May 26 Watch Assessing the Obama Administration’s New Border Security Strategy The Obama administration has announced plans to send 1,200 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to perform support roles, such as surveillance and intelligence analysis. Judy Woodruff gets two points of view on the new security strategy for the… Continue watching
May 25 Watch ‘Moving Millions’ Author Probes Capitalism, Immigration Connection Jeffrey Brown talks with author Jeffrey Kaye about his new book on immigration and about how the pursuit of cheap labor to power the world's economy perpetuates global migration. Continue watching
May 20 Watch Mexican President’s Visit Returns Immigration to the Spotlight Ray Suarez gets two different views on the immigration issue and the prospects for reform from Luis Fraga, director of the Diversity Research Institute at the University of Washington and Jan Ting, former assistant commissioner at the Immigration and Naturalization… Continue watching
May 20 Watch Mexico’s Calderon Decries Immigration Status Quo Before Congress Mexican President Felipe Calderon addressed a joint session of Congress during his visit to Washington, regarding the need for better immigration policies. Ray Suarez weighs the prospects for immigration reforms on the federal level. Continue watching
May 19 Watch Obama, Calderon Tackle Immigration, Drug Issues During Washington Visit Mexican President Felipe Calderon met with President Obama to discuss concerns about Arizona's new immigration law and U.S. drug policy. Margaret Warner reports on Wednesday's visit in Washington. Continue watching
May 13 Arizona Immigration Law Has Broad Support Across U.S., New Polls Show Polls from the Pew Research Center and the Wall Street Journal/NBC show broad support for the new Arizona immigration law that critics said would lead to racial profiling of Hispanics. The Pew Poll, conducted in early May,… Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch Shields and Brooks Assess Oil Spill’s Political Fallout, Primary Races Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top political stories of the week, including the White House's decision to suspend plans for offshore drilling expansion in the wake of the Gulf disaster and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's announcement… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch Democrats Push Immigration Reform as Ariz. Law Draws More Ire Senate Democrats rolled out the framework of a plan to reform U.S. immigration policy late Thursday as Arizona's new law faces challenges in the courts. Judy Woodruff gets two points of view on whether legislation on the controversial issue could… Continue watching
Apr 27 Politico Reporter: Immigration Issue Throws a Wrench Into Washington By Hari Sreenivasan Politico reporter Andy Barr, who has been covering Arizona’s controversial new immigration law and its aftermath, stopped by The Rundown to talk about the fallout in Washington and whether Congress will take up the hot-button issue… Continue reading