Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018

The Daily

• Episode: Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018
• Website: The Daily
• Feed URL: http://rss.art19.com/the-daily
• Duration: 00:22:19
• Published: 2018-01-23 11:47

President Trump’s plan to build a “big, beautiful wall” between the United States and Mexico has become the ultimate symbol of a hard-line immigration policy. So why, as Congress voted to end a government shutdown and take up the issue of immigration, have Democrats suggested that they would agree to fund the wall if Republicans protect the Dreamers?

Guest: Julie Hirschfeld Davis, a White House correspondent for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.