What’s Really Happening at the Southern Border?

04/14/22 • 42 min

On his first day in office in January 2021, President Joe Biden ended many of his predecessor's policies to manage illegal immigration at America’s southern border. Biden brought a halt to former President Donald Trump's construction of the border wall, and tens of thousands of migrants began crossing the border illegally.

Since October, more than 940,000 migrants have been caught at the border, the Border Patrol reports.

Gloria Taylor, communications manager for national security and foreign policy issues at The Heritage Foundation, traveled last week to McAllen, Texas, to see for herself what is happening there.

Taylor joins this episode of the “Problematic Women” podcast to discuss what she learned from Border Patrol agents and from ranchers who live on the border and face the challenges of surging illegal immigration every day.

Also on today’s show, we discuss why some district attorneys no longer prosecute entire categories of crime. Plus, we take time to remember the significance of Easter. And as always, we’ll crown our Problematic Woman of the Week.

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Since October, more than 940,000 migrants have been caught at the border, the Border Patrol reports.

Gloria Taylor, communications manager for national security and foreign policy issues at The Heritage Foundation, traveled last week to McAllen, Texas, to see for herself what is happening there.

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Why This Grandmother Has Been Helping Unborn and Moms for 20 Years

For over 20 years, Eleanor McCullen has taken time every week to stand outside a Planned Parenthood clinic and offer help to women in crisis pregnancies.

At the age of 85, McCullen says she has been a part of saving the lives of about 300 babies from abortion. But she adds that it’s not about numbers, but helping women and their babies.

The first question she asks women outside a Planned Parenthood clinic, McCullen says, is: “What can I do to help you?”

And she doesn't stop there. McCullen has journeyed with many women through their pregnancies and beyond, offering financial, spiritual, and emotional support to families.

Her passion for unborn babies and their mothers has taken McCullen to the Supreme Court and prompted her to testify before Congress. She testified March 24 against Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson.

McCullen joins this episode of the “Problematic Women” podcast to explain why she decided to become an advocate for life.

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Motherhood, Career, and Homeschooling. Is It Possible to Do It All?

Being a wife and mother while working full time is a lot. Add homeschooling to the mix? Now you have entered superhero status in our book.

Marguerite Bowling, a senior communications manager at The Heritage Foundation, is actually no superhero, but she and her husband are committed to their children’s education and upbringing. When Bowling realized how woke her local Maryland school district was, the couple decided to take on the challenge of homeschooling their kindergarten daughter.

The couple shares the responsibility of schooling their kindergartner, each giving the other time to work and care for their other two young children. It’s not always perfect, Bowling says, and promises she has had more than one or two rough days. But they have found a way to make it work.

Today, Bowling joins the “Problematic Women” podcast to explain why she and her husband made the choice to homeschool, and how they are doing what many would call “impossible.”

Also on today’s show, commentator Dennis Prager says the left has heavily influenced what women want, away from their natural desires. Is he right? And Prince Harry of the British royal family says he wants to raise his kids in a more equal world. How much advice should we be taking from the royals?

And as always, we crown our Problematic Woman of the Week.

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