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    To the Point

    Campaign promises aren't all made to be broken

    Candidate Trump said he'd build that wall on the Mexican border and crackdown on "sanctuary" cities that harbor undocumented immigrants. As President, he's ordering implementation — despite massive cost, dispute about whether America will be safer — and civil liberties issues.

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    By Warren Olney • Jan 26, 2017 • 1 min read

    Candidate Trump said he'd build that wall on the Mexican border and crackdown on "sanctuary" cities that harbor undocumented immigrants. As President, he's ordering implementation — despite massive cost, dispute about whether America will be safer — and civil liberties issues. He doesn't need any new legislation to build the wall, but lawyers are lining up to argue about withholding federal money from sanctuary cities. It's still not clear what's in store for "dreamers" — who were brought here illegally as children and don't know any other country.

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    Trump's executive order begins his immigration crackdown
    1. 1:28Mexican President Peña Nieto cancels US trip after Twitter battle
    2. 8:02Campaign promises aren't all made to be brokenYou’re reading this
    3. 41:51A government untethered from the truth?
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      KCRW

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      Gideon Brower

      Independent Producer

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      Stephen Legomsky

      Washington University School of Law

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      Josh Blackman

      South Texas College of Law / Cato Institute

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      Mike Stoker

      agricultural law attorney

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Trump's executive order begins his immigration crackdown
    1. 1:28Mexican President Peña Nieto cancels US trip after Twitter battle
    2. 8:02Campaign promises aren't all made to be brokenYou’re reading this
    3. 41:51A government untethered from the truth?
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