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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Did the collapse of immigration reform give rise to Trump?

    Immigration has been one of the most contentious issues this election season. The nation is starkly divided along party lines when it comes to the issue. But in 2012, there was a glimmer of hope for immigration reform – a bipartisan group of eight members of Congress came up with a workable plan to fix the immigration system. It failed.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 15, 2016 • 1 min read

    Immigration has been one of the most contentious issues this election season. The nation is starkly divided along party lines when it comes to the issue. But in 2012, there was a glimmer of hope for immigration reform – a bipartisan group of eight members of Congress came up with a workable plan to fix the immigration system. It failed. How did that effort collapse and did that give rise to Donald Trump?

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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    2 of 4
    Who are California’s multi-millionaire campaign donors?
    1. 0:30The California multi-millionaires spending big this election
    2. 10:32Did the collapse of immigration reform give rise to Trump?You’re reading this
    3. 20:21Web roundup: Colin Powell email leak, Snowden pardon campaign
    4. 28:45Doug Aitken brings his large-scale installations inside at MOCA
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