{"article":{"id":244858,"heading":"SoCal Connected Profiles The Unintended Consequences of U.S. Immigration Policy","author":"Nick Jones","created":"2011-03-16 17:00:00","modified":"2013-11-11 01:06:08","last_modified":"Mon, 11 Nov 2013 08:06:08","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Arrests and deportations of the undocumented are on the rise, while states and cities are beginning to pass their own anti-immigration laws amidst unsuccessful efforts by the federal government. SoCal Connected profiles the Morales family from Orange County; torn apart when the parents are deported to Mexico while their U.S. born children are left behind and raised by an older sibling.  <br><br> From advocates of the recently rejected Dream Act, to those who propose a repeal of the 14th Amendment that guarantees citizenship to anyone born in the U.S., lawmakers at the federal and local level are facing an increasingly frustrated public.  <br><br> In a 30 minute special report, SoCal Connected correspondent and Orange County Register columnist Yvette Cabrera reports on the nation&rsquo;s perennial debate over immigration in &ldquo;A Border Between Them,&rdquo; airing Thursday, March 17 at 9:00 p.m. on KCET 28 in the Los Angeles Area or online at KCET.org <br><br> Immediately following &ldquo;A Border Between Them,&rdquo; Cabrera will continue the story with a panel discussion of parties on both sides of the issue and moderated by SoCal Connected anchor, Val Zavala.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"","link":"http:\/\/www.kcet.org\/shows\/socal_connected\/socal-connected-44.html","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","summary":"This Thursday, SoCal Connected will air a 30 minute special report titled \u201cA Border Between Them\u201d highlighting the present struggles of the Morales Family; torn apart by U.S. immigration policy. ","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/2011\/03\/socal_connected_season_2_logo.jpg","filesize":"405.4 kibibytes","article_url":"\/news\/2011\/03\/244858.php","image":{"original":"\/uploads\/2011\/03\/socal_connected_season_2_logo.jpg","small":"\/uploads\/2011\/03\/socal_connected_season_2_logo.jpgthumb.jpg","medium":"\/uploads\/2011\/03\/socal_connected_season_2_logo.jpgmid.jpg"}},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}