A ‘third way’ for immigration reform, Part 2

June 13, 2018 by

White House Chronicle, Show #10023
Air Date: June 8, 2018
Host: Llewellyn King
Guests: Sean O’Neill, Immigrant Tax Inquiry Group; Isabel Sanchez, Coalition of the Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles; Stephen Entin, Tax Foundation; and Jayesh Rathod, American University Washington School of Law
Topic: A ‘third way’ for immigration reform, Part 2

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Llewellyn King

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Linda Gasparello

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