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Immigration, Nuance, and a Leonhardt Vault Cut
31 minutes Posted Sep 6, 2025 at 4:00 pm.
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It's the Saturday Show: one from the week, one from the vault. Mike revisits his take on immigration—spurred by a CNN piece and a Pesca Profundities post—arguing the media too often flattens a hard issue into easy labels. Courts have now allowed parts of Trump's approach, forcing a distinction between "shameful" and "unconstitutional." From the vault, David Leonhardt on why Democrats' stance can sound like "more is good, less is racist. Come See Mike Pesca at Open Debate

Produced by Corey Wara

Production Coordinator Ashley Khan

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