The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program—commonly known as DACA—protects individuals who were brought to the United States as children and grew up here. Often called Dreamers, these people are American in every single way except for their immigration status. Minnesota is home to more than 6,000 Dreamers. Dreamers care deeply about this country, work hard, and are doing all they can to build a good life in America. We’ve already invested in them through education, and it makes no sense

Once a star of "Saturday Night Live," Al Franken took his liberal politics to Washington in 2008 when he narrowly won a Minnesota Senate seat. He said he would resign over allegations of sexual misconduct. | Video From The New York Times

This week’s Podcast contrasts how Germans have processed The 3rd Reich, WWII & the Holocaust & Americans have dealt with slavery, The Civil War, Jim Crow, Lynching & systemic racism. Hint: We lose. Subscribe to The Al Franken Podcast on Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/TheAlFrankenPodcast-iTunes | Former U.S. Senator Al Franken