Politics and views in the United States.

Experts warn that deportations threaten jobs, as the administration battles over national guard deployments in court. A Gaza ceasefire sparks joy and hope, and another critic of the president is indicted.

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Welcome to 2025 Talks, where we're following our democracy in historic times.

The reality couldn't be farther from that.

The fact of the matter is that every time there's been emancipations, there is a decrease in available jobs and there is also a decrease in wages.

Alejandro Queiroz with the Oregon Center for Public Policy says controversial mass migrant deportations will actually hurt native-born working families.

Supporters say the sweeps protect American jobseekers from unfair competition.

But Kural says immigrants create more jobs, especially in agriculture and technology, than they take.

According to the Economic Policy Institute, deporting 4 million people would wipe out 6 million jobs.

A federal judge is temporarily blocking the White House from deploying the National Guard to Chicago.

President Donald Trump says he wants to send federalized troops to protect immigration agents and battle lawlessness.

But the judge calls the evidence presented "simply unreliable" and says there is no credible proof of widespread unrest or the threat of rebellion.

New York Attorney General Letitia James, who successfully sued Trump for business fraud, has now been indicted on federal mortgage fraud charges.

Prosecutors allege she misrepresented a Virginia property to secure better loan terms.

The Israeli government has agreed to the initial stages of a Trump-brokered Gaza ceasefire.

The next steps are still being hammered out, but humanitarian organizations say they will immediately prepare to bring in aid.

Meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney, Trump said Canadians will soon be traveling to the U.S. again.

The two did not report progress on reducing high tariffs.

The decline in tourism is hitting border economies, and New York Governor Kathy Hochul says crossings from Canada are down by a quarter.

"It's had a ripple effect on how people have been behaving, not just companies and governments, but just individuals.

The numbers are showing that our border crossings have declined since January of this year, February, in a way that is not sustainable."

Massachusetts health experts say without congressional action, Obamacare premiums could more than double next year, with rural areas and those with the most illness seeing the highest spikes.

Angela Hanks with the Century Foundation says allowing important and extremely popular Affordable Care Act tax credits to expire will drive up costs for families nationwide.

We've put that as an average enrollee paying over $1,000 more next year for their health care if Congress takes no action this year.

In Minnesota, two new workplace discrimination settlements will require companies to reform hiring and compensate workers denied jobs based on gender.

Rebecca Locero is with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.

Our workplaces are stronger when we are working in places that are free from discrimination, where we can all show up as our best selves.

I'm Farah Siddiqui for Pacifica Network and Public News Service.

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