Tanya Mosley

You are saying that these laws aren't basically imperfect, like the other types of laws that you mentioned. you're arguing that their very function is to harm.

You are saying that these laws aren't basically imperfect, like the other types of laws that you mentioned. you're arguing that their very function is to harm.

You are saying that these laws aren't basically imperfect, like the other types of laws that you mentioned. you're arguing that their very function is to harm.

I want to get to something I said when I introduced you, that you feel like before 1965, really all laws before 1965 should be abolished by and large. The United States legal system relies so heavily, though, on judicial precedent. So almost everything goes back to what happened before it.

I want to get to something I said when I introduced you, that you feel like before 1965, really all laws before 1965 should be abolished by and large. The United States legal system relies so heavily, though, on judicial precedent. So almost everything goes back to what happened before it.

I want to get to something I said when I introduced you, that you feel like before 1965, really all laws before 1965 should be abolished by and large. The United States legal system relies so heavily, though, on judicial precedent. So almost everything goes back to what happened before it.

So your feelings that everything before 1965 is kind of in direct opposition to what America is most proud of. Can you explain that argument a little bit more?

So your feelings that everything before 1965 is kind of in direct opposition to what America is most proud of. Can you explain that argument a little bit more?

So your feelings that everything before 1965 is kind of in direct opposition to what America is most proud of. Can you explain that argument a little bit more?

Right. I mean, there are some that were actually really good that moved forward progress. The 1964 Civil Rights Act, I think, was pretty good.

Right. I mean, there are some that were actually really good that moved forward progress. The 1964 Civil Rights Act, I think, was pretty good.

Right. I mean, there are some that were actually really good that moved forward progress. The 1964 Civil Rights Act, I think, was pretty good.

Let's talk a little bit about some of the laws that you focus on in the book. We're not going to be able to get to all of them, but all of them in some capacity are part of the current news cycle. It's really interesting. And one big one is our immigration laws. I want to talk about this in regards to a case that we are following right now.

Let's talk a little bit about some of the laws that you focus on in the book. We're not going to be able to get to all of them, but all of them in some capacity are part of the current news cycle. It's really interesting. And one big one is our immigration laws. I want to talk about this in regards to a case that we are following right now.

Let's talk a little bit about some of the laws that you focus on in the book. We're not going to be able to get to all of them, but all of them in some capacity are part of the current news cycle. It's really interesting. And one big one is our immigration laws. I want to talk about this in regards to a case that we are following right now.

Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil is an example of some of the problems you say. or at the core of our immigration laws, to remind people Khalil, who is a green card holder, was detained by ICE on March 8th, accused of supporting Hamas and organizing protests on Columbia University's campus.

Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil is an example of some of the problems you say. or at the core of our immigration laws, to remind people Khalil, who is a green card holder, was detained by ICE on March 8th, accused of supporting Hamas and organizing protests on Columbia University's campus.

Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil is an example of some of the problems you say. or at the core of our immigration laws, to remind people Khalil, who is a green card holder, was detained by ICE on March 8th, accused of supporting Hamas and organizing protests on Columbia University's campus.

The government has invoked elements of the 1921 Immigration and Nationality Act. to justify his detention. And it's a law that you write about in your book. And we'll get deeper into your thesis about why you feel that this particular law should be abolished. But can you first explain the law as the government is interpreting it to detain Khalil?

The government has invoked elements of the 1921 Immigration and Nationality Act. to justify his detention. And it's a law that you write about in your book. And we'll get deeper into your thesis about why you feel that this particular law should be abolished. But can you first explain the law as the government is interpreting it to detain Khalil?