president to fulfill. i traveled to the border in hidalgo county, texas, for a first-hand look at how this controversial policy is impacting the people who are living there. the border between the u.s. and mexico is nearly 2,000 miles long, and president trump certainly isn t the first president to build a physical barrier there. immigration policies dating back to president bill clinton and george w. bush walled off large sections of the border in california and arizona and new mexico, but large swaths of the southern texas border remain open, and that s because it s estimated that 95% of the land is privately owned, including a large portion in hidalgo county, and landowners there told our correspondent, jess gomez, they are not giving up their land without a fight. jess gomez: in south texas, the rio grande river, the border between mexicoacef. jess: for the cavazos siblings, the banks of the rio grande in mission hold a lifetime of memories. woman: it was my grandmother w
promise has proven hard for the president to fulfill. i traveled to the border in hidalgo county, texas, for a first-hand look at how this controversial policy is impacting the people who are living there. the border between the u.s. and mexico is nearly 2,000 miles long, and president trump certainly isn t the first president to build a physical barrier there. immigration policies dating back to president bill clinton and george w. bush walled off large sections of the border in california and arizona and new mexico, but large swaths of the southern texas border remain open, and that s because it s estimated that 95% of the land is privately owned, including a large portion in hidalgo county, and landowners there told our correspondent jess gomez they are not giving up their land without a fight. jess: in south texas, the rio grande river, the border between mexico and the united states. man: the water right now looks like glass, and it s so peaceful. jess: for the cavazos s
raising taxes on small businesses, including pass-throughs in south dakota and across this country is a reckless approach reckless approach to the economy. mr. president, we have an economy that s would bably. i mention wobbly. i mentioned that the inflation numbers are historic. 9.1%. we haven t seen that kind of inflation since 1981, back when i was in college. we ve got an economy that some argue is already in recession depending on what the numbers are for the second quarter of this year. some economists are expecting negative g.d.p. growth for the second quarter which would put the country already into a recession. most economists and people who study this suggest there is a likelihood, certainly a likelihood of a recession within the next year. and so we have the prospect of a recession. we re looking down at the possibility of record inflation coupled with a recession, and what do the democrats want to do? raise taxes. raise taxes and grow government. spend more. f
the workers should not accept these bailouts in these policies because they will be crushed. we must find a way to move through movement, to struggle so we re able to stop the situation. there will be no salvation. there will be no escape with these policies. amy: and we go to texas which is saying there is no evidence of wrongdoing after mass graves filled with bodies of immigrants were found miles inland from the u.s.-mexico border. they have a dream to go somewhere else. the amount of bodies that have been found in this county are astronomical. to happen to be born on the wrong side of an imaginary line which are in the sand. amy: we will speak with reporter john carlos frey who is posed the grapes and found exposed the graves and found rampant violations of the law. all of that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i m amy goodman. protests erupted in athens wednesday night after the greek parliament approved
ambassador seyed hossein mousavian a former nuclear negotiator. been to greece where protests erupted as the parliament approved harsh new austerity measures in exchange for a third european bailout. the workers should not accept these bailouts in these policies because they will be crushed. we must find a way to move through movement, to struggle so we re able to stop the situation. there will be no salvation. there will be no escape with these policies. amy: and we go to texas which is saying there is no evidence of wrongdoing after mass graves filled with bodies of immigrants were found miles inland from the u.s.-mexico border. they have a dream to go somewhere else. the amount of bodies that have been found in this county are astronomical. to happen to be born on the wrong side of an imaginary line which are in the sand. amy: we will speak with reporter john carlos frey who is posed the grapes and found exposed the graves and found rampant violations of the law.