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    Border Crisis Comes to CA?

    Immigrants from Central America are pouring over the U.S.-Mexico border at an unprecedented rate, while Congress is at a standstill on comprehensive immigration reform. Today President Obama said he’d had enough, and is taking executive action where he can.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Jul 1, 2014 • 29m Listen

    Immigrants from Central America are pouring over the U.S.-Mexico border at an unprecedented rate, while Congress is at a standstill on comprehensive immigration reform. Today President Obama said he’d had enough, and is taking executive action where he can. In the meantime, migrant families detained in Texas may be shipped to San Diego County for processing, easing pressure on inundated border authorities. We’ll talk about the “immigrant shuffle” and how LA schools are dealing with the influx of Central American children.

    Also tonight: Dov Charney’s out at American Apparel… Or is he? How is L.A.’s storied Garment District reacting?

    Banner Image: US Border Control Dodge Ram at a checkpoint near Tucson, Arizona; Credit: Bill Morrow

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    2 stories
    1. 0:00

      Central American Immigrants Flood Border, Confound Officials

      President Obama acknowledged today there will be no meaningful immigration reform in Congress this year, and announced he was taking executive action on the issue. He cited the big spike in migrant children being stopped and detained at the border. Jill Replogle covers the US-Mexico border for KPBS in San Diego.

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      20 min
    2. 20:02

      Dov Charney’s Demise and the Future of LA’s Garment District

      The highly controversial and scrutinized lifestyle of Dov Charney, the founder of American Apparel, has cost him the top job at the company he founded. Unlike most apparel companies, American Apparel does not outsource its labor.

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      9 min
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    In this episode

    2 stories
    1. 0:0020 min

      Central American Immigrants Flood Border, Confound Officials

    2. 20:029 min

      Dov Charney’s Demise and the Future of LA’s Garment District

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