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What the government pays for at the border
Mar 6, 2019

What the government pays for at the border

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America's trade deficit, one of President Trump's favorite bugbears, is way up. Crossing into the U.S. across the southern border doubled form the same time last year, and officials say the money allocated to protect the border doesn't match the reality on the ground. Plus, we take a look at the fascinating world of selling insurance — no, really.

Today's show is sponsored by VistaprintAmazon Web Services and Clearbanc.

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Brian Hastings, chief of operations for the US Border Patrol, briefs the media on the 2019 migration statistics, on March 5, 2019 in Washington, DC.
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America’s trade deficit, one of President Trump’s favorite bugbears, is way up. Crossing into the U.S. across the southern border doubled form the same time last year, and officials say the money allocated to protect the border doesn’t match the reality on the ground. Plus, we take a look at the fascinating world of selling insurance — no, really.

Today’s show is sponsored by VistaprintAmazon Web Services and Clearbanc.

The team

Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Brian Allison Engineer
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer