KQED NEWSROOM: Silicon Valley Response on Immigration, Congressman Ro Khanna, Border Report

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Channel: KQED News · 2017 · News & Politics

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Congressman Ro Khanna 
Congressman Ro Khanna (D- Silicon Valley) weighs in on immigration policy, job creation and federal funding for California. He joins Scott Shafer.

Silicon Valley Response on Immigration
Several Silicon Valley companies, including Alphabet, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft, drafted a joint letter opposing Pres. Donald Trump’s executive order limiting immigration and travel to the U.S. Recode Executive Editor Kara Swisher and KQED Silicon Valley Senior Editor Queena Kim join Thuy Vu.

Border Report
KQED host and reporter John Sepulvado spent the week in San Diego, where he talked with residents about Pres. Trump’s proposed new wall and the executive order limiting travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries. He joins Thuy Vu.

Sports and Politics
This Sunday, an iconic American beer brewer will debut a Superbowl ad that weighs in on immigration policy. But not all political commentary is welcome in athletics. Monica Lam talks with prominent athletes and activists including Jim Brown, Tommie Smith, Danielle Slaton and Harry Edwards about the intersection of sports and politics.

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