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Why Border Enforcement Backfired

Season 22 Episode 47 | 56m 46s

For the last few decades, a key element of U.S. immigration policy has been border enforcement - especially along on the U.S.-Mexico border. Since the early 1990s, Congress has steadily increased funding for border patrols and authorized the building of a barrier that now stretches over 700 miles along the southern border, all in an attempt to curb illegal immigration.

Aired: 10/19/17
Extras
Since 2020, Myesha Watkins has led Cleveland Peacemakers Inc.
Author Jeff Fuhrer knows the narratives used to shape the economy.
A conversation at the City Club of Cleveland about paid leave
Daniel Kerr talks about his latest book Derelict Paradise at the City Club of Cleveland.
Join the City Club in a conversation about suicide prevention and mental health.
Terence Blanchard is in Cleveland for an appearance with The Cleveland Orchestra.
Barbara McQuade discusses real, accessible solutions for countering disinformation.
Just Action co-author Leah Rothstein speaks at the City Club of Cleveland.
Four Cleveland nonprofits receive money from billionaire MacKenzie Scott.
Yusuf Dahl has been on both sides of the struggle to strengthen America’s vulnerable neighborhoods.
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Since 2020, Myesha Watkins has led Cleveland Peacemakers Inc.
Author Jeff Fuhrer knows the narratives used to shape the economy.
A conversation at the City Club of Cleveland about paid leave
Daniel Kerr talks about his latest book Derelict Paradise at the City Club of Cleveland.
Join the City Club in a conversation about suicide prevention and mental health.
Terence Blanchard is in Cleveland for an appearance with The Cleveland Orchestra.
Barbara McQuade discusses real, accessible solutions for countering disinformation.
Just Action co-author Leah Rothstein speaks at the City Club of Cleveland.
Four Cleveland nonprofits receive money from billionaire MacKenzie Scott.
Yusuf Dahl has been on both sides of the struggle to strengthen America’s vulnerable neighborhoods.