TEXAS EDITION – NEW CALLS FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM. Attorney Rosalba Piña joins this edition from Chicago to co-host the program. This week, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), chairman of the Immigration subcommittee, anticipates that Congress is ready to discuss bills that include not just border enforcement and security, but also immigration reform. Cornyn is co-author of a plan that calls for visas for temporary workers. Sen. Cornyn’s representative in San Antonio, Romanita Matta-Barrera discusses the political environment faced by immigration reform bills. Attorney Piña concludes the program answering calls from listeners on residence and citizenship.

TEXAS EDITION – CRIMINAL OR SCAPEGOAT? The Mexican driver charged with negligent homicide in the deaths of 23 retirement home patients evacuated from Hurricane Rita, is expected to be released after a Grand Jury declined to indict him. The passengers died after the bus caught fire and exploded. Family members charge that the undocumented immigrant is now being made a scapegoat in this disaster-related tragedy. The Mexican government took Robles' legal defense and a representative comments on the story.

Guest: Ademir Olguin, press attache, Mexican Consulate, Houston, TX.

TRIAL AGAINST HUMANITARIANS. Humanitarian aid groups are urging federal authorities to drop charges of transporting undocumented immigrants against two college students. Shanti Sellz and Daniel Strauss were arrested on July while taking to emergency care in Tucson three Mexican undocumented immigrants who had been lost in the desert. Advocates say the government is penalizing life-saving Good Samaritan work.

TEXAS-GUADALAJARA EDITION – PAISANO PROGRAM. This monthly edition aired in collaboration with the three-station network of Sistema Jalisciense de Radio Y TV in Western Mexico, provides information about the Mexican government plans to expedite transit across the border for the one million migrants who return home for the season’s holidays. The plans, known as Paisano program, were created to reduce bribery, encourage reports of abuse by federal agents and provide duty-free imports.

Guests: Beatriz Margain Charles, representative, Paisano Program, Chicago, IL; Arturo Gonzalez Ocampo, Instituto Nacional de Migracion, State of Jalisco, Guadalajara; Edgar Rodriguez Torres, deputy administrator, Mexican Customs Office, Guadalajara.

TEXAS EDITION - THE BINATIONAL VOTE. For the first time in history, Mexicans living abroad will be able to vote in Mexico’s presidential elections, but time is running out for millions. Will the Mexican government be able to register millions in a matter of weeks? Línea Abierta crosses the border to air live from a special voter registration center in Ciudad Juárez set up to help register migrant voters who travel from the U.S.

WALLS AND BRIDGES. The U.S. Consulate in Ciudad Juárez, the largest in the world, has ignited protests from Mexican border residents who complain of arbitrary rejections to their applications for “laser visas,” the cards that allow border residents to travel into the U.S. This program airs the day when President Bush visits the Border Patrol headquarters in El Paso, to announce his support to a large "virtual", high-tech wall along the border.

Guests: Raul Carreon, President, Organizacion Fronteriza de Rechazados de Visas Laser, Ciudad Juarez; Jose Luis Flores, Consejo Ciudadano por el Desarrollo Social, Ciudad Juarez; Pilar Ramirez, Centro de Derechos Humanos del Migrante, Ciudad Juarez; Hernan Ortiz, Organizacion Popular Independiente, Ciudad Juarez.

TEXAS-GUADALAJARA EDITION: THE MIGRANT VOTE – To help migrants participate in the upcoming presidential election, Mexican elections officials are setting up a number of mobile voter registration centers in states that receive the largest number of visitors for the holidays. Also, special centers along the U.S./Mexico border seek to register visitors as they pass through the major border ports. This program analyzes issues such as the lack of informational campaigns, access to voter registration, mailing registered letters and other hurdles that the migrant voter has to overcome to be able to vote in Mexico. The program is part of the monthly series “Sin Fronteras,” a live simulcast with the three-station network Radiarte in Guadalajara, the heart of Western Mexico.

TEXAS EDITION - OPERATION COMMUNITY SHIELD. Attorney and political analyst Carlos Spector-Calderón comments on news developments, including Operation Community Shield, a joint venture between local and state police and federal immigration authorities to deport hundreds of alleged gang members. He also comments on the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005, a restrictive bill passed by the House. Listeners also comment on their frustration about achieving economic and social development in Mexico and the effectiveness of their voting power in the upcoming Mexican election.

