Border Guards; US-Russian Relations

When Silvestre Reyes took over command of the Border Patrol in El Paso last year, he effectively closed the border. On this Common Ground, we'll see how he did it and what the repercussions have been. Also, we'll talk with a Russian parliamentarian about the shaky state of US-Russian relations. Guests: Silvestre Reyes, Chief Agent, US Border Patrol, El Paso; Alexei Arbatov, Committee on Defense, State Duma, Russian Federation.

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