Maria Cristina Garcia says that changes proposed by the White House to U.S. refugee programs are unconscionable given that refugee admissions quota is at its lowest level since 1980.

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President Trump will deliver his re-scheduled State of the Union remarks Feb. 5 and is expected to reiterate his interest in working with Congress to develop a comprehensive infrastructure package.

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Isaac Kramnick, government professor emeritus at Cornell University and co-author of “The Godless Constitution: A Moral Defense of the Secular State”, says that a Supreme Court decision on the World War I memorial shaped like a cross may demean religion.

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Doug Kriner, professor in Cornell University’s Government Department, says that the conflict over the Mueller report threatens the balance of power between the presidency and Congress.

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Glenn Altschuler, a professor of history and American studies, says that President Trump’s 2019 address may be the most partisan State of the Union ever delivered – even if not delivered in the House Chamber. 

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Rob Scott is the executive director of the Cornell University Prison Education Program and says that the next question for Florida's Amendment 4 is whether the Republican-controlled state house will make it harder for those felons to vote in future elections.

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Lara Skinner, executive director of the Worker Institute at Cornell University, says the Green New Deal plans should include sufficient planning, financial support and inclusion of workers' voices.

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Maria Fitzpatrick says that research backs up Warren’s efforts towards broader access to child care, but adds policymakers should pay attention to the quality of child care – not just its affordability.

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Earlier today, Trump announced he would replace current Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo as the country’s chief diplomat. Jessica Chen Weiss, professor of government at Cornell University and expert in Chinese foreign policy, comments on this development and what it means for the Asia Pacific.

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As analysts speculate whether issues of education will make the cut in tonight’s State of the Union address, Noliwe Rooks associate professor of Africana Studies at Cornell University and author of “Cutting School: Privatization, Segregation, and the End of Public Education,” says that should Trump’s approach to education be judged by the actions of some of his financial backers, we may face a dismantle of the American public education system.

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