IMMIGRATION EDITION – HURRICANE VICTIMS FACE DEPORTATION. Chicago attorney Rosalba Piña joins this edition as a regular commentator. Immigration agents detained undocumented evacuees who fled Hurricane Katrina in West Virginia and Texas and now the immigrants face deportation. Advocacy groups have called on the Bush administration to suspend deportation proceedings against those victims seeking emergency help. Piña comments on this story and also answers listener calls on immigrant rights and citizenship procedures.

Guests:

Leticia Zamarripa, spokesperson, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, El Paso, TX; Flavia Jimenez, immigration policy analyst, National Council of La Raza, Washington, DC.

MIGRANTS IN THE GULF COAST. Migrant day laborers are being hired in large numbers to rebuild New Orleans, in the nation’s largest reconstruction project. Meantime, there have been reports about evictions and roundups against migrants in shelters in the Gulf Coast. This program also features a conversation with a FEMA representative on issues of relocation and emergency housing.

Guests: Monica Huizar, employment policy analyst, National Immigration Law Center, Los Angeles; Flavia Jimenez, policy analyst, National Council of La Raza, Washington, DC; Congresswoman Grace Napolitano, Democrat, Los Angeles; Mayra Lopez de Victoria, spokesperson, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC.

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.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – KENNEDY/MCCAIN BILL. Attorney Rosalba Piña joins this edition from Chicago to co-host the program. This week, Fabiola Rodriguez-Ciampioli, spokesperson for Sen. Harry Reid, leader of the Democratic minority in the Senate, discusses Senators Kennedy and McCain joint bill to extend earned legalization for undocumented immigrants. Attorney Piña concludes the program answering calls from listeners on residence and citizenship.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – Chicago attorney Rosalba Piña joins this program to comment on news developments and answer listener concerns. This week, Piña comments on a case before the Supreme Court. It’s the case of Humberto Fernández Vargas, a Mexican immigrant who applied to become permanent resident and ended up in jail and back to México, separated from his family, because of an old deportation order.

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.

IMMIGRATION EDITION. Attorney Rosalba Piña from Chicago answers listener concerns on residency and citizenship procedures. Piña also joins a conversation with attorney Marielena Hincapie, from the National Immigration Law Center, who shares news on recent efforts by Republican Congressman James Sensenbrenner to pass a bill that would criminalize undocumented immigrants, increase Border Patrol raids and expedite deportations. They also comment on the President Bush radio address to the nation on immigration reform.

IMMIGRATION EDITION. The intense activism of 13-year-old daughter Stephanie saved Leandro Palomar from deportation; and a bill passed by the House includes provisions that make it harder to become U.S. citizen, makes undocumented immigrants felon criminals, and expands the powers to deport immigrants. Attorney Rosalba Piña joins this program from Chicago to comment on these and other stories. She also answers listener questions on basic residency and citizenship procedures.

Guest:

Gabriela Lemus, national legislative and policy director, League of United Latinamerican Citizens, Washington, DC.

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.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS. Attorney Rosalba Piña hosts this edition from Chicago. Piña gives suggestions on how to make and keep resolutions for this year to succeed in the road to permanent residency and citizenship. Among the tips, Piña advises to file income tax returns and keep receipts showing a residence address.

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.

IMMIGRATION EDITION. An influential conservative Republican and a civil-rights advocate warn the Republican leadership that if congressional leaders continue their hard-line rhetoric against immigrants, the party will become isolated from the Latino electorate and will pay it at the ballot box. Attorney Rosalba Piña, from Chicago, facilitates this conversation, beginning with the recording of a heated exchange between Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito on citizenship birthrights. Piña also provides legal advice to listeners.

Guests:

Roberto de Posada, Chairman, The Latino Coalition, Washington, DC; Michelle Waslin, director of research on immigration policy, National Council of la Raza, Washington, DC.

