Only in America with Ali Noorani

Ali picks apart the twisted deadlock over DACA and the Government funding bill in Congress. And he talks to a prominent Dreamer about her life, and her quest to find funding for college scholarships for thousands of immigrants.

This week, host Ali Noorani examines the challenges ahead as Congress wrestles with the future of the Dreamers. And the CEO of Arizona's Chamber of Commerce, Glenn Hamer, tells him about the indispensable role played by immigrants in the state's booming economy; why the Dreamers must be allowed to stay, and how NAFTA can be a long-term success.

With the fate of thousands of DACA recipients still in the hands of a deadlocked Congress, Ali chats with four members of the Voices of Christian Dreamers, who visited Capitol Hill this week to plea for their American futures.

Ali breaks down the math in the immigration debate on Capitol Hill, and talks to Bernardo Castro, a young Utah dreamer lobbying for an American future for himself and his family. Ali also chats with author Michelle Warren about her latest book, "The Power of Proximity", and  her life in the diverse communities of the Denver, Co. suburbs. 

Ali talks with Dr. Eduardo Padron, the President of Miami-Dade College - America's largest community college. Dr. Padron talks about his optimism for the future of immigrants in the U.S., despite the "ugly rhetoric" currently surrounding the issue. Plus, Ali gives his weekly take on events on Capitol Hill.

Ali visits the cattle plains of Idaho, where thousands of hispanic immigrants have powered the booming dairy economy. But industry leaders fear labor shortages if deportations increase.

Ali talks with the award-winning author Helen Thorpe who spent a school year watching refugee children who'd fled war, famine and disasters flourish in a classroom in Denver, Co. And, as usual, Ali gives his take on events in Congress.

Congress is running out of time to choose what to do with the Dream Act recipients. And Ali goes to Illinois, and hears from the sheriff who changed his mind on immigration.

Ali is in Chicago, finding out how people reconcile their faith with the politics surrounding immigration.

Ali visits Texas, where employment rates have risen thanks to the North American Free Trade Agreement. And he finds out how the people of Houston came together in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.

Ali travels out west to find out how diversity is affecting rural communities. And, we ask: does God believe in borders?