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    Trump, immigration orders and the fear of mass deportation

    As a candidate, Donald Trump promised a "deportation force," and recent roundups are creating high anxiety among millions of immigrants.  We'll look at the consequences for human rights, constitutional law, and the need for labor in fields, factories and elsewhere.

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    By Warren Olney • Feb 13, 2017 • 51m Listen

    Photo: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement

    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 1:21

      California's Oroville Dam in crisis

      After years of drought, Northern California is threatened by too much water. Specifically, damaged spillways for the Oroville Dam could unleash a 30-foot wall of water, and more than 100,000 people have been ordered to evacuate from the flood plains of the Feather River.

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      7 min
    2. 7:54

      President Trump says he's making good on a campaign promise

      There's "fear and panic" among America's 11 million undocumented immigrants among reports of hundreds of recent raids and round-ups by federal agents. While such actions are being called "routine" by immigration officials, President Trump is claiming the credit.

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      34 min
    3. 42:15

      Outlawing 'fake news' in Europe evokes "1984"

      What's worse, fake news or laws to criminalize fake news?

      Read the story
      9 min
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Jenny Hamel

      KCRW

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      Christine Detz

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

      NewsNationalPolitics

    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 1:217 min

      California's Oroville Dam in crisis

    2. 7:5434 min

      President Trump says he's making good on a campaign promise

    3. 42:159 min

      Outlawing 'fake news' in Europe evokes "1984"

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