'Testing Grounds': How the U.S.-Mexico Border and Honduras Help Explain Immigration Enforcement Today

'Testing Grounds': How the U.S.-Mexico Border and Honduras Help Explain Immigration Enforcement Today

March 1, 2026

27:34

About this episode

<p>What started decades ago at the U.S.-Mexico border didn&rsquo;t stay there.</p> <p>Journalist, author, and professor Jean Guerrero speaks with Maria Hinojosa and argues that communities on the southern border were a &ldquo;testing ground&rdquo; for the increased immigration enforcement that we&rsquo;re seeing play out across U.S. cities. Jean also makes the case that Honduras may be the next laboratory for something called &ldquo;startup cities&rdquo; which could be replicated here.</p> <p><strong>Latino USA is the longest-running news and culture radio program in the U.S., centering Latino stories and hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa.</strong></p> <p><strong>Follow the show to get every episode.</strong></p> <p><strong>Want to support our independent journalism? </strong><a href="https://bit.ly/joinfuturoplus"><strong>Join Futuro+</strong></a><strong> for exclusive episodes, sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes chisme on Latino USA and all our podcasts.</strong></p> <p><strong>Follow us on&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@futuromedia"><strong>TikTok</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LatinoUSA"><strong>YouTube</strong></a><strong>. Subscribe to our&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.futuromediagroup.org/subscribe/"><strong>newsletter</strong></a><strong>.</strong>&nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>