SCAPEGOATING THE POOR. Conservative analysts are blaming the current Wall Street crisis on immigrants, Latinos and Blacks who received subprime loans and wouldn't pay their mortgages. The Community Reinvestment Act, a law that allowed access to lending for minority and low-income families is a favorite target of influential commentators.

Guest: Joseph Ridout, Consumer Action, San Francisco, CA

Invited Guest: Pablo Alvarado, President, National Laborer Organizing Network, Los Angeles, CA;