Ruben Martinez on Mexican Immigration

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Journalist and poet Ruben Martinez tells Steve Paulson that there are powerful economic incentives for Mexicans to cross the U.S. border to find work. Tougher sanctions don’t deter anyone, they just make crossing more treacherous. Martinez is the author of “Crossing Over: A Mexican Family on the Migrant Trail."