TEXAS EDITION. Attorney and political analyst Carlos Spector-Calderón joins this edition to review some good and not so good events that impacted the border area in 2005. News developments include the approval of the restrictive Sensenbrenner bill in Congress, the vigilante operation of the minutemen group at the border, the federal scrutiny against a Spanish-speaking station in San Antonio that aired a border-patrol watch, Jose has become the most popular boy's name in Arizona and Texas, and other news stories. Several callers join in the on-air conversation.

TEXAS EDITION – THE BORDER ON 2006. Attorney and political analyst Carlos Spector-Calderón hosts this edition. Spector-Calderón talks about Línea Abierta’s anticipated coverage of the U.S./Mexico border during 2006. He comments on good and not-so-good news stories to watch for in the year to come.

TEXAS EDITION - THE BORDER FENCE. A House proposal plans to build a 700-mile-long high-tech fence along the border with Mexico, including the section between Laredo and Brownsville and proponents would like the fence to stretch along the entire border. The bill is scheduled for a debate in the Senate next month. Host Carlos Spector-Calderon discusses this and other border control measures and the resistance they are meeting from civil-rights groups.

Guests:

Maria Jimenez and Teodoro Aguiluz, immigrant advocates, CRECEN, Houston, TX.

TEXAS EDITION – ILLEGAL RE-ENTRY. Growing numbers of immigrants are ending up in U.S. jails after a federal law made it a crime for deported immigrants to re-enter the U.S. without a permit. As denials of admission and deportations at the border continue to increase, more and more immigrants are expected to face harsher prison terms. Carlos Spector-Calderón hosts this edition from El Paso, TX.

Guest:

William Maynard, public defender, El Paso, TX.

TEXAS EDITION – GLORY ROAD. This movie, with a strong early box office showing, tells the story of the underdog Texas Western College basketball team. The first basketball team starting with a line up of all African-American players, TWC rose to win the 1966 NCAA Tournament. Veteran journalist and author Ray Sanchez joins Carlos Spector-Calderon to talk about how this team changed history, changed the face of college basketball and why was it that the team could thrive in El Paso, home of the then-Texas Western College. Mr. Sanchez is the author of the book "Basketball Biggest Upset" and a key consultant for the movie "Glory Road."

TEXAS EDITION – GUADALAJARA SIMULCAST. Mexico’s leading migrant state, Jalisco, has substantially increased investments in community development projects under the program Tres por Uno. Powered by money remittances of Jalisco residents in the U.S. and government matching funds, these social investments place Jalisco at a national leadership level. Guests in Jalisco and Texas join this edition of “Sin Fronteras,” a monthly simulcast in partnership with the three-station network of Sistema Jalisciense de Radio y TV in Guadalajara, in Western Mexico.

Guest:

Rosalba Santibáñez, president, Clubes Jaliscienses, San Antonio, TX; Juan Maria Naveja, director, Comite de Planeacion para el Desarrollo del Estado de Jalisco, Guadalajara; Jose Rafael Rios Martinez, Secretary for Human Development, State of Jalisco, Guadalajara.

TEXAS EDITION – BILINGUAL ED BATTLE. The Texas Board of Education is debating offering English immersion instead of the required bilingual education programs. Civil rights groups go to court urging Texas to effectively implement bilingual programs for ELL students. This program also includes comments on news developments, including the Democratic and Republican primaries in Texas and the efforts by Dallas' officials to pursue legal changes to be able to recruit undocumented professionals to meet the growing need of bilingual teachers.

Guests:

Jane E. Lopez, senior staff attorney, META - Multicultural Education, Training and Advocacy, Inc., Somerville, MA; Nora Harris, Bilingual program coordinator, Harlandale Independent Unified School District, Harlandale, TX.

TEXAS EDITION – SENATE CONTINUES WORK ON IMMIGRATION. Senators working on an immigration bill set a vote for Monday on proposals that deal with the status of undocumented immigrant workers. Under pressure from the Republican leadership, the committee’s chairman demanded more time to complete an immigration reform package. This program reports on the issue and on an emerging group of youth from Houston who are getting together to urge passing of legislation to legalize undocumented students.

Guests:

Joseph Reina, director for Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Dallas, TX; Tatiana Medina, college student, organizer of demonstration for Dream Act, Houston, TX.

