Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Trump's new immigration rules and unconventional phone calls
What’s next for the more than a million undocumented estimated to live in LA and Orange Counties? President Trump’s unscripted phone calls with world leaders are making State Department veterans nervous.
By Madeleine Brand • • 50m ListenPhoto credit; U.S. border patrol agent Alessio Faccin walks along the border fence separating Mexico from the United States near Calexico, California, U.S. February 8, 2017. Picture taken February 8, 2017. (Mike Blake/ Reuters)
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5 storiesPhoenix woman becomes lightning rod for Trump's new policy on undocumented immigrants
Garcia de Rayos was deported after showing up for a routine meeting with a local immigration officer. In past years, officials reviewed her case, then released her. But this time was different because we have a new president. And President Trump signed an executive order in January that expanded the definition of criminal aliens.
Read the story10 minState Dept. nervous about Trump's unconventional phone calls
In a recent leaked call with France’s president, Trump reportedly went on a tirade about China and NATO. Phone conversations with other countries like Germany, Mexico and Russia have State Department officials concerned about the future of diplomacy.
Read the story8 minMayor Garcetti aims to make LA 3 degrees cooler
Climate models show that LA will keep getting hotter. Mayor Garcetti wants to do something about it -- reduce our average temperature by 3 degrees over the next 20 years. We find out how.
Read the story10 minToday's anger rooted in Enlightenment ideas of democracy
These days, there’s populist anger behind Donald Trump’s election, anger against immigrants and refugees. There’s ISIS and terrorism. If all this seems unprecedented, it isn’t. A new book traces the roots of our current fury.
Read the story16 minRequired for US entry: social media passwords?
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly told Congress that his department is getting more serious about the vetting process, which means travelers from certain countries might have to hand over their social media passwords before entering the US.
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