Julio and guest co-host Fernanda Santos discuss the latest with immigration and the abortion ban in North Carolina. Then in our roundtable, Maria is joined by Josie Duffy Rice, journalist and writer, and Adam Serwer, staff writer at The Atlantic, to unpack what’s happening at the border, violence against unhoused people, and the growing issue of gun violence in this country.

ITT Staff Picks:

• Adam Serwer talks about the fantasy of violence that drives right-wing Republicans, in this piece for The Atlantic.

• Karla Cornejo Villavicencio writes about the unreciprocated love immigrants have for the American dream, and how they are the secret weapon in the fight against authoritarianism, in this article for The New York Times.

• Dylan Scott writes about the GOP’s empty promises to support women and families after Roe, in this piece for Vox.

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