How Trump closed the border

Explain It to Me

Sep 15, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 456

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Episode description

Rep. Veronica Escobar joins Jane, Dara, and Matt to talk about Texas politics and the use of the pandemic as a pretext to clamp down on asylum.

Guest:

Rep. Veronica Escobar (@RepEscobar) US Congresswoman from Texas' 16th Congressional District

Hosts:

Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Senior Correspondent, Vox

Jane Coaston (@cjane87), Senior politics correspondent, Vox

Meredith Haggerty (@manymanywords), Deputy Editor, The Goods

Credits:

Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer

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