In this July 8, 2019, file photo, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer looks on during an operation in Escondido, Calif.

Monday Morning Politics; PriceCheckNYC: Insurance and COVID-19 Care; Trump's Economic Policies; The State of Immigration

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 6, 2020

Coming up on today's show:

Christina Greer, political science professor at Fordham University, host of the podcast "FAQNYC," politics editor at The Grio and author of Black Ethnics (Oxford University Press, 2013), talks on local and national politics
WNYC, in partnership with Gothamist and Clear Health Costs, offers a new community health sharing tool which will give listeners a chance to compare the costs of their medical procedures. Jeanne Pinder, founder and CEO of ClearHealthCosts, and Caroline Lewis, lead reporter of PriceCheckNYC and regular contributor to Gothamist, check in on some of the new issues of the COVID-19 era, including insurance and COVID-19 care.
Curtis Ellis, policy director with America First Policies and a senior policy advisor with the Donald J. Trump presidential campaign in 2016, talks about President Trump's economic policies.
Anu Joshi, vice president of policy at the New York Immigration Coalition, talks about the latest immigration news, including how the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may stand to lose funding by the beginning of August.

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