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Wednesday May 24, 2006

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10:00Mexican Migration

The forces driving Mexican migration, and the role of Mexican politics and U.S. immigration policy.

Guests

Armand B. Peschard-Sverdrup, director of the Mexico Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies

B. Lindsay Lowell, director, Policy Studies, Institute for the Study of International Migration, Georgetown University

Denise Dresser, professor of political science at the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico

Gustavo Mohar, consultant; Mexico's former chief negotiator for international migration affairs

11:00Readers' Review: "My Brilliant Career" by Miles Franklin

Diane invites listeners to join her for a discussion of this classic 19th century Australian novel about a woman's journey toward self expression and freedom.

Guests

Leslie Maitland, former New York Times reporter whose memoir will be published next year.

Kermit Moyer, professor of literature at American University

Karen Manton, wife of an Australian diplomat in Washington, formerly lecturer in Communications at the University of South Australia.

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