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We the People

President Trump's immigration order: Is it legal?

We the People

National Constitution Center

History, News Commentary, News

4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2017

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Peter Spiro of Temple University and Anil Kalhan of Drexel University explore the best arguments for and against the President's controversial action on refugees and international travel. Get the latest constitutional news, and continue the conversation, on Facebook and Twitter. We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at [email protected]. Please subscribe to We the People and our companion podcast, Live at America’s Town Hall, on iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. We the People is a member of Slate’s Panoply network. Check out the full roster at Panoply.fm. Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit; we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support our work, including this podcast. Visit constitutioncenter.org to learn more. This show was engineered by Jason Gregory and produced by Nicandro Iannacci. Research was provided by Lana Ulrich and Tom Donnelly. The host of We the People is Jeffrey Rosen.

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0:00.0

I'm Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, and welcome

0:08.0

to We The People, a weekly show of constitutional debate.

0:11.6

The National Constitution Center is the only institution in America, chartered by Congress,

0:16.8

to disseminate information about the U.S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis.

0:22.3

And this week we take a deep dive into President Trump's executive order, temporarily

0:27.4

suspending refugee admission to the United States and travel from several countries in the

0:31.4

Middle East.

0:32.4

We'll also look at recent developments

0:34.8

and how the courts may ultimately rule on the important constitutional and

0:39.0

statutory issues. Joining me to discuss this fascinating and important question are two of America's leading

0:44.7

experts on immigration and constitutional law.

0:47.8

Peter Spiro holds the Charles Wiener chair in International Law Temple University

0:52.2

Beasley School of Law.

0:53.9

He's the author of Beyond Citizenship, American Identity After Globalization, and at home in two countries

0:59.7

the past and future of dual citizenship.

1:03.0

Anil Kalan is Associate Professor of Law at the Drexel University, Thomas R. Klein School of Law.

1:08.9

He is chair of the New York City Bar Association's International Human Rights Committee and a visiting scholar

1:14.1

at the Center for the Study of Law and Society at the University of California Berkeley School of

1:19.7

Law.

1:20.7

Peter Anil, thank you so much for joining. Thanks, Jeff.

1:23.0

Glad to be with you.

1:25.0

Thank you for having us.

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