The story of the Los Angeles police chief who, faced with one of the largest internal migrations in American history, tried to close California’s borders to stop it.

Guests

Bill Lascher, author of The Golden Fortress: California’s Border War on Dust Bowl Refugees.

Mark Wild, professor of history at California State University, Los Angeles.

Elisa Minoff, director of economic security and senior fellow in policy history at the Center for the Study of Social Policy.

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