Analyzing Obama's Trip to Mexico & Costa Rica (Lp5022013)

With the visit of President Barack Obama to Mexico and Central America this week Latin Pulse focuses on the agenda of the United States in the region. Obama has underlined the importance of trade and economic agreements that will frame this trip. However, the program also ranges into the issues of immigration and the Drug War that will undoubtedly also be important to this round of diplomacy. The news segment of the program covers the clash in the Venezuelan National Assembly between the ruling socialist party and the opposition, leaving lawmakers literally bruised and battered. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Manuel Suarez-Mier of American University; and Francisco Robles Rivera of the Universidad Nacional and the Universidad de Costa Rica. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell Associate Producer: Curt Devine. The photo of Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto and President Barack Obama of the United States an official White House photo by Pete Souza and is in the public domain.