21 March 2018

Will Trump’s border wall save or endanger lives?

Dr Thomas Adams
Senior Lecturer in History and American Studies, University of Sydney

SBS News spoke to Dr Thomas Adams about the realities of the US-Mexico border and the impact President Donald Trump's proposed border wall will have.

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Dr Thomas Adams
Senior Lecturer in History and American Studies, University of Sydney
Dr Thomas Jessen Adams was previously a lecturer at the United States Studies Centre. He continues to be a Lecturer in American Studies and History at the School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry at the University of Sydney. His research and writing focuses on political economy, labour, social movements, urban history, and race, gender, and American politics.

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20 March 2018

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