What Would You Like To Tell People About Living Near The Border?

By Nick Blumberg / Public Insight Journalist

Published October 9, 2011 at 11:55 PM PDT

This story was published more than 13 years ago.

Despite intense interest in immigration and border issues from media and members of the public all across the country, many people who live in other parts of the U.S. might not understand what it's like to live in the Southwest. What would you like to tell people who live in other parts of the country about living near the border?

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Public Insight Journalist Nick Blumberg (Phoenix) has served as an Associate Producer for KJZZ’s Here and Now, a news and public affairs talk show covering the Phoenix area. He grew up on the far North Side of Chicago, and has been a news junkie as long as he can remember. He moved to Arizona to attend the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University, graduating magna cum laude. He was part of the Murrow and PRNDI-award winning team at KJZZ that covered Arizona’s controversial SB 1070 anti-immigration law throughout 2010. His passions include pop culture, art and big dogs.

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What Would You Like To Tell People About Living Near The Border?

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