Tag Archives: Immigration
Coping with Tax Hikes. Also, Permits for Immigrant Workers. Also, Officer Cleared in Killing of Unarmed Elder.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5 PROGRAM # 8258 12:00 PM PT Coping with Tax Hikes. The California state senate passed a bill to protect state taxpayers from federal tax hikes, after Trump limited state and local tax deductions, in a direct hit to Democrat-led states. To offset the blow to the federal deduction, lawmakers propose to allow […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 30 PROGRAM # 8254 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. The White House is throwing a monkey wrench into the DACA bipartisan negotiations by demanding 25 billion for the wall and the end of the family-reunification immigration system. Also, Democrats in Congress have invited a number of Dreamers and immigrants affected by Trump’s policies […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23 PROGRAM # 8249 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. US officials have plans for a massive immigration sweep in San Francisco and other Northern California cities and are threatening to arrest mayors of sanctuary cities. Following the recent raid against 7-Eleven stores, a number of groups have activated coordinated rapid response activities to […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 16 PROGRAM # 8244 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. In a meeting in the Oval Office, President Trump dismissed Black immigrant-sending countries with a racist remark, while favoring White immigration. This program also includes news on bipartisan efforts in Congress to fix the DACA crisis, as well as bills from hardliners with emphasis […]
Judge Blocks Termination of DACA. Also, Crackdown on Legal Cannabis. Also, Voter Fraud or Suppression?
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 PROGRAM # 8240 12:00 PM PT Judge Blocks Termination of DACA. Calling it an “arbitrary decision,” a federal judge in California blocked President Trump’s order to end DACA protection for young immigrants. A young plaintiff says this decision is giving more impetus to Dreamers push for a permanent legislative solution in Congress […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9 PROGRAM # 8239 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. Gearing up to respond to the escalation of arrests and deportations, a group of immigration and civil rights advocates began building a first-of-its-kind rapid response network for Northern California. They are coordinating efforts for a campaign of legal education for immigrant communities and engage […]
Citizenship Question Threatens Census. Also, Farmworkers: Top Issues.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3 PROGRAM # 8235 12:00 PM PT Citizenship Question Threatens Census. The Justice Department push to include a question on citizenship and immigration status in the 2020 Census form will be a disaster, will discourage participation from immigrants, threatens the integrity of the count, and it’s guided by political or ideological motives. That’s […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 2 PROGRAM # 8234 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. A recap of the Trump administration actions on immigration and a look into the issues to watch in 2018. Analysts comment on the policies in Washington to fund a border wall, deportation agents and detention centers; the new DHS program for facial scans at […]
Tax Law and Short-Term Government Funding Law.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26 PROGRAM # 8229 12:00 PM PT Tax Law and Short-Term Government Funding Law. President Trump signed tax bill and, to prevent a government shutdown, he signed a short-term spending bill into law. Listeners comment about the content of the tax reform, who wins and who loses, the end of the tax credit […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19 PROGRAM # 8224 12:00 PM PST. Immigration Edition. A civic leader talks about the community campaigns that have helped catalyze the current surge of naturalizations around the nation, including the investments by cities, and states like California and Washington, on legal aid programs to help pave the path to citizenship. She also […]
