Talk by author and columnist Ruben Martinez, on immigration and his personal perspective concerning: open borders, mass immigration, and the legalization of immigrants. He criticizes opponents of free flow immigration (such as Congressman Dana Rohrbacher and Governor Pete Wilson). He goes on to trace a brief history of L.A.'s Red Car mass transit system, class differences reflected in 1994 earthquake response, and the first world's search for spirituality in the Third World cultures.|IMMIGRANT REALITIES : OPEN BORDERS / Ruben Martinez. - Talk by author and columnist Ruben Martinez, on immigration and his personal perspective concerning: open borders, mass immigration, and the legalization of immigrants. He criticises opponents of free flow immigration (such as Congressman Dana Rohrbacher and Governor Pete Wilson). He goes on to trace a brief history of L.A.'s Red Car mass transit system, class differences reflected in 1994 earthquake response, and the first world's search for spirituality in the Third World cultures. - RECORDED: KPFK, 30 Jan. 1994. - Contains sensitive language.
