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    Reality at the Mexican Border

    Donald Trump appeals to Republican voters by repeating his promise to build a "big, beautiful" wall on the US-Mexico border. But it turns out that the border already is more secure than ever. More Mexican immigrants are leaving the US to return home than the other way around.

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    By Warren Olney • Nov 24, 2015 • 33m Listen

    Donald Trump appeals to Republican voters by repeating his promise to build a "big, beautiful" wall on the US-Mexico border. But it turns out that the border already is more secure than ever. More Mexican immigrants are leaving the US to return home than the other way around. And increased security is producing unintended consequences — for a massive trade relationship and for people who live and work on both sides of the border. We hear how it looks now to those cross-border neighbors, including the many new agents of an expanded border patrol.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Adam Isacson

      Washington Office on Latin America

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      Alfredo Corchado

      U.S.-Mexico border correspondent, The Dallas Morning News

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      John Sandweg

      US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (former)

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Reality at the US-Mexico Border
    1. 1:48The Coalition against ISIS Hits Road Blocks
    2. 8:49Reality at the Mexican BorderYou’re reading this
    3. 42:36Princeton, Woodrow Wilson, and the Legacy of Forebears
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