IMMIGRATION EDITION - MIGRANT CARAVAN TO WASHINGTON. Human rights groups are preparing a national caravan to draw support for migrant rights. The caravan, departing from San Diego and culminate in Washington DC, seeks to lobby and galvanize opposition against the Sensenbrenner bill, an initiative that proposes to charge undocumented immigrants with felony crimes and build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Attorney Rosalba Pina hosts this program from Chicago and provides on-air legal advice. In addition, this program features the recording of an open letter read by Vanessa Cardenas, of the National Immigration Forum, as well as an interview with Felipe Aguirre, councilman for the City of Maywood, on the opposition of this Los Angeles city to Sensenbrenner's bill.

Guests:

Enrique Morones, President, Angeles de la Frontera, Coalicion Gente Unida, San Diego, CA; Vanessa Cardenas, National Immigration Forum, Washington, DC; Felipe Aguirre, councilmember, Maywood, CA.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – JUSTICE FOR IMMIGRANTS. The U.S. Catholic Church is actively opposing the Sensenbrenner bill and other efforts in Congress to crack down on undocumented immigrants. Catholic bishops are appealing to the nation’s Catholics to call for a comprehensive legalization program. In this program, Leo Anchondo, head of the Catholic Church’s Justice for Immigrants campaign, joins Chicago attorney Rosalba Piña, host of this series.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – IMMIGRANTS WIN BORDER RANCH. In an apparent case of poetic justice, two Salvadoran immigrants won the legal title of a piece of land after they sued the owner of the ranch, who was a leader of a border vigilante group, for detaining and assaulting them. The immigrants are now seeking visas to stay. Other topics include the massive demonstration announced for Chicago and the culmination in San Diego of a migrant caravan that traveled around the country opposing current anti-immigrant legislation. Attorney Rosalba Piña hosts this edition from Chicago and answers questions from listeners.

Guest:

Attorney Kelly Bruner, Southern Poverty Law Center, Montgomery, AL, representative of plaintiffs Edwin Mancia and Fatima Leyva; Enrique Morones, Gente Unida Coalition, Border Angels, Migrant Caravan organizer, San Diego, CA; Emma Lozano, Centro Sin Fronteras, Chicago, IL.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – FACE OFF IN WASHINGTON. While in Chicago tens of thousands join a broad coalition to march for legal status for millions of immigrants, Cardinal Roger Mahoney urged Catholics to disobey anti-immigrant bills if they become law. These are the latest developments in a growing upsurge of citizen activism as the U.S. Senate takes up immigration reform and control bills. Attorney Rosalba Piña hosts this edition from Chicago and answers listeners calls.

Guests:

Leo Anchondo, national campaign manager, Justice for Immigrants, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC; Vanessa Cardenas, National Immigration Forum, Washington, DC; Jorge Salazar, news reporter, Chicago, IL.

LABORERS’ CROSS-COUNTRY RUN. A dozen day laborers are in the middle of a cross-country run from Los Angeles to New York to bring attention to the plight of immigrant workers. Also, in San Francisco, activists begin a hunger strike urging California Senators to support immigration reform. These and other stories are part of this program.

Guests:

Oscar Paredes, runner, day laborer in New York; Guillermo Glenn, host of the runners, coordinator for Association of Border Workers, El Paso, TX; Pablo Alvarado, coordinator, National Day Laborers Organizing Network, Los Angeles; Renee Saucedo, director, La Raza Centro Legal, director for the Day Labor Program, San Francisco.

LABORERS’ CROSS-COUNTRY RUN. A dozen day laborers are in the middle of a cross-country run from Los Angeles to New York to bring attention to the plight of immigrant workers. Also, in San Francisco, activists begin a hunger strike urging California Senators to support immigration reform. These and other stories are part of this program.

Guests: Oscar Paredes, runner, day laborer in New York; Guillermo Glenn, host of the runners, coordinator for Association of Border Workers, El Paso, TX; Pablo Alvarado, coordinator, National Day Laborers Organizing Network, Los Angeles; Renee Saucedo, director, La Raza Centro Legal, director for the Day Labor Program, San Francisco.