TEXAS EDITION: STUDENT WALKOUTS. Tens of thousands of students took to the streets last week across the nation in support of immigrant rights and against draconian bills in Congress. Young leaders of some walkouts in Texas high schools join host Carlos Spector-Calderón in a conversation about the issues fueling the demonstrations and the threat of truancy-law penalties.

Guests:

Tatiana Medina, Jovenes para un Mejor Futuro, Houston, TX; Guadalupe Manriquez, student body president, Tranquility High School, Tranquility, CA; Jesus Chavez, high school student, El Paso, TX.

TEXAS EDITION – THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SEASON. Carlos Spector Calderón hosts this edition from El Paso, TX, to comment on the repercussions of the marches around the state, the outlook for immigration reform in the upcoming congressional session, the shifting public attitudes towards immigrants, and the role the current debate and mobilizations around immigrants is expected to play in this year’s mid-term elections.

Guests:

Alfredo Carvajal, editor, Diario Al Día, Dallas, TX; Domingo García, LULAC, Dallas, TX; Betty Camargo, Red Fronteriza de Derechos Humanos, El Paso, TX; Agustina Juárez, Red Fronteriza de Derechos Humanos, Houston.

TEXAS EDITION – TEXANS STANCE TOWARDS LEGALIZATION. Romanita Matta, representative of Senator John Cornyn, a conservative Republican from Texas, comments on the recent compromise immigration bill reached in the Senate. Cornyn is among the staunchest opponents of legalization programs and has strongly criticized the measure. Marisol Pérez, an immigrant advocate from MALDEF, joins this edition to debate Cornyn’s position.

TEXAS-GUADALAJARA SIMULCAST: “THE GREAT AMERICAN BOYCOTT”. Millions of Latino immigrants in the country are expected to join a national boycott on May 1st against companies that have supported anti immigrant politicians. Others are planning to march and fast in favor of an immigration reform. In Mexico, many residents are planning to join their fellow citizens and buy nothing American on that day.

Guest:

Héctor Flores, president, League of United Latin American Citizens, San Antonio, TX; Carlos Spector-Calderón, contributor, El Paso, TX.

ALSO, MEXICO’S PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE. Mexican presidential hopefuls will participate in the first of two debates, this week. The most popular candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said he would only join the second debate in June, but some of the other candidates could gain political clout as a result of national exposure.

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TEXAS EDITION – IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ACTIVISM: YESTERDAY AND TODAY. Carlos Spector Calderón joins this edition from El Paso, TX, to give a retrospective account of the efforts and events in the past three decades that paved the way and led to the historic high tide of mass demonstrations in recent weeks.

Guests:

Maria Jimenez, veteran immigrant organizer, professor at University of Houston, Houston, TX; Ruben Solis, organizer, South West Worker Union, San Antonio, TX.

TEXAS EDITION – THE PROTESTS: WHAT’S NEXT. After massive protests across the nation, reform activists discuss how to keep the momentum going and translate it into a civil rights movement. Carlos Spector-Calderón hosts this edition from El Paso, TX, to discuss plans about unifying the protests and get citizens to the ballot box.

Guest:

Samuel Schmidt, political scientist, college professor, humorist, columnist, El Paso, TX.

TEXAS EDITION – NATIONAL LOBBY DAY. An alliance of immigrant, labor and civic organizations are coming together to register a million new voters and organize more rallies. The coalition is also calling to descend on Washington DC on this day in a national effort to lobby lawmakers to stop the draconian bill HR 4437 and urge for real immigration reform. This program begins with excerpts from President Bush' address this week on his immigration plan.

Guest:

Lidia Camarillo, Vicepresident, South West Voter Registration and Education Project, San Antonio, TX.

TEXAS EDITION – SENATE VOTE WATCH. Carlos Spector Calderón hosts this edition from El Paso, TX. Congressional leaders comment on the debate about building a border wall, the legalization plan, and a number of provisions in the Senate’s immigration bill that would exclude applicants from legalizing. Also, this edition gives news on lobbying efforts by immigrant advocacy groups on Capitol Hill.

Guests:

Sen. Robert Menendez, Democrat, New Jersey; Flavia Jiménez, policy analyst, National Council of La Raza, Washington, DC; Marisela García, National Network for Immigrants and Refugee Rights, Chicago, IL.

