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When it comes to immigration in the U.S., the news is constant and can be hard to process. Under President Trump, the rules and norms around immigration are rapidly changing.

Podcast · By WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR · English · Official site

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Sep 9, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 9, 2026

    Yemeni coffee shops offer a new kind of third space (opens the original)

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    There's been a boom of Yemeni and Middle Eastern coffee shops in Milwaukee and across the country. Many of them are run by immigrants. They’ve become a gathering place for Muslim Americans and others looking for a late-night hangout that doesn’t revolve around alcohol.

  2. Episode · Aug 26, 2026

    She fled El Salvador and built a life in Milwaukee. Then, Trump’s immigration crackdown began (opens the original)

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    President Trump has ramped up an aggressive immigration policy – one that targets people without criminal records, and even people with pending asylum claims or visa applications. In Milwaukee, there may not be a clearer example than Yessenia Ruano.

  3. Episode · Aug 12, 2026

    How El Salvador is aiding Trump’s deportation campaign (opens the original)

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    El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has become an important figure in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, forming an alliance that is shaping deportation efforts in the U.S. A journalist covering El Salvador and a human rights advocate share what we know about what's happening.

  4. Episode · Jul 29, 2026

    US at 50: Unintended consequences (opens the original)

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    Fifty years ago, the face of immigration in the U.S. was undergoing a major shift, from largely European immigrants to many more from Asia and Latin America. It was because of the “the bill of unintended consequences” -- a 1965 law that reshaped who was allowed to immigrate to the U.S., and who was criminalized.

  5. Episode · Jul 16, 2026

    US at 100: The making of the southern border (opens the original)

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    Our series about the U.S.’s immigration history continues, with a look back 100 years ago. That’s when many immigrants migrated north from Mexico for the promise of a better life. What waited for people at this new border? And what did it take to fulfill the promise of a new America?

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