Mike Farrell, Gordon Hanson and Carmen Chavez to Talk About Illegal Immigration on Spotlight

Aug. 11, 2008 - PRLog -- Actor, activist and author Mike Farrell will be a guest on this week’s episode of Spotlight. Farrell will be part of a distinguished panel of guests that will be discussing the benefits that illegal immigration provides to the economy and the humanitarian issues surrounding enforcement.

Farrell, who is best  known for  his eight years on TV’s M*A*S*H and five years on Providence is also co-chair of Human Rights Watch in Southern California.

Joining him on the panel will be Gordon H. Hanson; professor of economics at the University of California at San Diego, and Carmen Chavez, an immigration attorney and executive director of Casa Cornelia Law Center; a non-profit group that works with immigrants.

The show is the second of a two part series examining the costs and benefits of illegal immigration for tax payers. It will air online at www.ListenToSpotlight.com at 10:00 AM Pacific Time, 1:00 PM Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 12, 2008. The show will go on for an hour. An archived version of the show will be available for listeners online or to download as a podcast immediately following the show’s conclusion.

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About Spotlight:

Spotlight is a weekly online radio show that features issues related to personal finance, taxes and credit. The show is a collaborative effort of ACCESS and Give Me Back My Credit. It is co-hosted by Jim Malmberg and Denise Richardson.