Press Play with Madeleine Brand
DACA recipient empties her savings account to travel to DC for immigration debate
This week, the Senate is debating and voting on an immigration bill -- or bills. Any senator can offer a proposal and then call for a vote. It’s kind of free-for-all, and highly unusual. We talk about this process and what might come out of it.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThis week, the Senate is debating and voting on an immigration bill -- or bills. Any senator can offer a proposal and then call for a vote. It’s kind of free-for-all, and highly unusual. We talk about this process and what might come out of it. We also get a personal story of one DACA recipient, who quit her job and spent her savings to make trips to Washington DC to advocate for a permanent DACA fix.
Andrea Ortiz in Washington DC. Photo courtesy of Ortiz.
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The full episode
1 of 5California DACA recipient fights for permanent fix- 0:00DACA recipient empties her savings account to travel to DC for immigration debateYou’re reading this
- 11:12Eight border wall prototypes: Works of art in themselves?
- 18:46Bribery allegations against Netanyahu involve an Israeli who makes movies in LA
- 28:06'The Loving Generation' explores what it means to be biracial
- 41:12The delights of watching cross country skiing at the Olympics