FRIDAY, APRIL 21 PROGRAM # 9983 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Mexican prosecutors investigate the head of Mexico’s immigration agency over a fire that killed 40 migrants. A renowned human rights advocate met with President López Obrador to propose dismantling the current security-driven INM and create in its place a federal council to better deal […]

FRIDAY, APRIL 14 PROGRAM # 9976 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. Puerto Vallarta experienced record tourism numbers last year. But the tourism boom hides a reality of uncontrolled urban sprawl and environmental problems. Advocates warn that without urgent government intervention, the natural and coastal beauty and city’s sustainability are at risk. Environmental analysts and government […]

FRIDAY, APRIL 7 PROGRAM # 9969 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. The Instituto Mexicano de la Radio (IMER), the public radio system with the greatest coverage in Mexico, is celebrating 40 years on the air. IMER’s director Aleida Calleja discusses highlights in the history of this radio network, the current challenges and the vision ahead. […]

FRIDAY, MARCH 31 PROGRAM # 9962 12:00 PM PT Mexico Edition. The US contracts hundreds of thousands of low-wage-earning migrant workers through “guestworker” programs. Mexican advocates claim these programs are ripe with abuse and retaliation at the hands of employers and contractors, just like during the infamous Bracero program of the 1940s, 50s and 60s […]