On the fence about border control The Senate is expected to vote this week on an immigration reform bill that was already passed by the House. The Secure Fence Act of 2006 aims to tighten border security by implementing a surveillance camera system and building a 700-mile-long fence along the US-Mexico border.9:06 a.m.
Guests
Deborah Meyers: Senior policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute.
Peter Skerry: Nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and professor of political science at Boston College.
David Muhlhausen: Senior policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation.
Homework: A burden or learning tool? By now, parents and kids are feeling the weight of homework. Homework is a staple of education, but is there a limit to how much students should do?10:06 a.m.
Guests
Harris Cooper: Professor of psychology at Duke University who has researched homework for many years.
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