Fine, Let’s Do What JD Vance Wants: Talk About Immigration
Fine, Let’s Do What JD Vance Wants: Talk About Immigration  
Podcast: Matter of Opinion
Published On: Fri Sep 20 2024
Description: Donald Trump and JD Vance have sparked panic over immigration in Springfield, Ohio. This week, the hosts talk about why our country’s immigration debate is now focused on a distraction instead of the core of the issue.Plus, Ross is hot and cold about a particular pet obsession.(A full transcript of this episode will be available within 24 hours of publication on the Times website.)Recommended in this episode:"Trump Has Crossed a Truly Unacceptable Line" by Lydia Polgreen"What  JD Vance Believes" by Ross Douthat“How the Trump Campaign Ran With Rumors About Pet-Eating Migrants — After Being Told They Weren’t True” by Kris Maher, Valerie Bauerlein and Tawnell D. Hobbs in The Wall Street JournalThe Real ‘Border Czar’ Defends the Biden-Harris Record, “The Ezra Klein Show”“Go West” by Lily Lynch in The Baffler“Melting Pot or Civil War? A Son of Immigrants Makes the Case Against Open Borders” by Reihan Salam“Chimp Crazy" on HBOThoughts about the show? Email us at matterofopinion@nytimes.com or leave a voicemail at (212) 556-7440. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.