What's the best approach to border policy?

On the next Your Call we'll talk about U.S. border policy. President Obama's signing of a bipartisan border security bill continues a trend toward more agents, weapons, and technology policing the U.S.-Mexico border. What are the costs of militarizing the border and who pays them? What are the alternatives? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How are people at the border affected by today's immigration policy? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Melissa del Bosque, investigative reporter for The Texas Observer; author of the blog, La Linea

Alfredo Gutierrez, former Arizona state senate majority leader; immigration activist; editor of La Frontera Times

Edward Alden, Bernard L. Schwartz Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations

Geoff Boyce, No More Deaths volunteer

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What is the US role in Juarez?

How are US policies towards Mexico impacting the socio-economic landscape in the border town of Juarez? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Charles Bowden, author of Murder City: the Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields. Ciudad Juarez, across the river from El Paso, Texas, has become the murder capital of the world, three times more violent than Baghdad. So what explains the rise in drug related violence in Juarez and the rest of Mexico?

Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What should we do on this side of the border to stop the flow of drugs? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Charles Bowden, author of Murder City: the Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields

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How do the Drug War and NAFTA Affect Mexico?

How is the so-called "war on drugs" and NAFTA affecting Mexico? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with journalist Charles Bowden, author of Murder City: Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields. In 2009, 23,000 people were killed in drug-related violence in Mexico, 4,300 of them in Ciudad Juarez alone. What explains the rise in drug violence?

Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What's driving the so-called "war on drugs" and who's benefiting from it? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Charles Bowden, a veteran journalist who has been reporting on Juarez for fifteen years. He is the author of a new book, Murder City: Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields.

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Is Now the Time for Comprehensive Immigration Reform?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about what some immigrants' rights activists are calling "the next big push" after the health care overhaul. Could all Americans benefit from a change in immigration law sooner rather than later? What's at stake if advocates push too soon? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What do you think immigration reform should look like? And when should it happen? It's Your Call, with Sandip Roy and you.

Guests:
Cynthia Buiza, Director of Policy and Advocacy of Coalition for Humane Immigrants Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA)

Marielena Hincapié, Executive Director for National Immigration Law Center (NILC)

Nativo Lopez, National President of the Mexican American Political Association (MAPA)

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