Senate Opens Debate On Immigration Bill + Understanding Hunger Strikes: From Bobby Sands To Guantana

Summary: <p>SENATE OPENS DEBATE ON IMMIGRATION BILL: Border fences, visas for gay partners and immigrants' IQs are just some of the issues swirling around the debate over a bipartisan immigration bill. The measure would beef up border security, shift the mix of visas allotted and create a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants already in the country. We explore the measure the Senate Judiciary Committee is debating. (24 min.) UNDERSTANDING HUNGER STRIKES: FROM BOBBY SANDS TO GUANTANAMO: Hunger strikes can result in long-term physical or mental damage, if not death. Yet prisoners continually resort to the harmful form of protest. We explore the power of hunger strikes across history, from "the Troubles" of Northern Ireland to today's prisoners in Guantanamo. (26 min.)</p>