THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15
PROGRAM # 8266 12:00 PM PT
Immigration Plans Fail in the Senate.
President Trump and DHS Secretary Nielsen rejected the immigration plans advanced in the Senate, dooming the debate to fail. Republican Senator Lindsay Graham said this is the work of political hacks, the DHS has lost credibility, and no reform will happen while the extremists are in control of the White House. A legal observer comments on the future of this debate in Congress.
Guest: Attorney Ruben Luis Reyes, Former Chair, Arizona Chapter, Member, National Board of Governors, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Phoenix, AZ
Mass Shooting in Florida. 17 students were killed in a high school in Parkland, FL, after a teen went into a shooting rampage armed with an assault rifle. This new massacre brings back a renewed focus on gun control laws and support for mental health programs, and places these issues front and center in the race for Congress in November.
Guest: Prof. Tony Diaz, Chair of Mexican American Studies at Lone Star North Harris College, Writer, Founder of Librotraficante Campaign, Houston, TX;
Push for Mexican-American Studies. The Texas Board of Education continues without making decisions on proposed Mexican American studies courses for high schools in the state. In recent sessions, the state board voted against adopting two proposed Mexican American studies textbooks. A leading organizer of this push comments on the matter.
Guest: Prof. Tony Diaz, Chair of Mexican American Studies at Lone Star North Harris College, Writer, Founder of Librotraficante campaign, Houston, TX.
NICA Act. After passing the House in October, a bill seeking to block Nicaragua from accessing loans from the World Bank, the IMF and other international financial institutions is expected to be debated in the Senate. Proponents claim Nicaragua needs to hold free and fair elections. Visiting Nicaraguan farm worker leaders are raising red flags about the humanitarian consequences of the threatened blockade. A guest also comments on the growing use in Nicaragua of agroecological practices by farmers who grow coffee, vegetables and other crops.
Guests: Marlen Sánchez, National Coordinator of Agroecology, Asociación de Trabajadores del Campo de Nicaragua, Oakland, CA.
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