According to the Department of Homeland Security, the freeze is a response to a New York state law that limits cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. Host Marco Werman speaks with Theresa Cardinal Brown, a former DHS adviser under presidents Bush and Obama who is now with the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, DC.
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