Tag Archives: Immigration
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10 PROGRAM # 9344 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. Thousands of Mexican factory workers who produce goods for the US are being bused to the US to get J&J vaccines. Officials in both countries hope the program will help reopen the border and restore their economies. Meanwhile, the Biden administration may offer vaccines […]
Extra Edition: Beneficiaries of New Health Care Law.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 PROGRAM # 9336 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Beneficiaries of New Health Care Law. As the number of Covid is on the rise in California, Gov. Newsom visited hard-hit Central Valley and signed a law to expand health care to include undocumented immigrants age 50 and older. Potential beneficiaries of the new […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 PROGRAM # 9337 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. Immigration activists and Democrats redouble calls to use the Senate’s budget reconciliation process to legalize farmworkers, Dreamers, TPS holders and essential workers. Leading advocates discuss the content of the budget reconciliation package, how the process works, and the potential timeline. On other news, the […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JULY 27 PROGRAM # 9330 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. Today, grassroots groups from around the South are kicking off a Selma-to-Montgomery style march from Georgetown to Austin, Texas’ capital. Religious and moral leaders march in support of voting rights, a $15 minimum wage, end to the filibuster and immigration reform. On another topic: […]
Extra Edition: Rent Relief Catch-22.
TUESDAY, JULY 20 PROGRAM # 9322 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Rent Relief Catch-22. In the Central Valley, some of the immigrant families hardest-hit by the pandemic were largely excluded from the government’s rent relief. The reason is many prioritized paying rent over food, medical care or utilities or went into debt and now they […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JULY 20 PROGRAM # 9323 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. The $3.5 trillion budget resolution to help the country recover from the Covid-19 pandemic includes funding for immigration policy changes, including legalization programs for immigrants and a path to citizenship for immigrant workers and their families. What immigration provisions are in the plan and […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JULY 13 PROGRAM # 9316 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. A national coalition launches today the campaign “Ready to Stay,” in an effort to help immigrants access legal services, gain protection and enroll in programs that may lead to eventual citizenship. In other news, under a settlement with a group working to abolish immigration […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JULY 6 PROGRAM # 9309 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. In his first days in office, President Biden instructed federal officials to eliminate barriers in the existing naturalization process, ending Trump’s controversial citizenship exam. A legal expert comments about the requirements for naturalization and the actions by local, state and federal governments to remove […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JUNE 29 PROGRAM # 9302 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. Vice President Kamala Harris visited the US-Mexico border in El Paso, a week after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a $250 state fund to continue building Trump’s wall and after Sen. Bernie Sanders announced that Democrats are planning to include a pathway to citizenship […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JUNE 22 PROGRAM # 9295 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. New York was the first state to move to provide universal representation to immigrants in detention. The New York Immigrant Family Unity Project is a first-of-its-kind program that provides publicly funded lawyers to every detained or incarcerated immigrant in the state. Advocates say that […]
