trump s crackdown on immigration and border security. the border crossing goes then the town again will be dead again. it would be hard it would be very hard again. we wouldn t like to go through it again. it s the chance of taking this row boat to the other side that just might be the best $5 you ll ever spend. what an incredible series, ed lavendera thank you so much. coming up next, the book published 70 years ago is a best seller again today, some say president trump is the reason why. next, why there s so much interest in george orwell s 1984. brian stelter is with us, live. [zombie] an advance on my tax refund, i could really use that. [john] what would you do with that money? [zombie] i d love to take a tropical holiday. [john] i d be careful, with your skin tone.
caused 1984 to start spiking up the amazon s bestseller s list. it s been number one for a few days now. it s sold out on amazon. the publisher says they re rushing to print more copies of the book. the reason that people are associating alternative facts with 1984 there s an idea of new-speak. that war is actually peace, the ideas that words and language are manipulated by this all-powerful ruler. obviously differences between the fake book and the fictional book is resonating with lots of people. it s not the only one. today on amazon, sinclair lewis it can t happen here about a fascist takeover of the united states is actually number four. maybe it will creep up to number three. few other books with similar themes are all on the amazon bestseller s list this is partly in reaction to president trump s presidency. liberal readers buy these books,
and thank you for welcoming us to our new home in america. that s her reciting this letter that she recently read at a nearby church. her family says an estimated half of those in attendance were donald trump supporters. what does that matter? she and her family are syrian refugees. under president trump s newly proposed immigration plan, families like hers wouldn t be able to come to the u.s. or as she says, they wouldn t be able to make america better. i dreamed i want to become a doctor because i want to help people all over the world and i want to make america better. her family fled war-torn syria three years ago. they ve asked us not to use their last name because they re still nervous after all they ve been through. life has been especially difficult for her 14-year-old brother, allen. who has cerebral palsy. it s because of him, that she wants to be a doctor. for two years she and her family
several of whom are students. one of which is a student at nyu. also we heard a student from stoney brook being held. we re hearing this from a lawyer that s working with families over there. i had an opportunity to speak with the daughter of a family that s being held. her parents came to visit her. she goes to stoney brook university. her parents coming here for the very first time. they ve been held since 11:00 a.m. poppy? what are they chanting behind you? rachel? we re having some technical difficulties. i said what are they chanting behind you? [ chanting ] she can t hear me. rachel crane, at jfk, thank you. iran s response to the travel ban, they re slapping their own, no u.s. citizens will be allowed to enter iran, for as long as president trump s order is in effect.
contributing members of our community. it s not draining at all. it s very, very energizing. nick valencia, cnn, clarkston, georgia. thank you so much and our thanks to the family for letting us in their home. coming up, the unintended consequences of president trump s border wall. smugglers building tunnels from mexico to the united states. our ed lavendera takes us inside of them. the imagination of people trying to illicitly come north is something i don t try to second-guess, it is incredible some of the methods they use.