Tag Archives: Immigration
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17 PROGRAM # 9888 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. During the North American Leaders’ Summit, the leaders of the US, Mexico and Canada talked about “their commitment to work together to achieve safe, orderly, and humane migration in the region.” What new migration measures are expected at the US-Mexican border? What to expect […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10 PROGRAM # 9881 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. After announcing that almost one million immigrants became US citizens in the last fiscal year, the federal government is proposing a naturalization fee increase. An immigration lawyer comments on the proposed fee increases, how to get fee waivers or reduced fees, and answers listeners’ […]
Planning for the New Year.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4 PROGRAM # 9875 12:00 PM PT Planning for the New Year. As we look forward to the new year, news producers reflect on the issues that may shape Línea Abierta’s coverage in 2023. Plans include continuing covering the escalating climate disasters such as wildfires and heat waves, the West’s mega drought and […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 3 PROGRAM # 9874 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Policy analysts comment on news developments that may impact immigrant communities during 2023, including the situation of Dreamers and asylum seekers, whose fate is being decided by the courts, the efforts in Congress to legalize farmworkers through the Farm Worker Modernization Act or the […]
The Year in Review.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29 PROGRAM # 9870 12:00 PM PT The Year in Review. From the efforts to stem the pandemic crisis to the devastating wildfires in New Mexico and heat waves along the Pacific Coast to the gun-violence tragedy in Uvalde, this edition features stories that made headlines during 2022. Other big stories include the […]
Extra Edition: East Harlem Barrio. (Repeat.)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27 PROGRAM # 9866 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: East Harlem Barrio. (Repeat.) This archival program features an interview with Petra Allende, “the mayoress of the East Harlem neighborhood.” Allende, a longtime neighbor and community advocate for civil rights, talks about the revitalization of the struggling and impoverished barrio after the arrival of […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27 PROGRAM # 9867 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. The mayor of El Paso, Texas, declared a state of emergency in order to better manage an increased influx of migrant arrivals over the expected ending of the Trump-era Title 42 policy. Also, Texas Governor Abbott urged the Attorney General to open an investigation […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20 PROGRAM # 9860 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Amid objections from leading Republicans who invoke a “border crisis,” Senate talks on immigration legislation put forward by Tillis-Sinema have stalled. Now what? Also, in Denver, the Mayor issued an emergency declaration for the city and county of Denver in response to the arrival […]
Extra Edition: The Other Football.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 PROGRAM # 9855 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: The Other Football. Academic researchers are launching a digital archive built by college students and volunteer fans to document the history of soccer in the San Joaquin Valley and how migration has shaped the culture of soccer in these farm working communities. The organizer […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13 PROGRAM # 9853 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) are working on a immigration reform plan that would provide a permanent pathway to legalization for 2 million Dreamers, increase funding for border security, and extend Title 42. Immigrant advocates and legislators comment on this development […]
