The hosts discuss the optics of the Haitian migrant crisis at the U.S. border, contrasting the media's reaction to 20,000 Haitians with the unvetted arrival of Afghan refugees. They suggest that the "branding" of a crisis often uses race to trigger specific fears in different segments of society. While some view the border situation as a matter of economic competition, others argue that the visual of black migrants under a bridge was used symbolically to signal that the border was being closed.