Batya Ungar-Sargon: The Case for MAGA Leftism

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Author Batya Ungar-Sargon joins the show to discuss immigration, deportations, and being a 'MAGA Leftist.' Subscribe YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@reasonJustAskingQuestions/featured Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/just-asking-questions/id1719355507 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5SpySKAH3LuVyxXk0MF7tl Text and links to sources available here: https://reason.com/podcasts/just-asking-questions/ Do people want Trump's deportation crackdown? And is the MAGA agenda actually a leftist one? Just asking questions. Batya Ungar-Sargon, a columnist at The Free Press, joins the show today to address these questions and spar with us on immigration, tariffs, and wealth inequality. She's a self-described MAGA leftist and the author most recently of 'Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women.' Batya Ungar-Sargon: The MAGA Left, Immigration, Free Speech, and the Future of the Working Class Journalist and author Batya Ungar-Sargon joins Liz Wolfe and Zach Weissmueller to dive deep into immigration policy, free speech controversies on campus, and what it means to be a “MAGA leftist” in America today. This fiery and thought-provoking conversation covers everything from deportations and gang violence to economic populism, Trump’s appeal to the working class, and the cultural divide in modern politics. 📌 Topics Covered: ➡️ Why are pro-Palestine student protesters being deported? ➡️ Is supporting Hamas grounds for U.S. deportation? ➡️ What are the limits of free speech for visa holders and immigrants? ➡️ Are campus protests legally protected or a national security threat? ➡️ What’s the legal difference between writing an op-ed and supporting terrorism? ➡️ Did the Trump administration partner with cartels at the border? ➡️ Who is responsible for the fentanyl crisis in America? ➡️ Is Tren de Aragua a real threat to U.S. national security? ➡️ Can immigration policy raise working-class wages? ➡️ Are illegal immigrants really taking American jobs? ➡️ Is America still the land of opportunity for the working class? ➡️ What does it mean to be a MAGA leftist? ➡️ Is the American dream dead—or just evolving? ➡️ Do Trump’s tariffs help or hurt the middle class? ➡️ How does immigration affect housing costs and healthcare access? ➡️ Why does Wall Street hate Trump’s economic agenda? ➡️ Is it time to redefine the American dream? Chapters: 00:00:00 Coming up... 00:00:30 Introducing Batya Ungar-Sargon. 00:03:50 Are campus protesters being unfairly targeted for deportation? 00:10:01 The legal versus moral case for deporting pro-Palestine students. 00:17:19 Immigration, assimilation, and the limits of free speech. 00:24:00 JD Vance's deportation agenda versus Trump's actual policy. 00:30:33 Are asylum seekers being unjustly deported? 00:35:23 How immigration policy affects the working class. 00:41:10 Do Americans really need multiple jobs to survive? 00:44:18 Expanding state power and due process concerns. 00:48:32 Trump, Bukele, and deportation to El Salvador's prisons. 00:54:08 Should Trump defy judges? Constitutional limits and Supreme Court battles. 01:00:19 What is the MAGA left economic agenda? 01:06:22 Are tariffs and immigration really to blame for middle-class decline? 01:14:01 Is the American dream still achievable? 01:16:46 What question should more people be asking?

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