Jonathan Blitzer

staff writer at The New Yorker covering immigration

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Jonathan Blitzer is a contributing writer to the New Yorker.

Jonathan Blitzer on KCRW

With immigration a top issue in the presidential election, KCRW looks at plans from Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, plus the reality for migrants on the ground.

What happens at US-Mexico border is only 1 part of immigration story

With immigration a top issue in the presidential election, KCRW looks at plans from Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, plus the reality for migrants on the ground.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Today is the deadline for the Trump administration to reunite the children and parents who were separated at the border.

Family Reunification Deadline

Today is the deadline for the Trump administration to reunite the children and parents who were separated at the border.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

During President Trump’s State of the Union on Tuesday night, he talked about two teenage girls on Long Island who were murdered by MS-13 gang members in 2016.

How the MS-13 gang spread from Los Angeles to New York

During President Trump’s State of the Union on Tuesday night, he talked about two teenage girls on Long Island who were murdered by MS-13 gang members in 2016.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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