President Donald Trump was elected to office nearly four years ago on promises of shutting out immigrants. He has largely delivered. And while the pros and cons of his administration’s approach have been hashed out in partisan terms, there are real people whose lives have been irrevocably changed due to these policies.

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Show Notes:

• Emails show internal agency confusion on family separations
• McConnell: ‘We’re going to clean the plate’ on judges
• Photos of the week ending Oct. 30, 2020
• CQ Future: The presidency
• A weekend all-nighter, fake tweets and a Grassley impression: Congressional Hits and Misses