Blitzer, Jonathan

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June 28, 2018

42:29

Reporter Covering Immigration Warns Government Is 'Ill Equipped' To Reunite Families

New Yorker writer Jonathan Blitzer has been in El Paso, Texas, reporting on immigration and family separation. "I've been meeting women who are crying so violently they can barely speak," he says.

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Jonathan Blitzer

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February 15, 2018

43:59

Trump Uses MS-13 To 'Sell Draconian Overhauls Of Border Issues,' Journalist Says

New Yorker writer Jonathan Blitzer says President Trump uses the notorious gang to paint a portrait of rampant criminality among immigrants — and to frame the broader immigration debate.

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Jonathan Blitzer

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Reporter Covering Immigration Warns Government Is 'Ill Equipped' To Reunite Families

Trump Uses MS-13 To 'Sell Draconian Overhauls Of Border Issues,' Journalist Says

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