i'm thuy vu. we begin with a constit oional debat immigration. today president trumo issued a amation to deny asylum to anyone entering the u.s. illegally, a staunchl reversf immigration policy. the migration had undermined the integrity of our boards. in a separate move, the president forced attorney general jeff sessions to step down and appointed matt whitaker as his placement. he's been a vocal critic of robert mueller's investigation intoussian meddling into u.s. politics. joining me now to talk about this and more is congressman zoo lo gren. nice to have you with us aagain >> you very much. >> you chair the house judiciary eabcommittee on immigration. what is yourion to president trump's proclamation today denying asylum to people who daughter or son border illegally? it's a move that'svi widelyed as aimed at the central american migrant caravan. >> fst the president can't make the laws unilaterally. there are specific statutes enacted by congress that'sc contrad by this executive order. he can't just throw out the coostitution and the law

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i'm thuy vu. welcome to a special edition of "kqed newsroom." on this program, we're revisiting interviews from our archives with dynamic, provocative authors. we begin with the politics of health care. fromcecile richards has beenic, provocthe president. and ceo of planned parenthood for more tn a decade. the organization offers low-cost reproductive health-care services ro millions of people the country. one of those services is abortion, making the nonprofit a frequent target of conservative lawmakers who hafe threatened to cut ofral funding. richards announced in january tha2018 will be pr last at the helm oflanned parenthood, and she has a book out, "make trouble." it chronicles her stories of bucking the system and fighting for change from an early age. cecile richards, nice to have you here.gr richardst to be back. thank you. vu: well, in the introduction in your book, you write right off the topractically, "for the first time in my life, i'm wondering whether my own daughrs will have far fewer rights than i've had." which rights are you

i'm thuy vu. we begin with a constit oional debat immigration.ation to deny asylum to anyone entering the u.s. illegally, a staunchl reversf immigration policy. the migration had

i'm thuy vu. welcome to a special edition of "kqed newsroom."m our archives with dynamic, provocative authors. we begin with the politics of health care. fromcecile richards has beenic, provocthe president. and ceo of planned parenthood for more tn a decade. the organization offers low-cost reproductive health-care services

i'm thuy vu. welcome to a special edition of "kqed newsroom." on this program, we're revisiting interviews from our archives with dynamic, provocative authors. we begin with the politics of health care. cecile richards has been the president and ceo of planned parenthood for more than a decade.

i'm thuy vu. we begin with a constitutional debate on immigration. today president trump issued a proclamation to deny asylum to anyone entering the u.s. illegally, a staunch reversal of