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Feb 14, 2007
Credit Cards for Illegal Immigrants
51 branches of Bank of America throughout Los Angeles County will offer credit cards to Spanish-speaking immigrants who may not have social security numbers, angering critics of illegal immigration. Larry Mantle and guests (Ira Mehlman, Media Director, Federation for American Immigration Reform; Katherine Mangu-Ward, columnist and associate editor at Reason magazine; Raphael Bostic, Professor of Real Estate and Urban Economics at USC's School of Policy, Planning, and Development) talk about the pros and cons of the program soon to go national.

51 branches of Bank of America throughout Los Angeles County will offer credit cards to Spanish-speaking immigrants who may not have social security numbers, angering critics of illegal immigration. Larry Mantle and guests (Ira Mehlman, Media Director, Federation for American Immigration Reform; Katherine Mangu-Ward, columnist and associate editor at Reason magazine; Raphael Bostic, Professor of Real Estate and Urban Economics at USC's School of Policy, Planning, and Development) talk about the pros and cons of the program soon to go national.

51 branches of Bank of America throughout Los Angeles County will offer credit cards to Spanish-speaking immigrants who may not have social security numbers, angering critics of illegal immigration. Larry Mantle and guests (Ira Mehlman, Media Director, Federation for American Immigration Reform; Katherine Mangu-Ward, columnist and associate editor at Reason magazine; Raphael Bostic, Professor of Real Estate and Urban Economics at USC's School of Policy, Planning, and Development) talk about the pros and cons of the program soon to go national.

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