TEXAS-GUADALAJARA SIMULCAST: THE FIRST BALLOTS. This is the monthly edition of “Sin Fronteras,” a simulcast with the three-station network of Sistema Jalisciense de Radio y Televisión in Guadalajara. Mexican émigrés began mailing the first absentee ballots to vote in Mexico’s July 2nd presidential election. This is a report on the glitches of the absentee voting process. In addition, contributor Carlos Spector-Calderón from El Paso, TX, gives an analysis on the future for the immigration bill in the joint Senate-House negotiating meeting after statements by chief negotiator James Sensenbrenner against any "path to citizenship."

Guests:

Patricio Ballados, coordinator, Vote of Mexicans living Abroad, Instituto Federal Electoral, Mexico City; Rogelio Castillo Betancourt, director, Instituto Federal Electoral, Jalisco; Salvador Garcia, president, Federacion de Clubes Jaliscienses, presidente del Consejo de Federaciones Mexicanas, Los Angeles.

TEXAS EDITION – BORDER CRACK DOWN. President Bush visits the border to address Border Patrol recruits, advocates question the turning of undocumented immigrants to the border patrol by sheriff agents, and the first National Guard troops are deployed at the Texas border. These and other stories is the subject of a conversation hosted by Carlos Spector Calderón from El Paso, TX.

Guests:

Ed Hernández, Texas Civil Rights Project, El Paso, TX; State Sen. Elliot Shapleigh, Democrat, El Paso, TX; Marisol Pérez, MALDEF, San Antonio, TX.

TEXAS EDITION – COUNTRYMEN TO THE RESCUE. A group of Mexican-American pilots from El Paso resumes this week regular flights over the border area in New Mexico and Arizona to save immigrants from dying of dehydration. Named “Paisanos al Rescate,” the group of volunteers drops bottles of water on parachutes to individuals crossing the border through the scorching desert lands.

Guest:

Armando Alarcón, pilot and organizer, Paisanos al Rescate, El Paso, TX.

“NACHO LIBRE.” This is the title of a comedy that hits the movie theaters this week. The comedy is inspired by the true story of a Veracruz priest who became a lucha libre wrestler to raise money and save a shelter for orphans. In this program, the film director and a retired wrestling star from El Paso, TX, have been invited to comment about “Nacho Libre” and the career of Mexican wrestling.

Guest:

Arturo García Patiño “Flama Roja”, retired professional wrestler, El Paso, TX.

TEXAS-GUADALAJARA EDITION – MEXICO’S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN FINAL DAY. Today is the final day for political campaigning in Mexico. This program provides a report on the final campaign stops and a review of migrant issues in the presidential hopefuls platforms. It also gives a report on the early voting by Mexican émigrés who are sending their ballots by mail as well as other ways émigrés help influence the vote back home. This is a simulcast with the three-station network of Sistema Jalisciense de Radio y Televisión in Guadalajara, in Western Mexico.

Guests:

Patricio Ballados, coordinator, Vote of Mexicans Living Abroad, Instituto Federal Electoral, Mexico City; Juan Benavente, Mexican citizen who voted by mail, Visalia, CA.

What does it mean to be a fronterizo, a resident of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands? Is there a common identity that unifies the people living in this region? How is this culture changing with the increased emphasis on border control and the polarized debate on immigration? Samuel Schmidt hosts this program from El Paso, TX.

Guest: Dr. Pablo Vila, professor, Sociology Department, Temple University; author of the books “Crossing Borders”, and “Border Identities”, Philadelphia, PA.

The U.S. soccer team defeated Mexico in the Gold Cup final, touching off a storm among Mexico's national sport fans. Listeners comment on the ramifications of the outcome of these archrival teams.

ALSO, CARLOS GUTIÉRREZ ON THE REVIVED IMMIGRATION BILL. In this interview with EP Samuel Orozco, U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutiérrez comments on the prospects of the resuscitated immigration bill and rejects the possibility of suspending mass deportation raids.

On the fourth of July, many celebrate the national birthday as a day of stars-and-stripes flags, fireworks and barbecues. Others prefer to think of it as a day to celebrate freedom and citizenship. What’s the meaning and symbolism of the holiday for our listeners? A renowned scholar on Spanglish comments on the contemporary meaning of Emma Lazarus famous poem: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free".

