The Dilemma over Detaining Undocumented Families

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Are "immigration detention centers" a good means of deterring illegal immigration…or "gilded cages" for women and children? We hear what a judge's order could mean for people fleeing violence in Central America — and for immigration reform.

Also, police cameras are changing the narrative in shooting cases. On today's Talking Point, it's been 50 years since Medicare and Medicaid were signed into law. They provide healthcare for 55 million people. Now they're becoming an issue in next year's presidential campaign. 

Photo: US Customs and Border Protection agents work at a processing facility in Brownsville, Texas. (Eric Gay/Reuters/Pool)

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Warren Olney