policies. >> aviva chomsky, thank you for being with us.er new book is, "undocumented: how immigration became illegal." professor at salem state -- salem state university in massachusetts. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. continueome back, we our discussion about reparations in america. stay with us. ♪ [music break] >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. we end today's show with the second part of our interview with famed essayist ta-nehisi coates talking about his explosive new essay called, "the case for reparations." the 16,000 word article is the cover story for the june issue of the atlantic magazine and is being credited for rekindling a national discussion on reparations for american slavery and institutional racism. >> in the piece, ta-nehisi coates exposes how slavery, jim crow segregation, and federally backed housing policy systematically robbed african-americans of their possessions and prevented them from accr