Midmorning: The Swift raid and "Wings" author Loizeaux

The raid of a meat processing plant by immigrations officials has shaken the city of Worthington in southern Minnesota, and is raising new questions about how the government is addressing illegal immigration. At 9 a.m., Kate Smith, sitting in for Kerri Miller, discusses the raid and its implications with:

At 10 a.m., Kate's guest is William Loizeaux, the author of Wings. It's a story from many of our childhoods, recovering a baby bird and trying to raise it as a pet, but with a poignant twist on the common experience. Loizeaux is also the author of a book that chronicles the death of his baby daughter, Anna: A Daughter's Life. Loizeaux teaches writing at Johns Hopkins University.