Biden border wall, Cryptocurrency crash

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Nicaraguan migrants walk near the US-Mexico border, in Algodones, Baja California, Mexico.
Nicaraguan migrants Emanuel Mendoza, Edgar Sequeira, Benjamin Villalta, Aura Berrios and Juana Orozco, walk near the US-Mexico border, in Algodones, Baja California, Mexico, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. The group walked to the US border, turned themselves in to the border patrol and asked for asylum. Felix Marquez/AP Photo

An immigration policy expert joins us to explain why the Biden administration is moving forward with additional border wall construction. Then, an author shares his new book documenting how cryptocurrency grew quickly before crashing.

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Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
  • Lorin Cox Producer
  • Beatrice Lawrence Producer
  • Jeronimo Cortina Guest
  • Zeke Faux Guest

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