Tag Archives: Immigration
Extra Edition: Undocufunds.
TUESDAY, MAY 11 PROGRAM # 9252 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Undocufunds. Immigrant advocates are back urging the city of Fresno in Central California to invest money into a legal aid fund to help defend families threatened with deportation. The President of the Council is sponsoring the initiative and also comments on the proposed creation […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MAY 4 PROGRAM # 9246 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. Latino members of Congress are urging President Biden to get immigration reform done this year by pushing for a simple majority under the budget reconciliation procedure. Others are calling for the end of the filibuster, which gives excessive power to the Senate’s minority. Analysts […]
Extra Edition: California and US Relief for Immigrant Families (A Repeat).
THURSDAY, APRIL 29 PROGRAM # 9241 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: California and US Relief for Immigrant Families (A Repeat). California is giving relief to immigrant families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Undocumented immigrants can receive stimulus checks as long as they file taxes with Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITIN.) Many Californians with ITINs may […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, APRIL 27 PROGRAM # 9239 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. The US needs to substantially increase the number of immigrants each year to grow its competitive advantage and expand its future workforce. Without it, the US will sacrifice its position as the world’s largest economy and leave Social Security depleted, according to researchers at […]
Relief for Undocumented Families.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21 PROGRAM # 9233 12:00 PM PDT Relief for Undocumented Families. Legal experts talk about checks and tax relief available to immigrants in California impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic under the Golden State Stimulus Plan, and who are excluded from federal aid and are struggling to pay for food, rent, and other basic […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, APRIL 20 PROGRAM # 9232 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. Mónica Ramírez Almadani will be the Public Counsel new director in june, the nation’s largest pro bono law firm, which recently celebrated its 50-year anniversary. A daughter of immigrants and with a career in social justice, Ramírez Almadani comments why this job is so […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, APRIL 13 PROGRAM # 9225 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. Congresswoman Norma Torres, the only Central American serving in Congress, is urging the White House to restrict foreign assistance to governments in Central America over corruption and authoritarianism. She proposes instead to channel aid to civil society and nongovernmental organizations. On this matter, she […]
California and US Relief for Immigrant Families.
THURSDAY, APRIL 8 PROGRAM # 9221 12:00 PM PST California and US Relief for Immigrant Families. California is giving relief to immigrant families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Undocumented immigrants can receive stimulus checks as long as they file taxes with Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITIN.) Many Californians with ITINs may also receive two tax […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, APRIL 6 PROGRAM # 9218 12:00 PM PST Immigration Edition. Two well known immigration attorneys comment on immigration news, including warnings for DACA applicants regarding their criminal background checks, as well as important dates for Venezuelans applying for their new TPS program. They also comment on the immigrant asylum case process at the border. […]
“Once I Was You.”
MONDAY, APRIL 5 PROGRAM #9216 12:00 PM PST “Once I Was You.” This is a conversation with Emmy Award-winning journalist María Hinojosa about her new memoir, “Once I Was You, a Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America.” In her book, the anchor of NPR’s Latino USA shares stories about the current immigration […]
