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The job nobody wants

2020-12-01

Dara and Matt on Biden’s choice to run Homeland Security and the many challenges he’ll face.

Resources:

"Biden picks Alejandro Mayorkas, a son of Jewish Cuban refugees, to lead the Department of Homeland Security" by Nick Miroff and 

Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post

"How an Obama appointee helped influential Democrats get visas for rich immigrants" by Dara Lind, Vox

White paper

Hosts:

Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com

Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration Reporter, ProPublica

Credits:

Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer

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