Arizona Members of Border Task Force present border enforcement recommendations On May 20th, the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Immigration held a hearing about border issues. The hearing demonstrated that the Committee chair, Senator Schumer (D-NY), and other committee members are ready for immigration reform this year and are working to find meaningful solutions for border security. While there were good speakers on the panel, including El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles and Eagle Pass, TX Mayor Chad Foster, Arizona's representation fell to former- Arizona Congressman-turned-radio-talk show host, JD Hayworth, who is neither from the border region nor familiar with its complexities. The Arizona members of the US-Mexico Border and Immigration Task Force have come together to ensure that their professional expertise as well as their lived experience as border residents helps share border enforcement policy. This week, the group is launching the first of weekly podcasts featuring Task Force members. Each 3-5 minute interview will highlight one of the Task Force’s recommendations for effective border policy. Episode 1: Pastor Mark Adams, Constitutional and Human Rights Training for Federal Agents Episode 2: Chief Alberto Melis, Separation of Local Law Enforcement from Immigration Enforcement Episode 3: Executive Director and Attorney for FIRRP Lindsay Marshall, Detention and Deportation Episode 4: Santa Cruz County Supervisor Manuel Ruiz, Ports of Entry and Infrastructure Episode 5: Professor Raymond Michalowski, Immigration and the Myth of Criminality Episode 6: Councilwoman Marty Moreno, Accountability and Oversight of Border Enforcement Subscribe Episode 3: Executive Director and Attorney for FIRRP Lindsay Marshall, Detention and Deportation Policy Advocacy - US-Mexico Border & Immigration Task Force Thursday, June 11 2009 15:14 Lindsay Marshall is the Executive Director and attorney for the Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project. Lindsay holds a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law, a Masters Degree in Criminal Justice Policy from the London School of Economics and a B.A. from the University of Michigan. She has been with the Florence Project since September 2006. Download Episode 3 | Subscribe to Podcast   Episode 2: Chief Alberto Melis, Separation of Local Law Enforcement from Immigration Enforcement Policy Advocacy - US-Mexico Border & Immigration Task Force Tuesday, June 02 2009 15:14 Chief Melis has been the Chief of Douglas Police since November 2007. Before moving to Southern Arizona, he was the Chief of Police in Waco Texas. Download Episode 2 | Subscribe to Podcast   Episode 1: Pastor Mark Adams, Constitutional and Human Rights Training for Federal Agents Policy Advocacy - US-Mexico Border & Immigration Task Force Wednesday, May 20 2009 15:14 Mark Adams, PCUSA Mission Co-worker serving with Frontera de Cristo, has been living in Douglas, AZ for eleven years and has served on the U.S.-Mexico Border and Immigration Task Force for over 3 years. Download Episode 1 | Subscribe to Podcast

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