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Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s weekly politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. micah (Micah Cohen, politics editor): Hi, everyone!!! Ready to chat? natesilver (Nate Silver, editor in chief): What? During a World Cup match? It’s the game of the tournament! micah: We’re talking about immigration today. There’s a lot going on. The family separation issue, first and foremost, but also some House votes.

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