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The Times podcast: Are Biden and Trump border buddies?

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During the 2020 presidential campaign, Joe Biden decried U.S. border policies enacted by the Trump administration as racist. But as president, Biden has not rolled some of them back — in some cases, he’s doubled down instead.

Today, we try to figure out what changed. Read the full transcript here.

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Host: Gustavo Arellano

Guests: L.A. Times immigration reporters Hamed Aleaziz and Andrea Castillo

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About The Times

“The Times” is produced by Denise Guerra, Kasia Broussalian, David Toledo and Ashlea Brown. Our editorial assistants are Roberto Reyes and Nicolas Perez. Our engineers are Mario Diaz, Mark Nieto and Mike Heflin. Our fellow is Helen Li. Our editor is Kinsee Morlan. Our executive producers are Jazmin Aguilera, Heba Elorbany and Shani Hilton. And our theme music is by Andrew Eapen.
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