One reason immigration is so controversial now is that Mexicans are the largest immigrant group in U.S. history. Guest host David Cruz talks to author Gregory Rodriguez who forecasts the cultural and political impact of so many Mexican migrants. Also, how honor and bureaucracy collide over who is a 9/11 murder victim.
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Guests:
Gregory RodriguezDetermining 9/11's Victims
Bev Weintraub, New York Daily News editorial writer, discusses the issues behind determining who is classified a 9/11 murder victim. Then Eric Adams, NY State Senator (20th district) and former head of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, talks about his proposed legislation ...
Crossing Guard
Wiley Norvell, communications director, Transportation Alternatives, on the most dangerous crossings in New York City and their new online mapping project Crashstat 2.0.
Recrossing the Atlantic
Gersh Kunztman, the editor of The Brooklyn Paper, and Errol Louis, a columnist for the Daily News, checks in with us about new movement on, and new resistance to, the Atlantic Yards development plan.
The Mexican Model
Gregory Rodriguez, director of the California Fellows Program and op-ed columnist at the Los Angeles Times, talks about his new book, Mongrels, Bastards, Orphans, and Vagabonds: Mexican Immigration and the Future of Race in America, and how Mexican immigrants have already dramatically changed the American 'melting pot.'
Mongrels, ...
Mongrels, ...
Open Phones: Toys from China
Listeners call in and tell us where their holiday gifts are coming from. Are they boycotting toys made in China? Or are they buying locally for environmental reasons?