TUESDAY, JANUARY 23 PROGRAM # 8249 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. US officials have plans for a massive immigration sweep in San Francisco and other Northern California cities and are threatening to arrest mayors of sanctuary cities. Following the recent raid against 7-Eleven stores, a number of groups have activated coordinated rapid response activities to […]

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 PROGRAM # 8240 12:00 PM PT Judge Blocks Termination of DACA. Calling it an “arbitrary decision,” a federal judge in California blocked President Trump’s order to end DACA protection for young immigrants. A young plaintiff says this decision is giving more impetus to Dreamers push for a permanent legislative solution in Congress […]

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26 PROGRAM # 8229 12:00 PM PT Tax Law and Short-Term Government Funding Law. President Trump signed tax bill and, to prevent a government shutdown, he signed a short-term spending bill into law. Listeners comment about the content of the tax reform, who wins and who loses, the end of the tax credit […]

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12 PROGRAM # 8219 12:00 PM PST. Immigration Edition. A political analyst comments on the escalation of actions on Congress by Dreamers and their allies, the meaning of the letter signed by 34 Republican congressmembers to their leader Paul Ryan urging a DACA solution, the impact on 2018 of the defeat in recent […]

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 PROGRAM # 8209 12:00 PM PST. Immigration Edition. A showdown is looming in Congress as progressive Democrats continue pushing their leaders to oppose the spending bill if it doesn’t include a solution to the fate of young Dreamers. Democratic leaders cancelled a meeting with the White House after Trump tweeted “they want […]

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21 PROGRAM # 8204 12:00 PM PST. Immigration Edition. As DACA beneficiaries begin losing their protection, children of Dreamers at risk tell their story of survival and their fears of separation during the Holidays and call on reluctant congress members to pass the Dream Act before the end of the year. Also, advocates […]

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 PROGRAM # 8199 12:00 PM PST. Immigration Edition. A civil rights lawyer comments on the outcome of a recent hearing in New Orleans on the legal challenge to Texas’ SB 4 anti-immigrant law, and the challenge to ICE detention of ten-year-old disabled child Rosa María Hernández, who was released from ICE custody […]