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    To the Point

    Will immigrant round-ups make America safer?

    President Trump has given enforcement agents new authority to arrest almost any undocumented immigrant — even if they're working and paying taxes. Critics say that's a license to pick the "low-hanging fruit," rather than doing the hard work of finding drug dealers and gang members who really are dangerous.

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    By Warren Olney • Feb 23, 2017 • 1 min read

    President Trump has given enforcement agents new authority to arrest almost any undocumented immigrant — even if they're working and paying taxes. Critics say that's a license to pick the "low-hanging fruit," rather than doing the hard work of finding drug dealers and gang members who really are dangerous. Agents themselves say they've been freed from various limits imposed by the Obama Administration, so they're finally able to do their jobs. We hear about that argument, the likely crowding of courts and detention centers and the climate of fear in immigrant communities.

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    Aggressive new measures to detain, deport undocumented immigrants
    1. 1:23Arizona seeks to quell protests
    2. 7:57Will immigrant round-ups make America safer?You’re reading this
    3. 41:05An old drug gets a ridiculously high price….again
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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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      Christine Detz

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Jenny Hamel

      KCRW

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Aggressive new measures to detain, deport undocumented immigrants
    1. 1:23Arizona seeks to quell protests
    2. 7:57Will immigrant round-ups make America safer?You’re reading this
    3. 41:05An old drug gets a ridiculously high price….again
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