The Future of Immigration under a President Trump
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 11 May 2016
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Two of Donald Trump's most hotly debated proposals are a ban on the entry of any Muslims into the country and the deportation of all undocumented workers. We get some legal surprises and some astonishing estimates of logistical challenges and impact on the size of government.
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| 0:00.0 | Join left-right and center host Bob Shear for his new podcast, Shear Intelligence. The twice-monthly |
| 0:07.2 | podcast features thinkers and trendsetters in conversation with one of political journalism's leading voices. |
| 0:13.9 | Through the show's unique and sometimes surprising perspectives, you'll get up to speed |
| 0:18.9 | on the current issues shaping the Beltway and the world. |
| 0:23.1 | Find sheer intelligence on KCRW's iTunes page. |
| 0:27.3 | From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point. |
| 0:35.3 | Reality checks on the Donald. |
| 0:40.9 | Hello again. I'm Morgan Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International. |
| 0:44.8 | The daily look at the issues Americans got about most. Donald Trump has famously contradicted |
| 0:49.1 | himself many times, but he's been relentlessly consisted on two major proposals. |
| 0:54.1 | He wants a moratorium on any foreign Muslims entering the country, and he wants all but he's been relentlessly consistent on two major proposals. |
| 0:57.4 | He wants a moratorium on any foreign Muslims entering the country, |
| 1:00.5 | and he wants all undocumented workers to be deported. |
| 1:05.0 | Both are crucial to his base of support, and both have been roundly denounced, |
| 1:07.3 | even by some members of the Republican Party. |
| 1:12.2 | The moratorium has been called both un-American and unconstitutional, but we'll hear about some legal precedents that may surprise you. As to mass deportation, what would it take to |
| 1:17.6 | round up 10 to 12 million people? What would it mean for the size of government and the economy? |
| 1:24.1 | First, here's the news. |
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