IMMIGRATION REFORM: CALLING CONGRESS. In this second hour of an expanded two-hour edition, a bus rider from the Oregon portion of the national bus tour for immigration reform discusses the arrival in Washington of the caravan and a hearing in Congress. This edition also includes a practical example of a call to Congress, and a second segment of an interview with a congresswoman about immigration reform with a path to citizenship. Listeners call in to share their perspectives.

Guests: Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham, Representing New Mexico's 1st District, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., http://lujangrisham.house.gov/ ; Greg Delgado, Pasajero en caravana por reforma migratoria de Oregon, Washington, D.C.

IMMIGRATION REFORM: SPOTLIGHT ON CONGRESS. This first hour of an expanded two-hour edition including interviews with a member of Congress about the possibilities for immigration reform. In addition, an update on energized grassroots mobilizations for immigration reform in different states around the country, the campaign for a million phone calls to Congress, and the arrival of the national bus tour for immigration reform to Washington, D.C.

Guests: Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham, Representative of 1stDistrict of New Mexico, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., http://lujangrisham.house.gov/ ; Dolores Huerta, President, Dolores Huerta Foundation, and Co-Founder, United Farm Workers (UFW), Bakersfield, CA; Eliseo Medina, Secretary-Treasurer, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Washington, D.C., www.seiu.org ; Rocio Sáenz, President, SEIU Local 615, Boston, MA; Carlos Duarte, State Director, Mi Familia Vota, Houston, TX, www.mifamiliavota.us.

IMMIGRATION REFORM: CALLS TO CONGRESS. Immigrant rights and labor leaders lead an effort to make 1 million calls to Congress for comprehensive immigration reform. This edition includes interviews with organizers and callers from different areas of the country and a look at which members of Congress are being targeted.

Guests: Ben Monterroso, National Executive Director, Mi Familia Vota, Washington, D.C., www.mifamiliavota.us ; Lucy Piñón, Deferred Action recipient and immigration reform call campaign organizer, Phoenix, AZ; Máxima Guerrero, Immigration reform call campaign organizer, Phoenix, AZ; Delia Serrano, Immigration reform call campaign organizer, Bakersfield, CA; Margarita Martinez, Immigration reform call campaign organizer, Bakersfield, CA; Maritza Rodriguez, Immigration reform call campaign organizer, Reno, NV; Pablo Zepeda, Immigration reform call campaign organizer, Phoenix, AZ.

FROM JAIL TO LAW. At 15, Frankie Guzmán spent six years behind bars, after stealing a car and robbing a liquor store. Now, he’s put himself through law school and become an advocate for juvenile justice, speaking at schools and juvenile detention centers. He’s also the recipient of a Soros Justice Fellowship, to study alternatives to sentencing first-time youth offenders as adults.

Guest: Francis “Frankie” Guzmán, Attorney and Soros Justice Fellow, National Center for Youth Law, Oakland, CA, www.youthlaw.org

MEXICO EDITION. After President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez Frías's death, Mexican citizens go to the Venezuelan embassy in Mexico to express their condolences. They express admiration for the work of a government that benefitted thousands of Venezuelans, and they highlight their opposition to neoliberal policies. Venezuelan activist and photographer Yuri Valecillo shares some of his own experiences about the Venezuela that brought Chávez to power. Meanwhile, some Latin American immigrants in the United States state that according to reports on the television network Univisión, the commander got rich by illicit means. Martha Elena Ramírez hosts Voz Pública from Mexico City.

Guest: Yuri Valecillo, Photographer and Former Venezuelan diplomat residing in Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.

SOLÍS. Hilda Solís has stepped down as U.S. Secretary of Labor. This edition offers an exclusive interview with the outgoing secretary, discussing her tenure during one of the country’s most difficult economic periods. Solís has said she is proud of securing backwages for immigrant workers, and of the job training programs she administered.

Guest: Hilda Solis, Former U.S. Secretary of Labor, Los Angeles, CA.

ALSO, UNSAFE CONDITIONS. Poultry workers in Alabama work hours on end in cold rooms, hanging, gutting, and slicing more than 100 birds in a single minute. According to a recent report by the Southern Poverty Law Center, poultry workers often endure debilitating pain in their hands, gnarled fingers, chemical burns, and respiratory problems. The researchers say federal poultry industry regulations set to take effect in April threaten the health and safety of poultry workers.

RIGHTS, RESPECT AND FAIR FOOD. The groundbreaking Coalition of Immokalee Workers from Southwest Florida are once again taking to the road for a two-week march to the headquarters of Florida’s largest supermarket chain Publix. The workers have signed eleven agreements with major food retailers, including fast food and super market chains, to ensure safe and fair working conditions and wages for tomato workers. So far, Publix has refused to sign. This edition includes sound from the opening rally and live interviews from the road.

Guests: Lucas Benítez, Co-Director, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Immokalee, FL, www.ciw-online.org/march ; Gregorio Alonso, Farm worker and marcher, Immokalee, FL; Nely Rodríguez, Leader of women's group, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Immokalee, FL, www.ciw-online.org

RALLYING FOR REFORM. Immigrant rights activists are caravanning throughout the country, making stops in critical areas to push uncommitted members of Congress to support comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship. This edition includes updates from bus riders holding rallies and meetings with Congressmen Kevin McCarthy, Devin Nunes and David Valadao in California's Central Valley, as well as organizers in Texas, North Carolina and Oregon.

Guests: Lorena Manzo, Organizer, CAUSA, March for ONE Oregon, Bend, OR, http://causaoregon.org ; Gema López, Bus Rider in California, Taft, CA; Esther Reyes, Director of Austin Immigrant Rights Coalition, and Co-founder of Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance (RITA), http://austinirc.org , http://reformimmigrationfortexas.org ; Selene Medina, Organizer, United 4 The Dream, Latin American Coalition, Charlotte, NC, www.latinamericancoalition.org

AX FALLS. March 1st, the automatic budget cuts obligated by the sequester go into place. Programs to be affected include unemployment benefits, Head Start, education from elementary to high school, and housing subsidies. How will Latino families fare from the budget cuts? How can Republicans and Democrats come together to find a solution?

Guests: Dr. David Vera, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA, www.fresnostate.edu ; Leticia Miranda, Senior Policy Advisor, Economic Security Policy, National Council of La Raza (NCLR), Washington, D.C., www.nclr.org ; Israel Ortega, Editor of Libertad.org, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C., www.heritage.org

MEXICO EDITION. Mexican teachers' union leader Elba Esther Gordillo was arrested, and the Mexican government has searched three of her properties in Mexico City and called for her foreign bank accounts to be frozen. At the moment she is accused of taking 2,720 million pesos from the National Education Workers Union (SNTE). Gordillo became the General Secretary of the union in 1989 and is now the President-for-Life.

Guests: Manuel Bartlett Díaz, Senator for the Labor Party, Senate of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Enrique Peña Nieto, President of Mexico (pretaped audio); Elba Esther Gordillo Morales, Life Presidnet of SNTE (pretaped audio); citizens' vox populi.