Calexico Episode V: The Star Spanglished Barrier

From: James McKee
Series: Calexico: The True Story of Life in the California Borderlands
Length: 59:07

Washington Monthly's Peter Laufer and Markos Kounalakis report on the Mexican-American Borderlands in this five-part series. Read the full description.

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Playing: Calexico Episode V: The Star Spanglished Barrier
From: James McKee

Img_1362_small Calexico: True stories of life in California's borderlands. This radio documentary features the stories of people affected by immigration on a daily basis - those who live and work on our borders. This hour, Border activist Eloisa Tamez; Chad Foster, a Texas border mayor; Lawyer Emily Rickers; Imperial Valley former Carrot Queen Dana Hawk; and the drummer in the band Calexico, John Convertino.

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Caption: Calexico - Mexicali, Credit: Peter Laufer

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Piece Description

Calexico: True stories of life in California's borderlands. This radio documentary features the stories of people affected by immigration on a daily basis - those who live and work on our borders. This hour, Border activist Eloisa Tamez; Chad Foster, a Texas border mayor; Lawyer Emily Rickers; Imperial Valley former Carrot Queen Dana Hawk; and the drummer in the band Calexico, John Convertino.