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Artist Alison Nguyen chats with curator Min Sun Jeon.

Immigration reform will require a sustained, incremental effort tosecure the border, improvements in the legal worker programs, andsupport for economic development in Latin America. Internalenforcement is the only mechanism that can discourage illegalimmigration and persuade future migrants and employers to use theavailable legal avenues. This will not be feasible withoutmethodical enforcement that brings legitimacy back to U.S.immigration law.

>> reporter: well, the u.s. embassy has already told staff that there is a voluntary departure program, so if they want to leave, they can leave. it's the summer, so many dependents aren't here anyway. and as you know, the u.s. embassy is just a few steps away from tahrir square, but cement barricades have been set up around the embassy. obviously, the embassy is on a higher state of alert than normally. it would normally be opened. today it is closed. but the expectations are really the focus of these protests are on president mohamed morsi, not on the role of the united states in this curren...

Meanwhile, officials say the number of people killed by the quake and tsunami could exceed 15,000. nbc's ian williams has the latest from the fishing port. >> reporter: the death toll from this disaster keeps rising. more than 8,000 according to the latest official figures with at least 12,000 missing. hundreds of thousands have been displaced and in many areas there is still a shortage of food, water, medicine and fuel. the u.s. is stepping up its own relief efforts while at the same time trying to reassure the families of service personnel thousands of whom are being evacuated under a volunt...