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What happens when the government considers America a country club for which they control membership and not a democracy that is supposed to welcome all? Join Emi MacLean, senior staff attorney at the ACLU of Northern California, in a discussion about the repercussions of a recent Supreme Court ruling and the urgent need for comprehensive immigration reform. Episode Guest: Emi MacLean, senior attorney at the ACLU of Northern California Host: Carmen King, senior communications strategist, ACLU of Northern California Production Credits: Produced by the ACLU of Northern California Executive Producer: Candice Francis Producer: Jarrod Sport Senior Producer: Joanne Jennings Senior Editor: Tammerlin Drummond Digital Media Producer Virginia Reinhart Music by Renzo Gorrio Art Design: Annabelle Ison Administrative Specialist: Kevin Fonseca LEARN MORE: Temporary Protected Status - ACLU of Northern California The Fight is Not Over: Clear the Path to Legal Status - ACLU of Northern California After This Supreme Court Term, We're Doubling Down on America's Founding Promise Mullin v. Dahlia Doe - ACLU of Northern California Garro Pinchi, et al. v. Noem, et al. - ACLU of Northern California Immigrants' Rights - ACLU of Northern California The Death of a Young Haitian's American Dream | The New Yorker
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