Wendy Parmet joins us to talk about how a healthy immigrant population contributes to a nation’s overall health.
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The Migrant Journey
Texas Tribune reporter Alexa Ura joins us to talk about what the journey is like for undocumented immigrants crossing the border into the U.S. We’ll also talk with Marco Malagón, who crossed the border from Mexico as a teenager, as well as immigration attorney Paul Zoltan.
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The Book Of Isaias
This hour, we’ll be joined by Daniel Connolly, who tells the story of Isaias Ramos in his book “The Book of Isaias: A Child of Hispanic Immigrants Seeks His Own America.”
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How Honduras Got Safer
This hour, we’ll talk about how Honduras’ homicide rate has steadily declined in the last few years thanks to programs funded by the United States with Sonia Nazario. Her story “How the Most Dangerous Place on Earth Got Safer” appeared recently in The New York Times.
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The Strange Death of José de Jesús
This hour, we’ll talk about the death of José de Jesús in the Eloy Immigrant Detention Center last year with Maria Hinojosa, host of “Latino USA.
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The Supreme Court’s Texas Decisions
This hour, we’ll discuss the immigration and affirmative action decisions with SMU professor of law Lackland Bloom. And later in the show, we’ll preview the court’s upcoming decision concerning restrictive abortion laws in Texas with SMU associate professor of law Jessica Dixon Weaver.
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The Economics Of Immigration
This hour, we’ll look at the economic impact that immigrants have on the United States with Pia Orrenius, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank senior economist and a fellow at SMU’s John Tower Center.
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The Wait To Immigrate
This hour, we’ll talk about the logjam in immigration courts with Dianne Solis, who writes about the issue in “The Dallas Morning News.”
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Handling The Refugee Crisis
This hour, in partnership with the World Affairs Council of Dallas-Fort Worth, we’ll talk about how the refugee question is playing out across the globe and here in North Texas.
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Inside The Voter’s Mind
This hour, we’ll talk about the matters important to Texas voters with TCU political science professor James Riddlesperger and UTA political science professor Rebecca Deen.
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America And The Global Economy
We’ll talk about how America ranks with other industrialized nations with Matt Rooney, director of the economic growth program at the Bush Center.
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The Melting Pot
We’ll look at the lasting impact of the Immigration and Nationality Act through the lens of one Virginia county with NPR’s Tom Gjelten, author of “A Nation of Nations: A Great American Immigration Story.”
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