Despite an attempt by early Republican front-runners to define their presidential campaigns by a willingness to compromise on U.
S. immigration policy,ultimately it was Donald Trump's brand of closed-door nationalism that best rallied the GOP electorate. But while chants of "build a wall" were never meant to act as a conversation starter for a deeper debate, the emotionally charged discourse often obscures the realities of the United States' relationship with non-citizens.
As the House of Representatives yesterday voted to pass two controversial measures aimed at deterring more people from crossing into the U.
S., or it's worth stepping back and trying to understand the intricacies of the myriad (a very large number) policies that govern the lives of the millions of people living here illegally. Randy Capps,the director of research for U.
S. Programs at the Migration Policy Institute, helps bring focus to a misunderstood subject.
This segment is hosted by Todd Zwillich.
Source: thetakeaway.org