Nov 12, 2026 · 22 min
Immigration fight widens as sports laws and Newsom’s vineyards face scrutiny
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The episode connects post-election immigration policy with state-level battles over girls’ sports and allegations about labor practices tied to Gavin Newsom’s wine holdings.
- 1Trump administration deportation plans face Democratic resistance and internal debate over whether some DACA recipients could return.
- 2Voters in four states approved girls’ sports restrictions as legal challenges test constitutional claims and local authority.
- 3A City Journal investigation alleges undocumented and potentially exploited labor benefited vineyard operations linked to Gavin Newsom.
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Georgia Howe and Cabot Phillips examine the post-election immigration fight, including continued deportation plans, Democratic opposition to funding, and debate over whether some DACA recipients could return.
The episode then turns to voter-approved laws in Washington, Colorado, Nebraska, and Arizona reserving girls’ and women’s sports for biological females, with legal challenges already underway.
Matt Sharp explains the constitutional and medical-verification questions surrounding those laws, including whether local districts can resist them and how the Supreme Court could intervene.
Sharp also details Alliance Defending Freedom’s case involving wrestler Callie Keelor, who was injured wrestling a male competitor, and the effort to seek Supreme Court action before her next season.
A City Journal investigation alleges that vineyard labor tied to Gavin Newsom’s Napa Valley wine holdings involved undocumented and potentially exploited workers, while his businesses and political team responded.
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