Tag Archives: Immigration
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, APRIL 14 PROGRAM # 8853 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Millions of farmworkers are considered “essential” workers and continue risking their lives working out in the fields to feed those “sheltering in place.” Still, farmworkers are not entitled to basic benefits and many are not even given basic protection against coronavirus. Legislators in California […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, APRIL 7 PROGRAM # 8848 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is calling on ICE to release thousands of immigrant detainees who are at risk of coronavirus. A caucus representative also calls for the halting of ICE operations that sow fear in immigrant families, allow the virus to spread, and put […]
Stimulus Package Deal. Eviction and Foreclosure Relief. Fears of Coronavirus in ICE Detention.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 PROGRAM # 8839 12:00 PM PT Stimulus Package Deal. Senators reached agreement on a relief package to inject 2 trillion into an ailing economy hit by the coronavirus crisis. The stimulus plan, announced as the largest in modern history, includes direct checks to taxpayers, emergency loans to small businesses, a boost to […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MARCH 24 PROGRAM # 8838 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Immigrant advocates call on the Trump administration to stop blaming immigrants about the COVID-19 pandemic and instead focus on the public health crisis. In order to help protect public health, they urge the federal government to stop ICE operations, release immigrants in detention if […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, MARCH 10 PROGRAM # 8825 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Immigrant advocates warn that federal policies such as the public charge rule, the deployment of special CBP agents in sanctuary cities, and the plans in Florida to make E-Verify a mandatory program are making immigrants more fearful and distrustful, they make it more difficult […]
Línea Abierta At 25: The First Broadcasts.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 PROGRAM # 8811 12:00 PM PT Línea Abierta At 25: The First Broadcasts. On this day, Línea Abierta turns 25. The original production team meets to reflect on the dreams driving the creation of the first nationally-distributed weekday news/talk show in Spanish in the public radio system. The program, still the only […]
Línea Abierta At 25: Memorable Conversations.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24 PROGRAM # 8810 12:00 PM PT Línea Abierta At 25: Memorable Conversations. This week, Línea Abierta celebrates 25 years on the nation’s public radio airwaves. To mark this milestone, the team compiled memorable segments from Línea’s historical archives, including interviews with US Presidents, authors, scientists and other newsmakers; public forums with political […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 PROGRAM # 8806 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Faced with the threat of being deported after an immigration check-in, a father of four who has lived in the US for 20 years decided to take sanctuary at a Denver church. On other news, Japanese American survivors of the internment camps during WWII […]
The Mayan Count.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13 PROGRAM # 8803 12:00 PM PT The Mayan Count. The Census count is weeks away, community leaders step up efforts to encourage Mayan families to make themselves count in the San Francisco Bay Area, home to a growing community of tens of thousands of Yucatec and Guatemalan Maya-speaking residents. Through bilingual campaigns, […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 PROGRAM # 8801 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Hundreds of asylum-seeking Salvadorans who were deported by the US were killed, raped or tortured after being returned to El Salvador, according to a newly released report. An author of the investigation gives the chilling details. On other story, Washington State is suing The […]
