Badlands Daily: 3/23/26 - Border Policy Breakdown, NGO Influence, and the System Behind Mass Migration
In this March 23 episode of Badlands Daily, CannCon and Zak Paine examine the systems and incentives driving mass migration and ongoing border challenges. The hosts focus on how current border policy is being implemented in practice, breaking down the roles of government agencies and outside organizations involved in processing and relocating migrants. CannCon and Zak discuss the influence of NGOs and how their involvement shapes both the scale and structure of migration flows. The conversation explores how funding mechanisms, logistical coordination, and policy decisions intersect to create…
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