Miriam Obeidallah: I have very little hope for the future of the country. Our democratic system is under direct threat. Democracy is much more fragile than I realize. As the politics heat up, we're going to need some clarity. The election is rigged. And what happens in November won't just be about Joe Biden.
Last week, nearly 50 Venezuelan migrants showed up, without warning, on the wealthy island of Martha’s Vineyard.
Their arrival was the culmination of a monthslong strategy by two of the United States’ most conservative governors to lay the issue of undocumented immigration at Democrats’ doorstep.
How has this strategy played out and what has it meant for the migrants caught in the middle?
Guest: Miriam Jordan, a national correspondent covering immigration for The New York Times.
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