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episode 483: The job nobody wants
Dara and Matt on Biden’s choice to run Homeland Security and the many challenges he’ll face.
Resources:
"Biden picks Alejandro Mayorkas, a son of Jewish Cuban refugees, to lead the Department of Homeland Security" by Nick Miroff and
Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post
"How an Obama appointee helped influential Democrats get visas for rich immigrants" by Dara Lind, Vox
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Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias), Slowboring.com
Dara Lind (@DLind), Immigration Reporter, ProPublica
Jeff Geld, (@jeff_geld), Editor and Producer
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