In recent elections, Mexicans residing in the United States have been able to vote and elect legislative representatives for the first time in history under the guise of the migrant or binational congressmember.

TUESDAY, JULY 9
PROGRAM #10431 11:00 AM PT

Extra Edition: Mexico’s Migrant Legislators.

In recent elections, Mexicans residing in the United States have been able to vote and elect legislative representatives for the first time in history under the guise of the migrant or binational congressmember, after they won the constitutional right to vote from abroad two decades ago. A delegation of Mexican emigre legislators visits California’s Central Valley to hear from rural people and clarify their legislative agenda. They join this program to talk with the listeners.

Guests (all at Radio Bilingüe studios in Fresno, CA): Karina Ruiz, Mexico’s Migrant Senator-Elect, Phoenix, AZ; Mario Torres, Outgoing Migrant Congressmember, Los Angeles, CA; Octavia Hernández Ferrer, Mexico’s Migrant Substitute Senator, Los Angeles, CA; Olga Leticia Chavez Rojas, Mexico’s Congress Member, Reelected, Los Angeles, CA. Also: Jose Ireta, Pro Immigrant Activist, California’s Central Valley; Eliseo Gamiño, Local Political Leader, California’s Central Valley; Arturo Garcia, Activist, California’s Central Valley.

Photo: Cámara de Diputados – H. Congreso de la Unión

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