California’s Primary Could Make a Difference – The primary election season is about to end, and the next round will be June 7th in several states, including the big prize: California. In the Democrats’ race, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders come to California at a technical tie, with a debate so heated that leaders see it hard to save future unity of the party. On the Republican side, many are still resisting giving support to the nomination of virtual candidate Donald Trump. Representatives from the two Democrats’ campaigns and a top Latino Republican commented on this news on Línea Abierta. Marco Vinicio González has some of their comments.
Deported to His Death – A Central-American family is mourning in Los Angeles after finding out that their young son was killed in his native Honduras. But in addition to the family grief, there is indignation in the community because according to advocates, his death could have been avoided. The young Honduran man had sought refuge in the United States, fleeing threats from gangs, but immigration authorities underestimated the predicament and deported him earlier this year. Immigrant advocates now point to this case as an example of the dramatic human cost of deporting children and young people from Central America. Radio Bilingüe’s reporter Rubén Tapia has this exclusive story. This story is part of our series, “Hablando de la Raza”.
New Multilingual Education Initiative on the California Ballot – In 1998, California voters passed Proposition 227, an initiative that banned bilingual education and imposed English immersion on students with other native languages. This November, state voters will be able to decide if they should reform that law. The ballot will include an initiative known as the Multilingual Education Act, which proposes to reopen the doors to bilingual education for public school students in the state. On the national Línea Abierta program, news director Samuel Orozco spoke with Dr. Patricia Gándara, education professor and researcher and co-director of the Civil Rights Project at the University of California Los Angeles.
