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Brian Lehrer Weekend: Immigrants Define 'American'
This Presidential election cycle has been dominated by talk about what is on the voters’ minds but the campaign coverage has featured very few voices actual voters. The Brian Lehrer Show opened the phones this week for a series of evening call-in specials to encourage the vital national conversations we need to be having.
Here is our favorite from the week, in case you missed it.
Pre-Convention Conversation: Immigrants Define "American"
Guests included Jose Antonio Vargas, founder of Define American and #EmergingUS, Aasif Mandvi, Indian-American comedian, and Melissa Mark-Viverito, speaker of the New York City Council.
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