MEXICO EDITION. Violent killings in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. After seeing his war on drug trafficking fail and as more and more activists demand he step down, Mexico’s president Felipe Calderón announces there will be a new strategy to combat organized crime. In this context, Mexico celebrates its 93rd anniversary of its constitution. Martha Elena Ramírez hosts this edition of Voz Pública from Mexico City.

Guests: Cipriana Jurado, Centro de Investigación y Solidaridad Obrera, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México; Julián Contreras, Asamblea ciudadana y Frente Nacional Contra La Represión, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México, www.fncrjuarez.blogspot.com ; Patricia Galeana, Technical Secretary, Comisión para los Festejos del Bicentenario de la Independencia y del Centenario de la Revolución Mexicana, Senate of Mexico, Mexico City, www.senado2010.gob.mx

MIGRATION FROM CALIFORNIA TO MIDWEST. Rural towns in Iowa and Nebraska are witnessing a great migration of Latino immigrants who are leaving California to try their luck in the Midwest. Samuel Orozco, of Radio Bilingüe, and Isaac Quiñones, of affiliate station KWIT, host this show from Sioux City, Iowa.

Guests: Alberto Castillo, Store owner, Sioux Soccer, South Sioux City, NE; Rosario Bautista, Owner, Model Beauty Salon, South Sioux City, NE; Martha and Mario Martínez, Store owners, Esperanza’s Creations, South Sioux City, NE; Marco Vinicio González, Reporter, Radio Bilingüe.

LATINO TOWN CHALLENGES CRISIS. The town of Denison, Iowa, has made history in recent years. The migration of Latino immigrants from California and other states to Denison has revitalized the local economy. The town recently elected its first Latino councilman. Samuel Orozco, of Radio Bilingüe, and Isaac Quiñones, of affiliate station KWIT, host this show from Sioux City, Iowa.

Guests: Pedro Rodríguez, City councilman, Denison, IA; Luis Navar, Resident, Denison, IA; Ana Nieto and José Socorro Nieto, Owners, Creaciones y Detalles Ani, Denison, IA; Rogelio Cabrera, Store owner, Denison, IA.

LATINO BUSINESS BOOM. Latinos are changing the landscape of Midwestern towns, lining the Main Streets and downtowns of rural Iowa and Nebraska with Latino businesses. Latinos are becoming farmers faster than any other population group in Iowa, yet face problems like lack of access to credit and anti-immigrant backlash. Samuel Orozco, of Radio Bilingüe, and Isaac Quiñones, of affiliate station KWIT, host this show from Sioux City, Iowa.

Guests: Adriana Dungan, Hispanic Business Center Director, Rural Enterprise Assistance Project, South Sioux City, Nebraska, www.cfra.org/reap ; Art Figueroa, Business owner, A-1 Preferred Air Duct Maintenance, Sioux City, Iowa, www.a-1preferred.com ; Carlos G Rodriguez, Project Manager, Younglove Construction LLC, Sioux City, Iowa, www.younglovellc.com ; Aurelio Picazo, Taqueria owner, South Sioux City, Nebraska.

IOWA PLANT CLOSES. One of the largest companies in Sioux City, Iowa, the John Morrell meat processing plant, plans to close its doors in April. The move will eliminate 1500 jobs, many of them occupied by Latinos. Samuel Orozco, of Radio Bilingüe, and Isaac Quiñones, of affiliate station KWIT, host this show from Sioux City, Iowa.

Guests: Norma de la O, Coordinator, New Iowan Center, Sioux City, IA, www.iowaworkforce.com/centers/newiowan ; Juan Carlos Popoca, Worker, John Morrell Plant, Sioux City, IA; Jacobo Hernández, Local union organizer, John Morrell plant, Sioux City, IA; José Luis Arreola, Worker about to retire, John Morrell plant, Sioux City, IA.

MIGRANTS DEMAND RECOGNITION. Migrants from the Mexican state of Jalisco have signed a declaration, calling for recognition by the state constitution, the right to vote for municipal and state officials, representation in the state legislature, and the creation of a state migrant institute. This edition is a simultaneous broadcast with the three-station network of the Sistema Jalisciense de Radio y Televisión in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Guests: José Luis Treviño Sandoval, Representative in Midwest, Casa Jalisco, Chicago, IL; Jesús Alberto González, President, Federación Jalisco del Norte de California, Modesto, CA; Juan Carlos Rodríguez Rizo, Legal advisor, Federación Jalisco, Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco.

THE RAID IN POSTVILLE: A REPEAT. Twenty months ago, Postville, Iowa was the scene of the largest immigration raid in U.S. history. The federal raid against Agriprocessors meat plant resulted in the arrest of nearly 400 workers, a company in bankruptcy, separated immigrant families, a crippled local economy and a city government in financial trouble. In a roundtable, a filmmaker, human rights advocates, detained immigrants, and Postville residents revisit the immigration trial and the outlook for the town.

Guests: David Vasquez, Pastor, Luther College, Decorah, IA; Luis Argueta, Director, Abused: The Postville Raid, New York, NY, www.abusethepostvilleraid.com ; Violeta Aleman, Legal Secretary, St. Bridget's Church, Postville, IA; Aura Leticia Godinez, Worker detained in raid, Postville, IA; Tim Counts, Spokesperson, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Minneapolis, MN.

UNEMPLOYED, UNCOUNTED, UNINSURED: A REPEAT. Unemployment puts Latinos at high risk of losing their health insurance. Live from Capitol Hill, Samuel Orozco and Chelis López speak with a auto worker from the NUMMI plant which is about to close, as well as with national leaders about the possibilities for immigration reform this year, and the importance of Latinos being counted in the 2010 Census, in order to receive more public benefits.

Guests: Robert Carmona Borjas, President, Arcadia Foundation, http://arcadiafoundation.org/ ; Maricela Álvarez, NUMMI Auto Factory Worker, United Auto Workers, www.uaw.org ; Andrea Nill, Immigration Researcher-Blogger, www.ThinkProgress.org ; Gloria Montaño Greene, Director of Washington, DC office, NALEO Educational Fund, www.naleo.org

STATE OF THE UNION - IMMIGRANT HEALTH REFORM: A REPEAT. An overview about President Obama's statements on health care in his State of the Union address. Under proposed health reform legislation, undocumented immigrants are being banned from purchasing health coverage in the insurance exchange market. In addition, legal resident immigrants are barred from enrolling in Medicaid during their first five years in the U.S. This program focuses on how immigration reform could change health care reform. This program also discusses the provisions in the current health care proposals that would expand health coverage to millions of uninsured Latinos.

Guests: Nancy Marisa Gómez, Regional Organizer for Southern California, Health Access, http://www.health-access.org/ ; Geraldine Henrich-Koenis, Spokesperson, Families USA, http://www.familiesusa.org/ ; President Obama, fragment of sate of the union speech.

UNEMPLOYED, UNCOUNTED, UNINSURED. Unemployment puts Latinos at high risk of losing their health insurance. Live from Capitol Hill, Samuel Orozco and Chelis López speak with a auto worker from the NUMMI plant which is about to close, as well as with national leaders about the possibilities for immigration reform this year, and the importance of Latinos being counted in the 2010 Census, in order to receive more public benefits.

Guests: Robert Carmona Borjas, President, Arcadia Foundation, http://arcadiafoundation.org/ ; Maricela Álvarez, Toyota worker on strike, United Auto Workers, www.uaw.org ; Andrea Nill, Immigration Researcher-Blogger, www.ThinkProgress.org ; Gloria Montaño Greene, Director of Washington, DC office, NALEO Educational Fund, www.naleo.org