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Thursday, July 13, 2006
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    On The Fence

    One of the loudest voices against giving legal status to immigrants is Congressman Tom Tancredo. The Colorado Republican wants a fence built on the Mexico border. In the next installment of “The Border” immigration series, we look at the arguments for this tenet of stronger enforcement of immigration laws. Plus: live coverage of the Senate Armed Services Committee hearings on US laws governing detention of foreign terrorist suspects, suicide attempts by latina teenagers and lacrosse comes to New York.

    » Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions

JAGged Little Pill

John Stanton, staff writer for Roll Call
and
Scott Horton, partner at law firm of Patterson, Belknap, Webb, and Tyler and former chairman of the international human rights committee of the New York City bar association, and adjunct professor at the Columbia University School,
- on today's Senate hearings on the Hamdan decision

» Roll Call
» Scott Horton (Patterson, Belknap, Webb, and Tyler)

Cry for Help

Dr. Luis Zayas, psychologist and leader of the study on suicide attempts by latina teenagers
and
Elaine Rivera, journalist for El Diario
- on the alarming rate of suicide attempts among latina girls

» "Alarming attempted suicide rate among Hispanic teenage girls" by Elaine Rivera

The Border, Part 12: The Fence

Tom Tancredo, US Represenative (R-CO), chairman of the 101-member bipartisan House Immigration Reform Caucus
- makes the case for a fence along the US-Mexico border

» Tom Tancredo (U.S. House of Representatives)
» The Border main page

The Border, Part 12: The Fence (continued)

Tamar Jacoby, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, author of Reinventing The Melting Pot: The New Immigrants And What It Means To Be An American (Perseaus Books Group 2004)

» Tamar Jacoby's profile at the Manhattan Institute

The Sign of the Lacrosse

John Jiloty, editor-in-chief of Inside Lacrosse Magazine and author, Undefeated: The 2005 Johns Hopkins Men's Lacrosse in the 2005 (The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006)
and
listeners' calls
- on New York's new professional lacrosse team

» Inside Lacrosse
» Undefeated by John Jiloty (The Johns Hopkins University Press)

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30 Issues in 30 Days

The Brian Lehrer Show

Once again, 30 Issues in 30 Days is taking on the election season by going beyond the horse race and examining the real issues that are at stake for the people of New York and New Jersey in the Mayoral and Gubernatorial contest. See the schedule and help craft the segments at the 30 Issues Wiki!

Michael Moore on Brian's 20th Anniversary

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Live from the Greene Space: Michael Moore talks about his new documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story and Brian celebrates the 20 year anniversary of The Brian Lehrer Show.

A person dressed as a bear to represent a bear market performs outside the New York Stock Exchange on October 6, 200 in New York. Wall Street tumbled after the opening bell as fallout from the credit crisis triggered concerns about the economy and the Dow fell below 10,000 for the first time in four years.

Uncommon Indicators

The Brian Lehrer Show

The Brian Lehrer Show wants to hear how the economy is affecting the little things in your daily life. Share your stories and photos of the downturn.

Help us map abandoned lots, stalled construction and unsold condos.

Digesting Politics

Brian, Bob, and Andrea

WNYC's political team of Brian Lehrer, Bob Hennelly, and Andrea Bernstein talk politics and more over lunch each week. Hear the latest episode and subscribe to the podcast here!

Video Picks

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Check out some recent video clips of interviews with guests and Brian Lehrer's weekly Web video picks.