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Survivors of Florida Shooting Demand Action from White House
The massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, spurred what is being called an unprecedented student movement to demand an end to the bloodshed in schools and limits on assault weapons sales.
(Español) Después del tiroteo “hay que respetar cómo los jóvenes lidian con sus sentimientos”
It is important that kids get back to school, but it may be an individual thing when kids are ready. At Stoneman Douglas, teachers and administrators are really going to have to pay attention to the emotional status of kids and ease them back in.
(Español) Estudiantes de Parkland llegan a Tallahassee con su pliego petitorio para los legisladores
(Español) Y mientras la flota de autobuses partía de Parkland, “miles de estudiantes de las escuelas vecinas abandonaban las clases y organizaban reuniones improvisadas en solidaridad. Cientos de alumnos de la escuela secundaria West Boca Raton dejaron clases para caminar las 12 millas hasta Stoneman Douglas”.
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 PROGRAM # 8269 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. The Senate failed to deliver an immigration plan and it is unclear if the Senate will reopen a debate after the recess. Meanwhile, Dreamers will face the risk of deportation when DACA ends in two weeks. What’s next for the Dreamers? Also, faith leaders […]
“No More Guns!”
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19 PROGRAM # 8268 12:00 PM PT “No More Guns!” Students who survived a mass school shooting left 17 people dead in Florida, gathered in a crowded vigil chanting: “No More Guns!” Will this tragedy lead to gun reform? What about mental health services? How to address mental illnesses with reduced funds for […]
(Español) Jóvenes estudiantes deciden tomar en sus manos el asunto de las armas de fuego
(Español) Señalamos a Trump por derogar las regulaciones de la era de Obama que dificultan que las personas que padecen enfermedades mentales tengan en sus manos las armas de fuego… El senador republicano Chuck Grassley de Iowa fue el único patrocinador de ese proyecto de ley que impide que el FBI llevar a cabo verificaciones.
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 PROGRAM # 8264 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. A debate on immigration reform has began in the US Senate in recent hours, as DACA enters its final three weeks. The leader of the Senate threw his support behind the immigration plan advocated by President Trump. And after ICE agents visited fruit packing […]
DACA and Budget Bill.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8 PROGRAM # 8261 12:00 PM PT DACA and Budget Bill. Hours before the spending deadline, Senate leaders reached a budget agreement. The deal clears the way for a vote on both chambers, amid a heated debate from fiscal conservatives, who question the increase in public spending, and progressive Democrats, who oppose the […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 PROGRAM # 8259 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Democrats voted last month to reopen the government after getting a promise from the Senate leader to allow a vote on DACA by February 8. On the eve of the deadline, is there a deal in the making? Also, local advocates and officials in […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 30 PROGRAM # 8254 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. The White House is throwing a monkey wrench into the DACA bipartisan negotiations by demanding 25 billion for the wall and the end of the family-reunification immigration system. Also, Democrats in Congress have invited a number of Dreamers and immigrants affected by Trump’s policies […]
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