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A man holds a sign saying "We are America" at a rally for immigration reform in Lower Manhattan on April 10, 2006 (WNYC/Bill Swersey)Break for the Border
The 1965 immigration act had a profound impact on who could come to the US. As part of a summer series on immigration and the immigrant experience, we’ll look at the history, issues and politics behind the current debate. Plus, Beth Fertig on her series, Disabling Diplomas: How NYC is Failing Its Special Education Students and racism in the world cup.
Left Behind
Beth Fertig
WNYC reporter
- on her series "Disabling Diplomas: How NYC is Failing Its Special Education Students"
» all three episodes of Beth Fertig's series
Foul Play
Tony Karon, senior editor at time.com and author of The Rootless Cosmopolitan's World Cup Guide on tonykaron.com
- on the growing problem of racism in soccer
» Time Magazine
The Border
Aristide Zolberg, Walter A. Eberstadt Professor of Political Science at the Graduate Faculty of New School University and author,
A Nation by Design: Immigration Policy in the Fashioning of America
(Harvard University Press, 2006),
and
Madhulika Khandelwal, Director of the Asian/American Center and Associate Professor in Urban Studies at Queens College, City University of New York,
- on the 1965 Immigration Act
The Rapture
James Tabor, professor and chair of the Department of Religious Studies at
the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and author,
The Jesus Dynasty (Simon & Schuster, 2006)
- on apocalyptic prophecy and the significance of 666
» more about his book The Jesus Dynasty
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