Tag Archives: Immigration
Immigrants in the Transition. Also, Juan Villoro.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13 PROGRAM # 7952 12:00 PM PST. Immigrants in the Transition. A veteran political analyst and immigration law expert comments on Trump’s transition plans. Trump nominated Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general and Gen. John Kelly to lead DHS. What does it mean for immigrants? And how are the plans for the wall […]
Tracking the Missing. Also, Helping the Double Invisible.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 12 PROGRAM # 7951 12:00 PM PST. Tracking the Missing. Heightened border security has pushed migrants to deadly crossings. Thousands have died and their families have no process to find them. Now a human rights group is using forensics to help migrant families identify loved ones who died at the US Mexico border. […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6 PROGRAM # 7947 12:00 PM PST. Immigration Edition. In the face of President-elect Trump’s pledge to end the DACA program and deport millions, cities and colleges are pledging to defend immigrant students and neighbors. An analyst also comment on a bill in the US Senate to protect Dreamers at risk of deportation, […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 PROGRAM # 7942 12:00 PM PST. Immigration Edition. This program includes news about mayors who pledge to continue their sanctuary city against Trump’s plans and Dreamers who ask Obama to expedite DACA applications and close family detention centers. Listeners comment on Trump’s mass deportation plans, the anti-immigration reform immigration team, the future […]
Safe Haven for Immigrants.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23 PROGRAM # 7938 12:00 PM PST. Safe Haven for Immigrants. A group of members of Congress are asking President Obama to use his authority to protect Dreamers and grant them a presidential pardon. Also, in Los Angeles, a top county official authored local legislation to halt post-election hate crimes and protect immigrant […]
Medi-Cal, Denti-Cal and the Election.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21 PROGRAM # 7936 12:00 PM PST. Medi-Cal, Denti-Cal and the Election. Since May, a new law in California has given undocumented kids unprecedented access to full benefits of Medi-Cal and Denti-Cal. Dentists are facing a special challenge, since uninsured kids are reportedly afflicted by an epidemic of tooth decay and other oral […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 PROGRAM # 7916 12:00 PM PST. Immigration Edition. Thousands of desperate Haitian refugees continue arriving to the Mexico-US border, finding uncertainty and scarce emergency help as Mexican migrants are also in need for shelter. Also, many Dreamers are losing their jobs after their DACA permits expired. What to do if your DACA […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 PROGRAM # 7905 12:00 PM PST. Immigration Edition. In the past year, hundreds of thousands of immigrants applied to become citizens and, if naturalized in time, they could help decide the outcome of the election. Civic groups are holding voter registration drives at the naturalization ceremonies. Also, a school law graduate and […]
Rev. Alejandro Solalinde. Also, Nestora Salgado.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 17 PROGRAM # 7904 12:00 PM PST. Rev. Alejandro Solalinde. Fr. Alejandro Solalinde, a renowned Mexican activist priest, visits Fresno to draw attention to the plight of Central American migrants who flee gang violence in their home countries. When crossing through Mexico, migrants face kidnap and murder by organized crime and police abuse, […]
Challenging Anti-DAPA Injunction.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4 PROGRAM # 7895 12:00 PM PST. Challenging Anti-DAPA Injunction. An undocumented immigrant who was a beneficiary of DACA plus has asked a federal court in New York to declare that judge Hanen’s injunction against DAPA and DACA+ should not apply outside the 5th Circuit, setting the stage for a major legal clash. […]
