Thom Hartmann Program - 1 Hour Edition - 01/01/19 - Today, a robust discussion on immigration from down south, Trump's wall fixation, and how Ronald Reagan used undocumented workers to bust unions. Then- from Trump's new Boeing Secretary of Defense, to Google's control of the information age- how is our government failing to do its duty to protect competition?

Thom calls out Trump for flagrantly violated the Hatch act by using a photo-op with the troops to trash talk the Democrats' lack of support for building a wall. But is this giant project practical or worth the effort? Callers, including a Texas rancher with waterfront on the Rio Grande respond thoughtfully on what impact this proposed project would really have. And Thom shows how Ronald Reagan's union-busting policies are really to blame for mass Hispanic immigration. --------- John Nichols drops in with his most recent article for The Nation magazine, an expose on Trump's acting Secretary of Defense. ------------ Thom reads from Ralph Nader's book 'Breaking Through Power- It's Easier than We Think.' ----------- Professor Robert Reich appears on the show to argue that we must return to enforcing antitrust laws to restore competition and save capitalism from itself.

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