President Biden announced two new executive actions to grant work permits to immigrant spouses of US citizens, and creating a possible path to citizenship through “parole in place.”

TUESDAY, JUNE 25

PROGRAM #10418 12:00 PM PT

One on One with VP Kamala Harris. On the second anniversary of the Dobbs decision, VP Kamala Harris speaks by phone from Phoenix about reproductive rights and the economic measures impacting working-class Latinos. She also calls on potential immigrant beneficiaries of President Biden’s recent executive actions to apply and beware of disinformation. On that note, Biden announced two new executive actions to grant work permits to immigrant spouses of US citizens, and creating a possible path to citizenship through “parole in place.” The other action would fast-track work visas for some DACA recipients and Dreamers. This plan would protect more than half a million people from deportation. Long-term undocumented immigrants have lived on average for 15 years in the US. What’s known so far about the plans? Who stands to benefit? How and when to apply? A legal expert explains these questions. Also, the top campaign manager for Biden’s presidential bid talks about how the decision was made and how the administration is preparing to deal with the expected legal disputes from conservative opponents.

Guests: Kamala Harris, Vice President of the US, Vice Presidential Reelection Candidate, Washington DC, today from Phoenix, AZ, *voice-over translation by Josie Tizcareño Pereira, Network News Producer, Radio Bilingüe; Marielena Hincapié, Immigration Law Attorney, Visiting Professor, School of Law, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Julie Chávez Rodríguez, National Campaign Manager, Biden-Harris Presidential Campaign, Washington, DC.

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