TUESDAY, JANUARY 24
PROGRAM # 7982 12:00 PM PST.
Latino Immigrant Businesses on the Rise.
Of the 25 million businesses in the US, four million are owned by Latinos. These businesses are the sector with the fastest growth in the US economy. Why are these entrepreneurs so active? What’s their impact in the US economy? A group of scholars share their findings on those questions and on why these facts are hardly part of the discussions on immigration policy.
Guest: Victor Arias, Trustee Emeritus, Board of Trustees, Stanford University, Co-Founder of Latino Business Action Network, Senior Client Partner of Korn Ferry, Dallas, TX.
Trump’s Action on DACA. Young DACA beneficiaries known as Dreamers anxiously wait to see if Donald Trump orders to repeal the federal program in one of his actions on Day One. An leading Dreamer comments on the expected executive orders, the recent statements by the White House, and the actions in Congress. This program also includes the speech by 6-year-old Sophie Cruz, daughter of undocumented immigrants, who spoke at the Women’s March in Washington; and remarks by Xavier Becerra during the ceremony where he was sworn in as California’s first Latino attorney general.
Guest: Juan Escalante, Digital Campaigns Manager, America’s Voice, DACA recipient, Washington, DC; Sophie Cruz, Child Speaker at Women’s March, Washington, DC (recording); Xavier Becerra, Incoming California Attorney General, Sacramento, CA (recording).
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