Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
President Obama sent a request to Congress yesterday for nearly $4 billion to stem the wave of Central American children and families attempting to cross into the U.S. from Mexico.
The crisis at the U.S. Mexico border is only part of the problem. The women and children who are attempting to reach the U.S. have already made one border crossing — from their Central American home countries into Mexico across its southern border.
Gustavo Mohar is a former senior immigration official for the Mexican government. He joins Take Two to talk about how Mexico's deals with immigrants from Central America.