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President Biden Works to Undo Trump's Immigration Policies

President Biden Works to Undo Trump's Immigration Policies

FromKQED's The California Report


President Biden Works to Undo Trump's Immigration Policies

FromKQED's The California Report

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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Feb 3, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

President Joe Biden signed several executive orders on immigration Tuesday, including one that creates a task force to reunify migrant families separated by the Trump administration. 
Reporter: Michelle Wiley, KQED

President Biden recently signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to stop contracting with private prisons. What impact could this have on detention facilities here in California? 
Reporter: Benjamin Purper, KVCR

As the COVID-19 surge slowly subsides in our hospitals, the state public health department says nurse staffing ratios will begin to return to normal. Hospitals desperate to find enough staff during the surge applied for waivers allowing nurses to care for more patients than they normally would. 
Reporter: Jackie Fortiér, KPCC

Dealing with COVID skeptics in your family isn't easy. Take it from one L.A. journalist who’s been working at it with his dad this past year. He consistently provided his father with accurate information about COVID-related health risks, and even convinced him to get the vaccine. 
Guest: Gustavo Arellano, L.A. Times

California's outgoing Attorney General Xavier Becerra has filed a brief with a federal appeals court, arguing the federal government should be allowed to enforce its robocall ban for the years 2015-2020.
Reporter: Rachael Myrow, KQED
Released:
Feb 3, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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