Trump's parallels with Nixon, and the growing fight against Trump's travel ban

After President Trump ordered to bar people from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the US, some travelers were detained at airports over the weekend. Silicon Valley is also worried about how this will affect their workers, may who are foreign-born and rely on H-1B visas. Also, might Trump be repeating some of Richard Nixon’s mistakes?

Photo courtesy; Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a hangar at Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa, Arizona December 16, 2015. (Gage Skidmore)

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Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Amy Ta, Michell Eloy