Amy Goodman
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Mexican Writer Valeria Luiselli on Child Refugees & Rethinking the Language Around Immigration
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19:46Now PlayingAs President Trump continues to vow a crackdown against immigration and immigrants living inside the United States, we turn a new book described by the Texas Observer as "the First MustRead Book of the Trump Era." The book is titled "Tell Me How It EndsAn Essay in 40 Questions" by Mexicanborn author Valeria Luiselli. Luiselli is one of the most acclaimed young Mexican writers. She recently spent time as a volunteer interpreter for dozens of Central American child migrants here in the United States who risked their lives crossing Mexico to seek refuge in the U.S. For more, we speak with Valeria Luiselli.
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