After Failure of Immigration Deal, Family Reunification Sought – For the second time in a week, House Republicans failed in their bid to approve an immigration plan, this time a version called an immigration “compromise.” Meanwhile, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reunite in 30 days the more than 2,000 immigrant children separated from their parents. José López Zamorano reports on this and more from Washington.
Criticisms of Prison Contracts to Detain Immigrant Children – Amid a wave of national outrage over the policy of detaining and separating immigrant children from their parents, community groups and political leaders in Houston are denouncing the policy as political maneuvering and a source of profit for prison companies. Mariana Pineda reports from Houston.
Tax on Drinking Water Proposed in California – Up to half a million people in hundreds of poor communities throughout California are forced to drink unhealthy contaminated water or buy bottled water despite low income. In response, activists and residents in affected areas are backing a bill that would impose a state tax on the use of water. Legislators are scheduled to discuss the bill this summer. The legendary farmworker leader Dolores Huerta, one of the architects of this citizens’ initiative, spoke with Radio Bilingüe’s Samuel Orozco on the program Línea Abierta.
