No Quick Fix: Immigration, Middle East Peace, and Women’s Soccer

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🗓️ 24 June 2019

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Immigration and Customs Enforcement was scheduled to target 2,000 families in raids across the country this weekend. But with hours to spare before the raids: President Trump called them off. For now. This is all happening amid renewed focus on conditions for migrants - especially kids - being housed at the border. We’ll break it down. Meanwhile, the US is giving peace in the Middle East another go with a two-day ‘economic workshop’ this week. But the Trump admin isn’t necessarily on everyone’s good side at the moment. We’ll explain why. Also on today’s episode: the USWNT is goals, and a new kind of ‘female Viagra.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Monday, June 24th.
0:03.1	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.5	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why
0:08.3	they matter.
0:09.3	Today we're diving into President Trump's decision to call off planned raids targeting
0:13.0	undocumented immigrants across the U.S.
0:15.6	We'll connect the dots on why Trump pulled a 180 and what it has to do with the situation
0:19.7	at the border with Mexico right now.
0:21.7	Then, it's been called the deal of the century.
0:24.5	But we'll tell you why some major players in the Middle East are saying pass on the White
0:28.3	House's plan for peace.
0:30.0	And finally, a new drug has been approved that could help some women out in the bedroom.
0:34.5	We're here to make your Monday smarter.
0:36.5	Let's skim this.
0:38.7	Today's episode is brought to you by Sun Basket.
0:44.0	The most complicated story today is about immigration.
0:47.7	Last week, President Trump tweeted that millions of undocumented immigrants would be removed
0:51.6	from the U.S.
0:53.1	Americans were planned over the weekend in 10 cities, including New York, Los Angeles,
0:57.2	Chicago, and Atlanta.
0:59.1	They would have targeted 2,000 families who had already received deportation orders.
1:04.2	And they were supposed to start early on Sunday.
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