Immigration Panel Discussion (2017)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2017-02-03
Duration: 00:09:16
Subjects: Filmed panel discussions | Immigration | Agriculture | Terrorism
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Aronson, Lauren Panelist
- Amedee, Beryl Panelist
- Breaux, Brian Panelist
Description
This segment from the February 3, 2017, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Charlie Whinham leading a panel discussion on President Donald Trump’s recent executive order suspending immigration from seven predominately Muslim countries. The panelists are: Lauren Aronson of the LSU Immigration Law Clinic; State Representative Beryl Amedee; and Brian Breaux, the Associate Commodity Director with the Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation. They discuss: the constitutionality of the executive order; the possible implications of the order on Louisiana agriculture; work permits; the work of the LSU Immigration Law Clinic; possible unintended consequences of the policy; and the order’s role in preventing terrorism.