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Sep 5, 2017

09/05/2017: Dreamers aren’t taking jobs

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced President Donald Trump’s decision today to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, an Obama-era rule protecting undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. Sessions argued, without evidence, that the 800,000 or so Dreamers harmed the labor force. We’ll start the show today looking into that claim. Then: Congress is back to work, and topping its long list of priorities is disaster relief. The House is taking up the first bit tomorrow, and we’ll talk about what that $7.8 billion will buy. Plus: We hear a lot about tax brackets, but what do you really know about them? We’re here to help.

Activists rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in front of the White House on Aug. 30.
Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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by Kai Ryssdal and Emily Henderson
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by Adriene Hill
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There's a whole lot of misinformation out there about how taxes are figured.
Are Dreamers job stealers?
by Tracey Samuelson
The fate of 800,000 so-called Dreamers is in question today after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program put in place under President Obama. The program gives undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children the ability to study and work here while protecting them from […]
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by Dan Gorenstein
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09/05/2017: Dreamers aren’t taking jobs

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Segments From This Episode

Building bridges and fighting division in small town America

Tax brackets and why you shouldn’t fear a raise

Are Dreamers job stealers?

First Harvey aid package for immediate needs, not long-term recovery

South Korea may buy billions of dollars’ worth of U.S. weaponry

No, you aren’t crazy, airline seats are getting smaller

To fix Obamacare, look back at another health care battle

Music from the episode