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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    More migrants reaching blue cities: Crisis for Biden administration

    More buses of migrants are arriving in LA, NY, Chicago, Boston, and other left-leaning cities, sparking tension between city Democrats and the Biden administration.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 5, 2023 • 1 min read

    More buses of migrants are arriving in LA, NY, Chicago, Boston, and other left-leaning cities, sparking tension between city Democrats and the Biden administration.

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    CA leads US in offering advanced degrees to people behind bars
    1. 0:00More migrants reaching blue cities: Crisis for Biden administrationYou’re reading this
    2. 9:35Inflation is easing. Americans still think the economy is bad
    3. 18:28Republicans in AL and FL must redraw districts to empower Black voters
    4. 26:49Behind bars, Californians are still earning bachelor’s degrees
    5. 36:35‘The OC’ didn’t talk down to teens, but it gave Tijuana a bad rap
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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    CA leads US in offering advanced degrees to people behind bars
    1. 0:00More migrants reaching blue cities: Crisis for Biden administrationYou’re reading this
    2. 9:35Inflation is easing. Americans still think the economy is bad
    3. 18:28Republicans in AL and FL must redraw districts to empower Black voters
    4. 26:49Behind bars, Californians are still earning bachelor’s degrees
    5. 36:35‘The OC’ didn’t talk down to teens, but it gave Tijuana a bad rap
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand