for it, such as low cost transportation. In addition, the emphasis on America being built by immigrants, and examining if there is a visible melting pot. They conclude with asking what the future of immigration and impact will look like in ten years. Series of new conversations in which ideas are discussed in relation to reading
