RADIO
A look back at a case in south Texas where a pioneering Latina took on the federal government. Her mission? Stop border wall construction on her campus in Brownsville, Texas. This case is a reminder of the fights many went through —or continue— to battle a hard to defeat opponent.
TEXAS BORDER LAW ENFORCEMENT SURGE
NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with freelance reporter Aaron Nelsen about the recent law enforcement surge at the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas.
THE NUMBER OF MIGRANTS CROSSING THE BORDER IS STEADILY RISING
Data from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection show apprehensions of families and unaccompanied minors crossing the Texas-Mexico border has hit levels not seen since the 2014 border surge. There were more than 7,100 such cases in the Rio Grande sector last month alone.
PANEL CONFERENCES
UNIVERSITY
OF MICHIGAN,
WALLACE HOUSE,
presents:
Crisis at the border;
shifting policy in
a country of immigrants
María Elena Salinas with journalists Ginger Thompson and Aaron Nelsen, and policy expert Ann Lin, discuss the complex web of issues driving the current immigration debate.
Aaron M. Nelsen 