Immigration, race and ‘One Battle After Another’ – Roll Call

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Immigration, race and ‘One Battle After Another’

Political Theater, Episode 386

Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, conducts a press briefing on March 17, 2025. A hard-line approach to immigration is defining President Donald Trump's second term. And, immigration as an issue is one of the biggest drivers of the new film "One Battle After Another." — Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, conducts a press briefing on March 17, 2025. A hard-line approach to immigration is defining President Donald Trump's second term. And, immigration as an issue is one of the biggest drivers of the new film "One Battle After Another." (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

By Jason Dick and Chris Johnson

Posted October 21, 2025 at 5:07pm

Jason Dick and Chris Johnson talk about how immigration and racial issues frame the action and plot in the Paul Thomas Anderson movie “One Battle After Another,” the salience of those issues in American history and culture and why movies still matter.

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