3.75M Case Backlog: Can We Fix Immigration? (Full)

3.75 million cases rotting in court while the same immigrants add nearly a trillion to GDP. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley sit down with Audrey Medina and Jerry Valerio—two sharp voices with skin in the game—who drop raw family stories, call out the profiteers keeping the system broken, and ask the question nobody wants to answer: is a functional legal pathway even possible anymore? This one hits different.

Timestamps:

• (00:00) Backlogs to Breakthroughs – the stat that breaks the narrative
• (01:09) Immigration Crisis Intro – why it feels impossible
• (01:38) Meet Audrey & Jerry – second-gen fire meets career-coach clarity
• (02:15) Personal Stakes – this isn’t abstract for them
• (04:47) Family Immigrant Stories – tears, triumphs, paperwork hell
• (08:40) Duality of Identity – proud American, forever “from somewhere else”
• (15:18) Generational Shifts – kids don’t carry the same scars
• (18:18) Modern Immigration Hell – what changed rules, endless waits
• (31:03) History Lesson – we’ve flipped policies every 20 years
• (41:50) The Backlog Monster – 3.75M cases and counting
• (43:06) H-1B Visa Nightmare – lottery or merit?
• (43:44) Employment-Based Debate – do we want the best or not?
• (45:29) Immigrant Innovation – they build the companies we brag about
• (52:16) Asylum Reality – safe haven or revolving door?
• (01:10:01) Open Borders Thought Experiment – what if?
• (01:17:43) One-Word System Description – spoiler: it ain’t “fair”
• (01:20:02) Human Trafficking Angle – the part nobody wants censored
• (01:22:43) Presidential Power – what one signature could actually do
• (01:34:40) Third Party Rant – maybe both sides deserve to lose
• (01:44:33) Closing Poem – hits harder than any stat

Connect:

• Jerry Valerio – LinkedIn | Website

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