Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Immigration Hurdle, the “Latino Ferguson,” and Vietnam Then and Now
A federal judge in Texas has halted, at least temporarily, President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. What will happen for the undocumented people preparing to apply for the programs this week? Also, a look at the shooting death of an unarmed 35-year-old man by the police in Pasco, Washington: a “Latino Ferguson”?
By Madeleine Brand • • 52m ListenA federal judge in Texas has halted President Obama’s executive actions on immigration. So what happens now for undocumented people who would’ve started sending in applications for one of the president’s programs tomorrow? Then, a look at the police shooting of an unarmed 35-year-old man in Pasco, Washington; it’s being called the “Latino Ferguson.” Next, we take a trip across the country to the Westminster Dog Show, which culminates tonight with the crowning of one canine as the “best in show.” What are the politics of a dog show? Continuing our weeklong series of interviews with the filmmakers behind this year’s Oscar-nominated documentaries, Madeleine speaks with Rory Kennedy, director of Last Days in Vietnam. The film chronicles the fall of Saigon in 1975. Finally, we fast-forward to contemporary Vietnam: How has it changed in the last 40 years?
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5 storiesImmigration Ruling Explainer
President Obama’s executive actions on immigration just hit a big snag. A federal judge in Texas temporarily halted two programs that make up the heart of of the president’s actions. The programs would’ve protected millions of undocumented people from deportation, and one was set to start taking applications tomorrow. So, what happens now?
Read the story9 minThe “Latino Ferguson”
Last week, Antonio Zambrano-Montes was shot and killed by police in the small city of Pasco, in Washington State. A cell phone video of the shooting has outraged the local Latino community. Zambrano-Montes had been throwing rocks at cars and police.
Read the story8 minBest in Show
Across the country, in snowy New York City, things are heating up at Madison Square Garden. More than 2,800 dogs are competing in this year’s Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Tonight, one of them will be crowned “Best In Show,” the event’s highest honor. We catch up on the spectacle of it all.
Read the story7 min“Last Days in Vietnam”
There’s an iconic picture that symbolizes the end of the Vietnam War: A helicopter sits on the roof of what most people believe is the U.S. Embassy in Saigon. A long line of people stand on a ladder leading to the roof and a man reaches out to help the first of them aboard.
Read the story15 minNowadays in Vietnam
From the capture of Saigon, which marked the end of the Vietnam War, we fast forward 40 years to the present day. Saigon, now called Ho Chi Minh City, is virtually unrecognizable from how it looked in 1975. It’s a thriving, modern metropolis of nearly 8 million people.
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