On immigration, “what if fear is the message?”

President Trump has signed numerous executive orders surrounding immigration, but one in particular put everyone on high alert – a move to end birthright citizenship. While the order is unlikely to stand, what does the pushback to this Constitutional right say about the state of our country, and who stands to benefit from its dissolution? Brittany sits down with NPR’s immigration correspondent Jasmine Garsd and Homeland Security Department and Immigration Policy Reporter Ximena Bustillo to find out.

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