Tag Archives: Immigration
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MARCH 30 PROGRAM # 9211 12:00 PM PST Immigration Edition. President Biden announced new immigration policies and actions during his first 100 days as president. An immigration law expert comments about the progress and challenges of those plans to reform the immigration system. On other news, a group of women sanctuary leaders is suing […]
Justice in Policing. Also, Relief Plans and Mixed-Status Families.
MONDAY, MARCH 29 PROGRAM # 9209 12:00 PM PST Justice in Policing. One year after the killing of Breonna Taylor by police at her home during a no-knock drug raid and on the heels of the House’s George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, a House legislation announced to correct police abuse and racial inequity, an […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MARCH 23 PROGRAM # 9204 12:00 PM PST Immigration Edition. Two Maya-Ixil human rights leaders who were forced to flee Guatemala in 2019 after receiving death threats and applied for political asylum in El Paso, have been released from ICE detention. One is a survivor of an Army massacre and a key witness in […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MARCH 16 PROGRAM # 9197 12:00 PM PST Immigration Edition. This week, the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the Dream and Promise Act (HR 6) and the Farm Work Modernization Act (HR 1603), and other immigration bills that could receive expedited process. A bigger bill, the US Citizenship Act of 2021 […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MARCH 9 PROGRAM # 9190 12:00 PM PST Immigration Edition. This week, Democratic congress members reintroduced HR 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, to enable Dreamers and TPS recipients to earn permanent residence and citizenship. Earlier, Sen. Alex Padilla announced a bill that would provide millions of essential workers and their families a […]
Extra Edition.
THURSDAY, MARCH 4 PROGRAM # 9185 11:00 AM PST Extra Edition. California is releasing stimulus checks to undocumented households affected by the coronavirus pandemic. How to qualify? A community organizer from the Central Valley explains that people who file their taxes with an ITIN number and receive less than $75, 000 annual income can earn up […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MARCH 2 PROGRAM # 9183 12:00 PM PST Immigration Edition. A group of Democratic members of Congress introduced the Citizenship for Essential Workers Act, a legislation that would create a fast-track path to citizenship for over five million essential workers, including workers in health care, agriculture, meatpacking and public transit. On other news, the […]
Extra Edition.
TUESDAY, MARCH 2 PROGRAM # 9182 11:00 AM PST Extra Edition. A state bill in California would allow undocumented residents and DACA and TPS recipients to apply for the state-funded food assistance program. Those who farm and process the food for California will be able to feed their own families. Also, a civil-rights bill to […]
Extra Edition.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 PROGRAM # 9178 11:00 AM PST Extra Edition. Undocumented disabled people face the same issues as any other disabled person, but their challenges are compounded by isolation, segregation, and fear. Many fear deportation and do not call authorities or social agencies when in critical need. An advocate discusses the issues, including discrimination […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 PROGRAM # 9176 12:00 PM PST Immigration Edition. A new immigration bill backed by President Biden was introduced in Congress by a group of Democratic lawmakers. The plan includes an eighth-year path to citizenship for millions of immigrants and three years for others. California Sen. Alex Padilla, the incoming immigration leader in […]
