Calexico: California Borderlands

Calexico. located on the U.S./Mexico border in the Imperial Valley east of the San Diego area, is the true story of life in California’s borderlands. Its Mexician counterpart across teh border is Mexicali.  This radio documentary features the stories of people affected by immigration on a daily basis — those who live or work on the California-Mexico border. Listeners meet a cross section of leading characters, from immigrants driving without drivers’ licenses to individuals trying to force immigrants back over the border. Washington Monthly’s Peter Laufer and Markos Kounalakis report on the Mexican-American Borderlands in this five-part series.

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