A campaign promise is becoming a reality as Donald Trump rolls out his immigration plan. It’s something he said he’d do in his first 100 days in office. An estimated 8 million undocumented immigrants could face the prospect of deportation by the aggressive implementation of existing laws. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey (@MassAGO) has called this plan a reckless scheme. She told Jim Braude (@jimbraude) why she thinks the president’s immigration plans is problematic, and also took some questions about her political ambitions and where the state stands in its fight against the spread of opioids.
It’s quickly become a staple of Donald Trump’s presidency: the seemingly off the cuff comment that raises eyebrows and sends policy makers scrambling. It happened last week when Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump indicated he would open to a one state solution in the Mideast, a departure from decades of U.S foreign policy. WGBH reporter Adam Reilly (@reillyadam) talked to local Palestinians and Jews about concerns with this potential change.
In the wake of the Boston Globe Spotlight investigation on sexual abuse at private schools, Milton Academy launched its own investigation into its past. They released a report to their community detailing troubling encounters between teachers and students. Attorney Eric MacLeish has represented a client who claimed abuse at the hands of a Milton Academy teacher and he joined Jim to talk about the school’s response to the problem.
Not many people know why the Governor’s Council even exists. After one recent meeting that was reduced to name calling and childish behavior, Jim thinks there’s no reason to keep it around any longer.
