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‘Political Rewind’ replay: Parsing Georgia’s response to Trump’s DACA decision

A group attends a rally to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in front of the MDC Freedom Tower in Miami, on Tuesday Sept. 5, 2017. (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald via AP)
A group attends a rally to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in front of the MDC Freedom Tower in Miami, on Tuesday Sept. 5, 2017. (Pedro Portal/Miami Herald via AP)
Sept 6, 2017

Today's edition of GPB's "Political Rewind" starts with a discussion of President Donald Trump's decision to end the Obama-era program that prevents young undocumented immigrants from being deported.

It delves into the mixed response from Georgia politicians on the maneuver, the prospects of Congress taking up an immigration overhaul and new calls for a Georgia Republican to resign over his sharp-edged words to a former colleague over Civil War monuments.

If you couldn’t catch it live, click below to listen now:

Today’s panelists: Host Bill Nigut; Charles Kuck, Atlanta immigration attorney; Jackie Gingrich Cushman, a Republican strategist; and yours truly.

About the Author

Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter. He is also an author, TV analyst and co-host of the Politically Georgia podcast.

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