Backwards and Forwards

The Brian Lehrer Show | Feb 23, 2012

There’s been a record number of deportations under President Obama’s administration, and the current GOP field has been striking a rough tone on immigration. Valeria Fernandez, Feet in 2 Worlds reporter based in Arizona, discusses immigration policy and Latino voters. Plus, highlights from last night’s GOP debate in Arizona with USA Today’s Susan Page. Then: the monthly series continues with a conversation on how pregnancy is treated in different cultures; a memoir provides a look back at what the AIDS crisis meant for the politics of the Lower East Side; and the phone lines are open for calls from parents, teachers and kids on when its okay for children to cook.

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