Guest: Dr. Ilan Stavans, professor, Amherst College, Amherst, MA

Traditionally, communities of color have been rejected when they apply for home and business loans in a discriminatory practice known as “redlining”. Banks and other lending institutions consider them “higher risk” applicants and as a consequence receive less credit. Recently, measures taken to expand access to credit for communities of color have encouraged “redlining in reverse”: predatory lending. Texas-edition host Samuel Schmidt talks about these issues in this program from El Paso.

A Human Rights Watch report titled "Forced Apart: Families Separated and Immigrants Harmed by U.S. Deportation Policy" analyzes the effects of the deportation of hundreds of thousands on families and communities in the U.S. These deportation policies that have separated 1.6 million children and adults are "cruel and senseless," says the group.

Guest: Jamie Fellner, Director, Human Rights Watch - US Program, New York, NY

The Texas-Mexico border has some of the highest rates of diabetes in the world. Pressed by critics who say a sense of urgency is lacking, the Texas legislature approved a pilot project to keep track of the cases of diabetes. Established in San Antonio, the project is called the Diabetes Registry. The only other city tracking the epidemic is New York City.

The Texas-Mexico border has some of the highest rates of diabetes in the world. Pressed by critics who say a sense of urgency is lacking, the Texas legislature approved a pilot project to keep track of the cases of diabetes. Established in San Antonio, the project is called the Diabetes Registry. The only other city tracking the epidemic is New York City.

Guest: Dr. John Treviño, director, San Antonio Bienestar program, and co-director, Social and Health Research Center of San Antonio, TX; Javier Carrillo, Health Promotion Specialist, California Diabetes Program, California Department of Public Health, University of California, San Francisco.

El Departamento de Seguridad de la Patria de Estados Unidos anunció planes de escalar las redadas contra los sitios de trabajo y obligar a los patrones a despedir a aquellos trabajadores que usen números de seguro social indebidamente. Los defensores dicen que estas normas podrían conducir a actos de perfil racial en el empleo y afectarán a las industrias de la construcción, servicios y agricultura.

Invitado: Verónica Nur Valdez, Vocera, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC; Congresista Sam Farr, Demócrata, Monterey, CA; Oscar Chacón, director ejecutivo, Alianza Nacional de Comunidades Latino Americanas y Caribeñas, NALAAC, Chicago.

Además, nuevos planes de Elvira. Luego de reevaluar su decisión de buscar santuario en una iglesia de Chicago, Elvira Arellano se suma a este programa para anunciar planes de dejar su claustro y viajar al Capitolio nacional a resistir las órdenes de deportación y pedir acción del congreso hacia la reforma migratoria.

Texas ranks as the number 1 greenhouse gas polluter among all U.S. states. It is seventh worldwide. Yet, Texas is about to release tons of carbon dioxide a year to the atmosphere after approving 16 new power plants that burn coal, the most carbon-intensive fuel for producing electricity. While these plans are generating increasing public debate, Texas has no formal plans to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and help mitigate global warming.

Guest: Oliver Bernstein, Spokesperson, Sierra Club, Austin, TX. www.sierraclub.org

TEXAS EDITION – CHILDREN DENTAL CARE. As millions of children begin their school year, pediatricians and dentists urge parents to include a dental examination as part of their children’s back-to-school plans. According to official data, tooth decay is most prevalent among Latino children. Host Samuel Schmidt explores how tooth decay impacts the overall health and school performance of children.

Invited guest: Dr. María López Howell, American Dental Association.

An emerging Latin American writer shares his thoughts on topics such as political and cultural borders, the writer's stigma of the ivory tower, the role of ficition writing in society and more.

Guest: Dr. Jorge Majfud, professor of Latin American Literature, University of Georgia, Excellence in Research Award in Humanities and Letters, UGA, Atlanta, GA.

A bill to renew the No Child Left Behind Act includes Latino advocates recommendations for funding of programs to improve assessment of English Language Learner students. These students are reportedly underperforming on almost every measure of academic performance. Poor quality of tests and poor accountability from schools for their learning are some of the reported problems.

