Immigration Hour: Who is ICE Targeting?; ICE Family Separation in NYC; Balancing Global Trade; Your Gift-Giving Strategy

On today's show: 

• David Bier, director of immigration studies and the Selz Foundation chair in immigration policy at the Cato Institute, shares data from the Department of Homeland Security that shows almost three-quarters of people detained by ICE since October do not have any criminal convictions, despite claims from the Trump Administration that they are prioritizing detaining people with violent criminal histories.

• Gwynne Hogan, senior reporter for The City, discusses her latest story on how ICE arrested and separated a Chinese father from his 6-year-old son during a check-in in late November, plus other local immigration enforcement news.

• Oren Cass, founder and chief economist of American Compass and editor of The New Conservatives: Restoring America’s Commitment to Family, Community, and Industry (Simon & Schuster, 2025), argues for a new approach to global trade, one based on balance.

• Do you give only handmade or consumable gifts? Or do you follow the popular strategy of giving kids something they want, need, to wear, read, and share? As the holiday season is now in full swing, listeners call in to share their gift-giving strategies.