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Can immigration reform help prevent human trafficking tragedies?

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This week On The Record, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff talks with host Randy Beamer on what can be done to prevent more human smuggling tragedies. Wolff pushes for immigration reform, and wants to see state leaders help more with the smuggling that often starts on the U.S. side of the border.

Next, San Antonio has just opened a new center to help legal immigrants secure housing, services, or travel to their destination in the U.S. The city’s Human Services Department Assistant Director Jessica Dovalina tells us all about the new center and how it works.

On this show, we meet the new President of the Deputy Sheriff’s Association of Bexar County, Ron Tooke. He shares how the organization is working to bring in new recruits, and help the county jail employees deal with constant overtime and other challenges.

On Reporters Roundtable, Express News Staff Writer Ricardo Delgado talks about his recent article on how Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller is dealing with two major human tragedies in the past two months, and how his passion has come forth with the most recent immigrant deaths.

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