Tag Archives: Immigration
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 PROGRAM # 8157 12:00 PM PST. Immigration Edition. While in Sacramento, a bill to declare California a sanctuary state passed the Assembly and has all political winds in favor, in the US House a committee of hardline Republicans works on Dreamer-related legislation. In addition, the appeals court in New Orleans is holding […]
Of Fair Schools, Safe Walking. Also, Deals on DACA and State Sanctuary.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 PROGRAM # 8154 12:00 PM PT Of Fair Schools, Safe Walking. A group of Spanish-speaking mothers in Bakersfield, one of the most polluted cities in the country, got together, began exercising in a walking group and, with the years, they not only changed themselves, but the entire neighborhood. On other topic, after […]
DACA: Next Steps.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 PROGRAM # 8152 12:00 PM PST. DACA: Next Steps. A major university in California filed a lawsuit challenging the end of DACA, following on the heels of similar lawsuits by Dreamers and several states. Also, civil and human rights leaders ramp up pressure on Congress to pass the Dream Act without strings […]
Irma Threatens Florida. Also, States Sue Trump Over DACA. Also, Soil Not Oil.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 PROGRAM # 8149 12:00 PM PT Irma Threatens Florida. . Hurricane Irma hits Puerto Rico and Florida prepares, declaring a statewide emergency. As Florida residents rush to prepare, a farmworker leader shares advice on disaster plans for people living in the agricultural low lands and warns against price gouging on the eve […]
Trump Ends DACA.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 PROGRAM # 8147 12:00 PM PST. Trump Ends DACA. President Trump ends DACA, Jeff Sessions announces the decision, sparking widespread condemnation from various leaders of public opinion. The phase out of the popular program comes with a six month delay. In this edition, a top Catholic leader questions the current deportation policy, […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 29 PROGRAM # 8142 12:00 PM PST. Immigration Edition. As time runs out on a crucial deadline next week, there are growing fears the Trump administration may end DACA, while calls to continue the popular program grow in intensity. In Chicago, a mother of five US citizen children who chose to seek refuge […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 22 PROGRAM # 8137 12:00 PM PST. Immigration Edition. While in Texas the draconian SB4 law is set to go into effect in ten days, California is getting close to approve the SB 54 bill and become a sanctuary state. Against the Texas law are lining up a wide array of civil rights […]
Guest Workers Fired After Protest. Also, Mexican Cartoonist Rius Dies.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 PROGRAM # 8128 12:00 PM PST. Guest Workers Fired After Protest. Mexican guest workers who joined a strike to protest the death of a berry picker were fired by their employer, Sarbanand Farms in Sumas, WA. The workers, who were recruited under the H2A program and were working with an expired work […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 8 PROGRAM # 8127 12:00 PM PST. Immigration Edition. President Trump endorsed last week a Republican Senate bill to drastically cut the number of legal immigrants and called for a “merit-based” system that would give preference to highly-skilled, English-speaking immigrants over those seeking to reunify with their family. Analysts discuss the ramifications of […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 PROGRAM # 8122 12:00 PM PST. Immigration Edition. In a speech in Ohio, President Trump called certain immigrants “predators” and “animals,” followed by remarks in New York against criminal Salvadoran gangs, in a hardline push for deportations. Also, the House of Representatives passed a spending bill with 1.6 billion to begin the […]
