Saturday, May 8th, 2021
Special Edition: Border Crisis? Conditions, Causes & What Comes Next
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Today we’re talking about the massive number of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Thousands of them have been children arriving without their parents.
First, we’ll get a close-up look at the conditions migrant children are facing from CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal. She was one of the first reporters allowed inside the detention facility in Donna, Texas, in late March, when the overcrowding was at its peak.
Then, we talk with Theresa Cardinal Brown. She’s the director of immigration and cross-border policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center. She’s also worked at the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection under both Republican and Democratic presidents.
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Guest: Theresa Cardinal Brown
Theresa Cardinal Brown is the managing director of immigration and cross-border policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center. She came to BPC from her own consulting firm, Cardinal North Strategies, LLC.
Brown previously served as the director of immigration and border policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; the associate director of business immigration advocacy at the American Immigration Lawyers Association; and worked in the immigration practices of large Washington, D.C.-based law firms. She also served as a director and of counsel at The Sentinel HS Group, LLC.
Guest: Mireya Villarreal
Mireya Villarreal is a CBS News correspondent. She joined CBS News in July 2015 and has covered a wide range of breaking news stories.
Villarreal is a veteran investigative reporter who has covered consumer issues and exposed government corruption. She won Emmy Awards for uncovering excessive spending by DFW International Airport executives; reporting on a system that allowed Texas school district employees to resign after wrongdoing; and exposing a real estate scam that targeted San Antonio homebuyers. She is also the recipient of two Texas Associated Press Awards for stories on immigration and child safety.
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