THE CREDIT CARD ACT. The Credit CARD Act includes sweeping changes to the marketing practices of credit card companies. The law, which stricter provisions go into effect on February 22, prohibits card companies from raising interest rates and introduces consumer protections. In anticipation, card companies have began cutting credit lines and raising interest rates. A consumer advocate gives advice on how to protect against these eleventh-hour squeeze.

Guest: Aracely Panameño, Director of Latino Affairs, Center for Responsible Lending, Washington, D.C., www.responsiblelending.org

ALSO, TPS FOR HAITIANS. Following the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti, the United States has granted temporary protected status for undocumented Haitians, permitting them to live and work in the U.S. for the next 18 months.

Guest: Oscar Chacón, Executive Director, National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities (NALACC), Chicago, IL, www.nalacc.org

THE RAID IN POSTVILLE. 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 live roundtable, a filmmaker, human rights advocates, detained immigrants, and Postville residents revisit the immigration trial and the outlook for the town.

Guests: David Vásquez, 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 Godines, Worker detained in raid, Postville, IA; Tim Counts, Spokesperson, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Minneapolis, MN.

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.

BUDGET BATTLES. The economic crisis is putting many cities and states in a bind as to how to balance their budgets. In California, the governor is proposing to cut numerous social programs that would affect Latinos statewide. Republicans support these measures, while some Democrats are pushing to raise taxes on oil companies to improve revenue. This edition includes a debate between representatives of both parties on how to pass a budget that won’t hurt residents.

Guests: Araceli Martínez, Reporter, Sacramento, CA; Denise Moreno Ducheny, State Senator, California State Senate, Sacramento, CA, http://dist40.casen.govoffice.com ; Assemblyman Martin Garrick, Leader of the Republican Caucus, California State Assembly, Sacramento, CA, www.martingarrick.com ; Vanessa Cajina, Policy Advisor, California Immigrant Policy Center, Sacramento, CA, www.caimmigrant.org