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To the Point

America Outsources Border Control

To the Point

KCRW

News

4.4583 Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2015

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Central American migrants, including children, are being deported from Mexico before they can apply for asylum in the United States. Many are killed when they get home. That's raising questions about America's obligations under international law. Is the US turning its back on a humanitarian crisis?

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0:00.0

Hey, I'm Josh Barrow, your new host of Left, Right, and Center.

0:02.9

Every week, join Rich Lowry, Bob Shear and Me for a contentious yet civilized debate of the week's big political stories, from ISIS to the U.S. economy to this 47 candidate presidential election we're having.

0:13.7

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0:17.1

From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

0:25.6

America outsources border control.

0:31.7

Hello again, I'm Marvin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International. The daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

0:38.1

The flow of Central American children into the U.S. has slowed since last year, but many are still fleeing deadly violence in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador.

0:47.4

The Obama administration is paying Mexico to intercept them and send them home, where many are killed by criminal gangs in league with corrupt

0:54.9

officials. Human rights groups say their rights to apply for asylum are being denied in violation

1:00.8

of international law. While the U.S. continues to argue about immigration as it turning its back

1:06.5

on a humanitarian crisis. Today's talking point, one more step, toward a driverless car.

1:12.7

First, here's the news.

1:17.6

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1:26.0

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1:32.3

Support for To The Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund.

1:39.0

Hello again, Mormon Alney, back with To the Point. Migrants from Central America, including children,

1:43.1

are being deported from Mexico before they can apply for asylum in the United States. Many are killed when they get home.

1:49.6

That's raising questions about America's obligations under international law. Today's talking point.

1:55.0

Last night, Tesla downloaded new software into thousands of cars. The vehicles aren't fully

2:00.2

autonomous yet, but they're close

2:01.9

enough to be creepy. First, this news update. President Obama announced today he will not

2:06.6

fulfill one of the central promises of his years in the White House. Instead of withdrawing

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