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On the Ballot: An Immigration System Most Americans Never Wanted

On the Ballot: An Immigration System Most Americans Never Wanted

Update: 2024-10-294
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If Donald J. Trump wins next week’s election, it will be in large part because voters embraced his message that the U.S. immigration system is broken.

David Leonhardt, a senior writer at The New York Times, tells the surprising story of how that system came to be.

Guest: David Leonhardt, a senior writer at The New York Times who runs The Morning.

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On the Ballot: An Immigration System Most Americans Never Wanted

On the Ballot: An Immigration System Most Americans Never Wanted

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