Wiki Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Dara Lind is an American journalist and podcast host who primarily writes on immigration and the justice system. She currently works for the online news publication VOX.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Dara Lind was born on March 12, 1988, in the Cincinnati area in Ohio. She is the oldest of two children born to parents Joel S Lind (father) and Sherry R Lind (mother). Dara has a younger brother named Evan.
- After meeting on Google Chat in 2008, Dara has been in a relationship with Jonathan Blanks, a researcher, and writer for the libertarian think tank, Cato Institute, in Washington, DC.
- Like Dara, Jonathan’s primary focus centers on criminal justice, policing, and race. They reside in Washington, DC, with their rescue cat, ReRe.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- As a student at Sycamore High School, Dara began making the news before writing it. She was a Presidential Scholar semi-finalist and scored a perfect 1600 score on her SATs after taking the test for a second time.
- In 2009, Dara graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology. While at the prestigious university, she worked as a regular columnist on the school paper, Yale News, and also debated on the Yale Political Union.
- During the summer before her senior year, Lind spent time in Minnesota observing the court proceedings on immigration. After seeing more than a dozen people get deported within the first two hours, her passion for issues and policies surrounding immigration was sparked.
- In the summer before her junior year, Dara completed a media internship for the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Upon graduation, Dara briefly worked as a summer communications intern for the Kauffmann Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Miserable in the midwest (where she grew up) she saved up enough money to move back out east.
- In October 2009, Dara moved to Washington, DC, to work for America’s Voice — an organization that fights for immigration reform. Hired as a program associate, she quickly moved up to become a senior policy associate.
- When Vox was created in 2014, Lind became a staff writer for the online news source, focusing on immigration and the justice system.
- In 2017, she became a senior reporter covering the same topics. She is also a regular host on Vox’s podcast, The Weeds.
Fun Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Before committing to life as a journalist, Dara considered a career in communications, public relations, or marketing.
- While a junior in college, Dara competed in the Jeopardy College Championships, losing in the quarterfinalist rounds after betting it all on Final Jeopardy. The answer that eliminated her: “Only 50 years old when he left office, he was our nation’s youngest ex-president.” The correct question was Teddy Roosevelt, while Dara guessed John Quincy Adams.
- From a family of high achievers, Dara’s brother was a semifinalist for the National Merit Scholarship; one of around 16,000 cut down from over 1.5 million candidates. He was also part of a team that placed first in the 2008 Hamilton County Envirothon.
Damn, Dara Lind is smart!
I appreciate Ms Lind’s education
Ms Lind does express herself well
Ms Lind’s discussion explanation of proof of citizenship for the US Census left me with many questions
Ms Lind stated that illegal immigrants would not reply to the US census request
I am confused by the word “illegal”
If I were illegal in Monaco or any other country I would not respond
It appears the question comes to the word “illegal” and “legal immigrant”
Also, there is the discussion about the USA legal citizens supporting paying for via present taxes for anyone who wishes to come to the USA whether legal or not
A great discussion would be to specifically provide the amount of money generated by the USA taxpayers and what is done with that money generated
Then the next discussion would be from the tax generated why do we have “legal” USA citizens who are homeless
Then a discussion of what about the “legal” USA citizens who do not want to work but receive housing, food, clothing, health care
For each group of “legal” USA citizens what is the cost of the USA tax base and how much if any is left over
If there is money left then a discussion of how we can support those who wish to live in the USA
These seem like simple discussions, simple accounting
Either we have the tax money generated or we do not
Once that is revealed then the decision would be, do we tax the USA legal citizens more to pay for those who want to live in the USA?