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    The Future of Immigration under a President Trump

    Two of Donald Trump's most hotly debated proposals are a ban on the entry of any Muslims into the country and the deportation of all undocumented workers. We get some legal surprises and some astonishing estimates of logistical challenges and impact on the size of government.

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    By Warren Olney • May 11, 2016 • 52m Listen

    Two of Donald Trump's most hotly debated proposals are a ban on the entry of any Muslims into the country and the deportation of all undocumented workers. We get some legal surprises and some astonishing estimates of logistical challenges and impact on the size of government.

    Later on the program, it didn't last long, but the fourth largest economy in the world set a kind of record this week for renewable energy.

    Photo: Farhana Quayoum (L), Angel Ouza (C) and Rhima Aoun volunteer at a rally encouraging Arab-Americans to register and vote during this Saturday's democratic presidential caucus, in Dearborn, Michigan. (Rebecca Cook/Reuters)

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    3 stories
    1. 1:50

      Truck Bombs Kill More than 90 in Sadr City, Iraq

      ISIS, the Islamic State, has been losing territory in Iraq. Today it's claiming responsibility for three bombings in Baghdad — at an open market, a police station and a residential neighborhood. At least 93 people are dead and 165 injured according to early estimates.

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      6 min
    2. 8:32

      Reality Checks on The Donald

      Donald Trump has famously contradicted himself many times, but he's been relentlessly consistent on two major proposals. He wants a moratorium on any foreign Muslims entering the country, and he wants all undocumented workers to be deported.

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      33 min
    3. 41:29

      Is Germany Leading the Way on Green Energy Transition?

      It didn't last long, but the fourth largest economy in the world set a kind of record this week for renewable energy.

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      11 min
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Andrea Brody

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

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    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 1:506 min

      Truck Bombs Kill More than 90 in Sadr City, Iraq

    2. 8:3233 min

      Reality Checks on The Donald

    3. 41:2911 min

      Is Germany Leading the Way on Green Energy Transition?

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