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Exploring the Recent History of U.S. Immigration Backlashes
Season 1
Episode 7
Immigration policy has exposed the sharp divisions of the Trump era more clearly than any other issue. The controversies echo an anti-immigration movement 25 years ago in California.
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8:52
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4:22
Andy examines the tropes and clichés politicians use to cling to power after a scandal.

11:48
President Trump’s efforts to clamp down on White House leaks have echoes of Nixon.

12:24
Vaccine skepticism was fed by a discredited 1998 study which still has repercussions today

11:46
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11:01
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4:19
Andy Borowitz looks at the evolution of the myth that the moon landing was faked.

11:03
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12:24
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