John Burnett
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National
Texas Restaurants And Cafes Are Trying To Ensure Safety Of Customers And Staff
Restaurants in Texas have started to reopen slowly, but nothing is quite the same after the coronavirus shutdowns. They have to be creative to survive and ensure the safety of customers and staff.
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Politics
White House Puts Immigration On Hold During Coronoavirus Pandemic
President Trump has offered new details about a White House plan to temporarily stop immigrants from coming to the U.S. The administration wants to pause the issuance of new green cards for 60 days.
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National
Thousands Of Cars Line Up At One Texas Food Bank As Job Losses Hit Hard
A record 6,000 families preregistered for emergency food distribution at the San Antonio Food Bank, and when word got out on social media, another 4,000 cars showed up.
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National
More Questions On Immigration, Borders And Travel During The Coronavirus Epidemic
The U.S. government took the unprecedented step to close both borders with Mexico and Canada. NPR correspondents answer more questions about immigration and travel during the coronavirus epidemic.
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National
Questions On Immigration, Borders And Travel During The Coronavirus Epidemic
NPR's immigration correspondents answer listener questions about closed borders, travel, visa applications, relief aid for non-U.S. citizens and the refugee camps at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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National
Life On The U.S.-Mexico Frontier Dramatically Altered By Partial Border Shutdown
The coronavirus outbreak led President Trump to close U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico last week. At the southern border, the closure is affecting life on both the U.S. and Mexico sides.
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National
A Migrant Father Sends His Son To The U.S.: 'I Know That He's Safe'
More parents are sending children across the Gateway International Bridge to Brownsville, Texas, to get them away from squalid, dangerous conditions in a displaced persons camp in Matamoros, Mexico.
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Politics
Federal Court Blocks 'Remain In Mexico' Program For Central American Asylum Seekers
A federal appeals court in California has blocked the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" program, which required asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for their day in U.S. immigration court.
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Politics
Between President Trump's Border Wall And The Rio Grande Lies A 'No Man's Land'
Because of flooding worries, the border wall is often built as much as a mile north of the Rio Grande, leaving thousands of isolated acres between the water and the wall.
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National
$11 Billion And Counting: Trump's Border Wall Would Be The World's Most Costly
The costs keep piling up for Trump's border wall which has a current pricetag of $11 billion — nearly $20 million per mile. It's more expensive than any other wall under construction in the world.