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Back to EpisodesThe most consequential immigration policy you’ve probably never heard of.
Description
Almost 30 years ago, President Bill Clinton signed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act into law. This policy would have far-reaching implications and ripple effects that are still present today. Here to explain are two beloved Weeds alumni: Dara Lind and Dylan Matthews.
References:
(2016) The disastrous, forgotten 1996 law that created today's immigration problem
(2016) "If the goal was to get rid of poverty, we failed": the legacy of the 1996 welfare reform
(2021) Time Machine: Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
Credits:
Jonquilyn Hill, host
Sofi LaLonde, producer
Cristian Ayala, engineer
A.M. Hall, editorial director of talk podcasts
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