The American Dreamer: DACA in the Supreme Court
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🗓️ 12 November 2019
⏱️ 22 minutes
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The Trump administration has long wanted to scrap the “Dreamers” scheme, which allowed illegal immigrants who came as youths to stay in America. The question is whether the programme’s founding was legal. An emissions debate has infuriated Dutch farmers, and the debacle may threaten Holland’s long history of calm negotiation. And we ask why Disney wants to enter the cut-throat business of video-on-demand. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/radiooffer
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 0:09.5 | Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:18.0 | Dutch farmers are angry. One drove his tractor into a local legislator during protests |
| 0:23.5 | last month. They disagree with European regulators about emissions and the dispute may threaten |
| 0:29.4 | Holland's long history of calm collective negotiation. |
| 0:35.3 | And today, Disney launches its streaming service Disney Plus. It's been buying up streaming |
| 0:40.9 | expertise and content intending to sell subscriptions cheap. The real value for Disney will be in |
| 0:46.4 | getting lots of customers and their data in one magical place. |
| 0:56.0 | We've just stepped up though. |
| 1:00.2 | Today, America's Supreme Court will begin considering whether President Donald Trump |
| 1:04.6 | in end the Obama era immigration program deferred action for childhood arrivals better known |
| 1:09.5 | as DACA. DACA was a landmark presidential initiative after successive presidents had |
| 1:15.0 | struggled for decades to get bipartisan agreement on immigration reform. |
| 1:20.1 | These are young people who study in our schools. They play in our neighborhoods. |
| 1:25.1 | They're friends with our kids. They pledge allegiance to our flag. |
| 1:31.8 | In 2012, the president gave up on passing legislation through Congress and announced an executive |
| 1:37.0 | order. He created a program for young people who had been brought to the country illegally |
| 1:41.6 | when they were under 16, allowing them to work and study. |
| 1:45.0 | Let's be clear, this is not amnesty, this is not immunity, this is not a path to citizenship. |
| 1:53.8 | It's not a permanent fix. |
| 1:57.2 | Since then, the program has helped about 800,000 people, often known as dreamers. And it's |
| 2:02.8 | been broadly popular. But it was denounced by some as presidential overreach. When |
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