Daisy Hernández Rethinks Citizenship and the Meaning of Belonging
We talk to Hernández about her new book “Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth” and what she thinks real belonging might look like.
February 23, 2026
54 min
Full
3,221 of 3,393
February 23, 2026
Daisy Hernández Rethinks Citizenship and the Meaning of Belonging
0:00 / 54:44
Excerpt playback isn’t available for this episode — use the full-episode link.
Search the Record
Moment search isn’t open for this episode yet
When it opens, you’ll be able to type any phrase and jump straight to the second it was said.
America the Jesuit Review Episodes Around February 23, 2026
Episode 3,221 of 3,393 — walk the feed in the order it was published.
Daisy Hernández Rethinks Citizenship and the Meaning of Belonging
Summary
Citizenship allows you to vote, get a passport and run for office – and it’s supposed to be a promise of protection, equality and belonging. But as immigration agents arrest and detain more American citizens, what if that promise is a myth? In a new book journalist Daisy Hernández dismantles the idea that citizenship is neutral, stable or fair. And she proposes that today it often replaces race a powerful instrument of exclusion. We talk to Hernández about her new book “Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth” and what she thinks real belonging might look like. Are you a noncitizen, or a U.S. citizen who’s felt “lesser than?”
Guests:
Daisy Hernández, author, "Citizenship: Notes on an American Myth"
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode details and artwork are published by the show’s own feed. Sentinel plays short cited excerpts and links every episode back to its publisher.