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AirTalk

AirTalk for July 19, 2001

Bush Administration Amnesty for Mexican Immigrants; Orange County Edition; John Ford

Bush Administration Amnesty for Mexican Immigrants; Orange County Edition; John Ford

Bush Administration Amnesty for Mexican Immigrants

AirTalk for July 19, 2001

A White House task force issued a report urging President Bush to rethink his immigration policy and consider granting amnesty to the more than three million undocumented Mexicans living in the United States. Larry Mantle speaks with USC's visiting fellow Denise Dresser about the report's recommendations, how the Bush administration is already backing away from immigrant amnesty, the Mexican government's role in developing this policy, the potential political ramifications of such a policy shift for Bush and more.

Orange County Edition

AirTalk for July 19, 2001

Larry Mantle talks with Chris Reed of Orange County Register about the latest Orange County news. TOPICS INCLUDE: Redistricting; OC's Affordable Housing Crisis; Meltdown in the Family Law Courts; El Toro and the Irvine Co.; and, Cutbacks of Programs at OC Schools Due to Energy Expenditures.

John Ford

AirTalk for July 19, 2001

Larry Mantle talks with author, entertainment journalist, and screenwriter Joseph McBride about his new book Searching for John Ford (St. Martin's Press) that explores the complex contradictions of the life of filmmaker John Ford. He is also joined with film critic and relative of John Ford F.X. Feeney.