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Assignment: Florida's political refugees

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23/11/2023 GMT

Florida's political refugees

BBC World Service - Assignment, Florida's political refugees

From Miami to Chicago, Lucy Proctor meets the conservatives and liberals swapping states

Who are the Americans calling themselves ‘political refugees’? From Miami to Chicago, Lucy Proctor meets the conservatives and liberals swapping states.

Americans on both sides of the political spectrum are escaping states they no longer feel comfortable in - they’re calling themselves ‘political refugees.’ And the sunshine state of Florida is at the heart of this political sorting.

How can one US state be both a safe haven for Americans fleeing their homes in the north and a dangerous threat to liberal families?

From Miami to Chicago, for Assignment, Lucy Proctor traces the journeys of America’s homegrown refugees, meeting progressives and conservatives making their move. Through their crossing paths, she explores what is behind this new wave of domestic migration, and what it might mean for America’s future.

Presenter: Lucy Proctor
Producer: Ellie House
Editor: Penny Murphy
Studio Engineer: James Beard
Production Coordinator: Gemma Ashman

(Image: Moving truck parked on a street in Florida, USA. Credit:  Juan Silva/Getty)

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