Trump’s Cabinet Nominees Make Clear Harsher Policies Near – Just days before the inauguration of the new government, President Barack Obama said goodbye in Chicago to Americans with a message of optimism and hope. At the same time, in Washington, the responses of Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees for the Department of Justice and Homeland Security, during their Senate hearings, reflected harsher immigration and civil rights policies around the corner. This generated a new wave of concern among activist and immigrants. José López Zamorano reports from Capitol Hill.
What Can Latino Universities Expect Under Trump? – President-elect Donald Trump promised to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education and nominated as its secretary of education an ardent defender of privatization of teaching and for-profit colleges. What does the new political panorama mean for Latino colleges and universities? Radio Bilingüe’s news director Samuel Orozco spoke about this with Antonio Flores, president and executive director of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities.
Number of Latino Doctors Shrinkens As Latino Population Grows – The Latino population has increased at an accelerated pace in the U.S. in the last 20 years. But the number of Latino doctors has not corresponded to that jump, but instead, has decreased in proportion. This has consequences in the state of health of Latino patients, since it is well known that Latinos that are attended by Latino doctors tend to visit their doctors more frequently and follow their instructions better. José Luis Buen Abad reports from Seattle. This feature is part of our series, “Hablando de la Raza”.
