Tag Archives: Immigration
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11 PROGRAM # 9499 12:00 PM PT Immigration Edition. A federal operation revealed that hundreds of Mexican and Central American migrants were being forced, sometimes at gunpoint, to work in farms in Georgia. Members of Congress are now asking: how were the farms able to bring the victims to the U.S. using a […]
New Year’s Resolutions for Immigrants.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 4 PROGRAM # 9492 12:00 PM PDT New Year’s Resolutions for Immigrants. Making a list of New Year’s resolutions is a tradition for people who look to the incoming year. An immigration law expert gives tips and ideas that immigrants could use when planning for the new year, from staying healthy to filing […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28 PROGRAM # 9485 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. Advocates and experts on immigration law come together to review the first year of Biden’s immigration policies, the bumpy ride for immigration reform in a divided congress, and the prospects for immigrant communities in the months ahead, leading to the midterm elections. Guests: Ariadna […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21 PROGRAM # 9478 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. The Senate parliamentarian rejected the third Democratic proposal on immigration. What’s next? In other news, New York City became the largest city in the US to allow non-citizen residents to vote in local elections. The councilmember sponsor of the bill has been invited to […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14 PROGRAM # 9471 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. As the US Senate deliberates passage of the Build Back Better Act, community activists gather in Washington urging them to secure a path to citizenship for immigrant families. Organizers discuss this call and the latest news on the “Byrd Baths” with the Senate parliamentarian. […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7 PROGRAM # 9464 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. The latest immigration plan in the budget reconciliation bill went to Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough. She will decide whether the plan, that would grant temporary protections for millions of undocumented immigrants, meets the requirement that reconciliation bills “primarily impact the federal budget.” This is […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30 PROGRAM # 9457 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. Public defenders and scholar in court and community activists in the policy arena are waging an uphill battle to repeal two immigration laws: the illegal-entry and re-entry laws or Sections 1325 and 1326 respectively. They argue those laws are unconstitutional. Recently, a federal judge […]
Extra Edition: Impact of Racism on Immigrants. Migrant Housing.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23 PROGRAM # 9449 11:00 AM PDT Extra Edition: Impact of Racism on Immigrants. Most Latino and Asian immigrants in California experienced discrimination in the workplace due to skin color or accent. Most also feel their access to legal immigration status would be threatened if they use government benefits, such as housing aid, […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23 PROGRAM # 9450 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. A prominent immigrant rights activist who is facing a deportation process went back to her native Mexico after 25 years of separation from her family because of her immigration status in the US. She tells the story of her emotional reunion with her family […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 PROGRAM # 9443 12:00 PM PDT Immigration Edition. The latest Democratic immigration plan for the social budget reconciliation package no longer includes a permanent pathway to citizenship for undocumented people in hopes of getting the green light from the Senate parliamentarian. Angry at the Democrats, immigrant advocates stepped up pressure urging leaders […]
