As indignation continues to mount on
the right over the gun murder of a 32-year-old white woman named Kate Steinle
in San Francisco last week, allegedly at the hands of an undocumented Mexican
immigrant; Donald Trump, John Ellis "JEB" Bush, and Randal Paul have all used this opportunity
to call for and an end to "sanctuary
city" policies such as the one in San Francisco, which had allowed the
alleged shooter, Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, to roam free despite an
outstanding federal deportation order. Yet, despite the claims being made by the
right, evidence suggests that these laws don't just make cities safer for
illegal immigrants; they make them safer for everyone. Joining me today to discuss the reason why sanctuary city laws are so popular is Josh Harkinson, staff reporter at Mother Jones. You can also follow Josh on twitter.
For the past six years,
Colorado has conducted one of the largest experiments with long-acting birth control to see if teenagers and economically disadvantaged women would accept
free intrauterine devices and implants that prevent pregnancy for years in an
effort to decrease the number of teenagers having children as well as the
number of women seeking abortions.
Joining me today to discuss the program and its startling results is Sabrina Tavernise, science
correspondent for The New York Times
who wrote all about it in the July 7th edition of the paper. You can also follow Sabrina on twitter.
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