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NPR's John Burnett is covering the tightened security along United States borders. Today he visits the U.S.-Mexican border to explore changes in immigration policy since the Sept. 11 attacks. With the new perception of vulnerability, security has been stepped up and apprehensions are way down. That's not because people are getting through the border undetected, but because they're just not crossing as they used to. The Border Patrol says its crackdown is working, but critics fear the country may be turning into "Fortress America".

NPR's series on immigration continues as we cross the Atlantic to look at attitutes towards newcomers in the Netherlands following the September 11th attacks. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports.

Across the country, ordinary garden plants have become aggressive invaders. Many invasive plants are still sold in nurseries and coveted by unsuspecting gardeners. Is there a chance your "coveted plant" might escape into the wild? NPR's Ketzel Levine takes a closer look at how a good plant goes bad.

Host Lynn Neary speaks with NPR's movie music fan Andy Trudeau, who this week wraps up his survey of Oscar-nominated scores with Randy Newman's music for Monsters, Inc. (Disney/Pixar 60712-7). Andy also presents his vote for best score.

Weekend Edition Commentator Ellis Cose reads an excerpt from his new book The Envy of the World: On Being a Black Man in America.

Weekend Edition Commentator Ellis Cose continues his special report on black men in America.

Wanda Jackson has always been one of the boys. Back in the 1950s, when country music started to rock, Jackson made waves with a bold voice and sultry stage moves. She dated Elvis and toured constantly, but slowly slipped from the spotlight. Now she's back and is the subject of a new PBS documentary. NPR's Neda Ulaby reports for All Things Considered. (7:30) See http://www.pbs.org/itvs/welcometotheclub/.

Host Jacki Lyden talks with limosine driver George Barlow who will be working tonight's Oscar Awards in Los Angeles.

In the second of a three-part series on the Islam and the Internet, Weekend All Things Considered reporter/producer Davar Ardalan looks at how the Web provides new avenues for education and business to women often confined to traditional religious roles. (9:32)

With the Oscars just a week away, studios are marketing their nominated films to a very exclusive audience: Academy voters. Get the full list of nominees for each category, scan NPR movie critic Bob Mondello's favorite movies of 2001 and join the NPR online community to share your own favorites.