TEXAS EDITION – MIGRANT SHELTERS. Mexican immigrants in the U.S. and Central American migrants in Mexico are facing similar threats: detention, imprisonment and deportation by immigration agents, and often also robbery, extortion and rape. In this program, an advocate talks about what his organization does to provide shelter and protection to migrants in need.

As part of the current immigration debate, major mainstream media networks often quote or give airtime to so called “immigration pundits” who have connections with white supremacist organizations or hard-line restrictionist organizations. Those ties are often hidden from the public’s view. This is a conversation with a scholar who has researched the topic.

Guest: Vanessa Cárdenas, Director for ethnic media, Center for American Progress, Washington, DC.

A state senator from the Texas border area has announced big dreams, captured in five M letters: Medicine, Military, Movement, Manufacturing and Mexico. This legislator wants to have a port designation for Paso del Norte, he wants El Paso-Ciudad Juárez to become a manufacturing capital of North America, and he sees in the future of El Paso’s medical centers the capital of Latino health.

Guest: Sen. Elliot Shapleigh, El Paso, TX.

ALSO, INDIGENOUS SUMMIT. This is a brief report direct from Vícam, a Yaqui Indian town in Northwest Mexico, on the eve of a momentous gathering of hundreds of indigenous leaders and civil-rights advocates from around the continent. The landmark summit takes place on the heels of the United Nations’ universal resolution calling for the recognition of the world’s indigenous peoples’ right to self-determination and full control over their lands

TEXAS EDITION – CARMEN BOULLOSA. This is a conversation with acclaimed Mexican novelist and poet Carmen Boullosa. In the culmination of the month that celebrates Latino heritage, Boullosa comments on a history research project that reveals some not-so-well-known Latino contributions in New York City. She also comments on her most recent books.

Alfredo Corchado, Mexico bureau chief of the Dallas Morning News received a distinguished prize from Columbia University in New York for covering the deadly beat of drug-related crime and violence along the U.S.-Mexico border, considered one of the most dangerous places to practice journalism in the world. He talks about the growing wave of organized crime and police and government corruption.

The U.S. granted asylum to a Mexican immigrant living in Chicago who applied for protection saying he fears persecution in his homeland because he is gay. His attorney pointed to Mexico’s prevailing homophobia, and history of harassment, abuse and violence against gays. This is an interview with the attorney who won this case.

Guest: Attorney Aggie Hoffman, immigration specialist, Los Angeles.

Five Latino families are suing the Otero County Sheriff’s Department in New Mexico, charging them with violating their civil rights during the recent Operation Stonegarden. Under this operation, the federal government pays counties for expenses related to enforcing border security. Recently, Otero deputies raided homes, interrogated families, detained 28 immigrants and turned them over to the Border Patrol. Plaintiffs and attorneys for both parties were invited to this program.

Guest: Peter Simonson, executive director, American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.

Host Samuel Schmidt facilitates the participation of listeners who comment on a number of issues, including access to health care and New York's backpedaling on its policy to give driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants.

TEXAS EDITION – U.S. READING WOES. A bilingual education expert talks about the reading proficiency challenges faced by students in the U.S. school system. Dr. Margarita Calderón, an expert on English-language learners, joins this program. Calderón is a native of Juárez, Mexico, currently working as a senior research scientist and professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Education. She also works with the National Literacy Panel and the International Reading Association.

In a historic development, Sen. Barak Obama won Iowa’s Democratic vote. Gov. Mike Huckabee was favored by Republicans. Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. John McCain won New Hampshire. What does this outcome mean for Latino voters? How energized the Latino vote proved to be? What are the plans of Gov. Bill Richardson, the Latino candidate?

This is a conversation with Dr. Juan Gómez Quiñones, a historian at University of California, Los Angeles. An expert on student activism and Chicano politics, Quiñones talks about the Latino vote factor and major issues looming in the presidential elections.

Local governments and landowners in South Texas are opposing federal plans to build a wall in the U.S./Mexican border. Last month, the Department of Homeland Security gave Texas landowners an ultimatum notice and in recent days announced its intent to use its powers of eminent domain to seize private and municipal lands to build a wall in the border with Mexico. The U.S.

This is an analysis on the outcome of the primaries in the Potomac river region, including Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. McCain and Obama swept these presidential primaries. Listeners discuss issues of underlying racism around the vote on African-American Obama.

Guest: Dr. Sandra Suárez, professor of political science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.