Trump's Immigration Reform, Lost Apples, Wearing Our Emotions

Analysis of GOP Immigration Proposal Guest: Charles Kuck, Atlanta-based Immigration Attorney, Former President of the National American Immigration Lawyers Association President Trump has endorsed a plan to cut legal immigration to the US in half over the next decade. Instead of granting legal residency to more than a million people each year as the US currently does, that number would drop to 500,000. And instead of giving most of those green cards based on who already has family in the US to reunite with, President Trump wants to focus on what immigrants can offer the economy:  “This competitive application process will favor applicants who can speak English, financially support themselves and their families and demonstrate skills that would contribute to our economy. The RAISE Act prevents new migrants and new immigrants from collecting welfare and protects US workers from being displaced.” Let’s get a nuts-and-bolts look at what these changes would mean for immigrants already in the US and those looking to come here. “From the Vaults” Lewis Carroll Guest: Jamie Horrocks, PhD, Assistant Professor of English, Brigham Young University As part of our regular series “From the Vaults,” let’s explore some fantastical illustrations in BYU’s Special Collections archive. They’re from Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” Did you know that surrealist painter Salvador Dalí illustrated a copy? Special Collections has his version—which makes the strange tale even “curiouser and curiouser.” The BYU holdings also include an 1886 edition with the original illustrations by John Tenniel.   The Apple-Orchard Sleuth Guest: David Benscoter, Retired Investigator for the FBI and United States Treasury David Benscoter retired from the FBI and turned his sleuthing skills to . . . apples. There used to be 17,000 varieties of apples in North America, but now you can find only about a dozen at your local grocer. David Benscoter combs abandoned orchards to find lost apple varieties and then works with Washington State University horticulturists to bring them back. Reading Your Customers’ Emotions Guest: Elliot Hedman, PhD, Founder and Chief Experience Designer of mPath If retailers knew what we’re feeling when we walk into a store - what displays interest us, what annoys us - they could probably get us to buy more stuff. If teachers had the same ability, they could be more effective at helping kids learn. A start-up called mPath, born out of MIT’s Media Lab has a system that gets close to doing just that. They can’t read your mind, but they can read your basic emotions with a sensor that you wear on your hand and a camera mounted on a pair of glasses to show where you’re looking. Parent Previews – Dark Tower Guest: Rod Gustafson, Reviewer at ParentPreviews.com http://parentpreviews.com/ A beloved Stephen King story is in theaters now – The Dark Tower features a boy with a powerful mind, a killer responsible for defending mankind, and a slimy villain played by Matthew McConaughey. But fans of the Stephen King books are not loving this film adaptation. Better Way to Make Star Vocalists Guests: Diane Reich, DM, Associate Professor of Vocal Performance, BYU; Michael Johnson, Technology Consultant, BYU’s Center for Teaching and Learning; Dave Brown, BYU Technology Transfer Office Rebecca Pedersen is the latest BYU singer to win the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. The road to winning an award like that includes a lot of practice and a lot of singing in front of juries who rate your performance and offer feedback. Several years ago, some BYU vocal performance professors wondered if there might be a better way to manage those auditions and track their students' progress better. At the time, they were doing what most vocal programs do – tracking it all on paper, even in 2017.