How US ‘Travel Ban’ Harms Iraqis And Nurturing Biodiversity In Your Own Landscape

Feb 6, 2017, 9:25am CT

Munther Alaskry arrives at New York's JFK International Airport, in New York, Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. Alaskry and his family arrived at New York's Kennedy Airport after the Trump administration reversed course and said he and other interpreters who supported the U.S. military could come to America. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

How US ‘Travel Ban’ Harms Iraqis And Nurturing Biodiversity In Your Own Landscape

Feb 6, 2017, 9:25am CT

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On today’s show:

One group at the center of President Trump’s immigration and travel ban is Iraqis. Kirk Johnson started a program to help bring to the U.S. Iraqi translators who had worked for the U.S. military. He joins us to talk about how the ban impacts all Iraqis.
Plus, Rick Darke, a landscape ethicist, designer, author and photographer, talks about nearby opportunities to support biodiversity.