Latin Pulse: 8.10.2012




Latin Pulse show

Summary: Latin Pulse returns this week from a brief summer hiatus with an interview conducted in Mexico City about the dangers of immigration and a deep discussion of how problems with immigration link to both the Drug War and Mexico's long-time problem with human rights.  The program also includes discussion of Brazil's economic success despite the global financial crisis. The news segment, this week, covers the latest from student protests in Chile that have disrupted the capital, Santiago. In-Depth Interviews: Sonja Wolf of the Instituto para la Seguridad y la Democracia (INSYDE), and Maria Antonietta del Tedesco Lins of the Universidade de São Paulo. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell Associate Producer: Lydia Beyoud (To download or stream this podcast, click here.)  (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.) podcast news Latin America Mexico United States immigration migration undocumented immigration Central America drug war infant mortality corruption Chile student protests education PRI Brazil violence economics taxes finance economic crisis global economic crisisdrug cartels