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What's the real relationship between immigration and crime?

Hosted by Madeleine Brand Feb. 22, 2017

People participate in a protest march calling for human rights and dignity for immigrants, in Los Angeles, February 18, 2017. (Lucy Nicholson/ Reuters)

From this Episode:

Do immigrants increase crime?

One of Donald Trump’s executive orders states that undocumented immigrants “present a significant threat to national security and public safety.” The Department of Homeland...

9 min, 48 sec

Hurdles to hiring 15,000 more immigration enforcement agents

A Department of Homeland Security memo calls for 5,000 new Border Patrol agents and 10,000 new Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents. But hiring that many new people is...

7 min, 31 sec

What happens when the levees break?

Northern California is feeling a little relief today after days of rainfall. Integral to the state’s protection from flooding is a vast system of levees; California relies...

6 min, 37 sec

Hedge fund manager eludes persecution, walks away with $10 billion

Steven Cohen is one of the world’s richest men. For years, prosecutors tried to tie him to insider trading violations but failed. A new book, “Black Edge,” tells the story.

16 min, 31 sec

Mall food court goes gourmet

When you think of a mall food court, you probably think of greasy pizza and Wetzel’s Pretzels? Well food courts are growing up, and one of the most interesting can be found...

6 min, 35 sec

Credits

Host:
Madeleine Brand

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

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