Deportations & Immigration Policy: Resonating in Latino Communities (Lp4262013)

The unseen effects of immigration policy in the United States are the focus this week on "Latin Pulse." The primary discussion revolves around the large number of deportations in the Latino population of undocumented living in the United States. The discussion looks at a research project to see how deportations affect Salvadoran communities, with a special focus on the effects on children. The news segment of the program looks at the outcome of the presidential elections in Paraguay and plans that president-elect Horacio Cartes has to reconnect his country to the trade bloc Mercosur. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Eric Hershberg of the Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS) at American University; and Dennis Stinchcomb of CLALS. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell Associate Producer: Curt Devine. The photo is from Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); as the photo is from the U.S. government it is in the public domain.