So, I'm going to recommend um Impossible Subjects by May Nye. This is kind of a holy grail book for immigration nerds, but it's eminently readable and it tells the story of Americans relationship to immigrants. Um really helps people understand how we reached this moment and how immigration enforcement has really always been subjective. You know, it's never been as simple as figuring out who's legal and who isn't.
Answering The Ezra Klein Show's closing question, three books to recommend, in “Minneapolis Reveals Where Trump's Deportation Agenda Is Going” (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-caitlin-dickerson.html). Quoted from the episode's YouTube auto-captions.
I [snorts] also want to recommend Solito by Javier Zamora going in the complete different direction. If you want to learn more about immigration in this moment, but you don't want to read about policy, you don't want to read anything wonky. You just want to read an incredibly beautiful story that helps you understand what it's like to come to the United States to cross borders in general. What does it mean to be an immigrant?
Answering The Ezra Klein Show's closing question, three books to recommend, in “Minneapolis Reveals Where Trump's Deportation Agenda Is Going” (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-caitlin-dickerson.html). Quoted from the episode's YouTube auto-captions.
The last book that I'm going to recommend is Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman. So, I don't know about you, but to get through the last few years, meditation has been really critical for me. And I've read a million books about it, but this one is just incredibly accessible.
Answering The Ezra Klein Show's closing question, three books to recommend, in “Minneapolis Reveals Where Trump's Deportation Agenda Is Going” (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-caitlin-dickerson.html). Quoted from the episode's YouTube auto-captions.
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