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This edition: Laird W. Bergad & Thanu Yakupitiyage on immigration


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Episode Details

Original tape date: August 13, 2014. First aired: August 18, 2014.

Bob is joined by Laird W. Bergad, Distinguished Professor at Lehman College and the CUNY Graduate Center, and Director of the CUNY Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies, along with Thanu Yakupitiyage, Communications Coordinator of The New York Immigration Coalition. Discussed is the recent influx of unaccompanied minors entering the U.S. from south of our border, and what is causing this swell.

Guest List

Prof. Laird W. Bergad Founding Director, Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies, CUNY Graduate Center

Thanu Yakupitiyage Communications Coordinator, The New York Immigration Coalition

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