Trump's Immigration Plan

Trump's Immigration Plan

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Radio Archive, Episode 739 , Segment 1

Episode: Trump's Immigration Plan, Starving Polar Bears, Cryonic Body Preservation

  • Feb 2, 2018
  • 22:05 mins

Guest: Charles Kuck, JD, Atlanta-based Immigration Attorney, Former President of the National American Immigration Lawyers Association President Trump’s plan for immigration reform was the centerpiece of his State of the Union Address this week. The plan has vocal critics in all corners of Congress, which seems like a sign that it’s a real compromise. Congress faces some urgency to come up with a plan in the next week – when another budget vote must happen. Democrats have vowed to block that and force another government shutdown if an immigration compromise isn’t in the works. So let’s look at the President’s proposal.

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How Self-Driving Cars Could Prevent Terror Attacks (Originally aired: Nov. 7, 2017)

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Guest: Jeremy Straub, PhD, Professor of Computer Science, North Dakota State University In the last 18 months, terrorists pledging allegiance to ISIS have made trucks their preferred weapons. More than 100 people around the world have been killed in nearly a dozen such attacks, including eight fatalities in New York City last Halloween. When someone uses a gun to kill lots of people, we immediately start debating gun control. Debating “vehicle control” after a terror attack seems preposterous, but what if the focus weren’t on controlling who can drive one? What if we focus on technology that would let the vehicle take control away from the driver who tries to steer the truck into a crowd of people?

Guest: Jeremy Straub, PhD, Professor of Computer Science, North Dakota State University In the last 18 months, terrorists pledging allegiance to ISIS have made trucks their preferred weapons. More than 100 people around the world have been killed in nearly a dozen such attacks, including eight fatalities in New York City last Halloween. When someone uses a gun to kill lots of people, we immediately start debating gun control. Debating “vehicle control” after a terror attack seems preposterous, but what if the focus weren’t on controlling who can drive one? What if we focus on technology that would let the vehicle take control away from the driver who tries to steer the truck into a crowd of people?