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.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – THE WEEK AFTER. Political and immigrant advocacy leaders meet in this roundtable in Washington, DC, to discuss the pros and cons of the immigration bill passed by the U.S. Senate, another bill in the House urging the U.S. to apologize for the mass deportations of the 1930s, the plans for the “day without immigrants” in May, and the future of this season of widespread pro-immigrant rallies. Attorney Rosalba Piña hosts this program and encourages listeners from around the country to call in.

Invited guests:

Rep. Hilda Solís, D-Los Angeles; Gabriela Lemus, LULAC, Washington, DC.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – A DECISIVE WEEK. After a two-week recess and hundreds of pro-immigrant mobilization across the country, the U.S. Senate returns to the Capitol and it is expected to continue crafting an immigration reform bill. We speak with an analyst about the prospects of the reform and the effects of mobilizations in the legislature. Attorney Rosalba Pina hosts this program from Chicago and provides on-air legal advice.

Guest:

Oscar Chacón, president, National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities; director, Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights, Chicago, IL.

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.

Guest:

BOYCOTT DAY - CALL-IN FORUM. Talk show host Samuel Orozco is joined by guest host Maribel Cuervo from KHDC, Radio Bilingüe from Salinas, CA. They provide an overview on up-to-the-minute news developments and receive comments and reports from listeners about the day of mobilization. Contributors Rosalba Pina (Chicago), Ricardo Garcia (KDNA, Granger, WA), Tony Sosa and Leticia Jimenez (KSVR, Mt. Vernon, WA) also join this hour.

BOYCOTT DAY - SIMULCAST WITH RADIO MICHOACÁN. This program is aired in conjunction with the twelve-station network of Radio Michoacán in Western Mexico and co-host Ligia Mazariegos. This hour, analysts comment on the prospects of passage of a legalization bill by Memorial Day and the highlights of the congressional debate. In addition, social leaders in the U.S. and Mexico give their views on the day of boycott.

Guests:

Catholic bishop Jaime Soto from Los Angeles; civil rights pioneer Dolores Huerta; Victoria Chavez, president of Federacion de Clubes Michoacanos in Los Angeles; Arturo Rodriguez, president of United Farm Workers of America, Salinas, CA; Bernardo Ramirez and Victoria Maldonado, Frente Indigena de Organizaciones Binacionales, Oaxaca, MX; Citlali Saenz, correspondent, Mexico City.

BOYCOTT DAY - A REVIEW. Immigrant advocates and listeners engage in a dialogue discussing the achievements of the current pro-immigrant movement and the efforts to educate Congress and the public on the benefits to provide a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented workers. In addition, correspondents file reports from the sites of the largest demonstrations in the country.

Guests:

Ruben Tapia, news correspondent, Los Angeles; Irma Lopez, correspondent, Chicago; Marco Vinicio Gonzalez, correspondent, New York; Patricio Espinoza, correspondent, Houston; Baldemar Velazquez, president, Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Toledo, OH; Soledad "Chole" Alatorre, immigrant rights pioneer, Los Angeles; Roberto Garza, business owner, Chicago.

BOYCOTT DAY - THE VIEW FROM THE STATIONS. Contributors from affiliate stations provide news and commentary on the actions of the Day without Immigrants. Guests included the following station representatives: Jesus Sosa, KDNA, Granger, WA; Lucas Benitez, WCIW, Imokalee, FL; Jesus Lozano, KBBF, Santa Rosa, CA; Mario Espinoza, KUBO, El Centro, CA; Tony Sosa, KSVR, Mt. Vernon, WA; Carlos Spector-Calderon, El Paso, TX.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – RESUMING DEBATES IN THE SENATE. The Senate Majority leader is being urged to bring an immigration bill back to the Senate floor this week. There is disagreement on the process to complete the immigration debate. In this edition, Democrat and Republican representatives discuss the prospects for comprehensive immigration reform in this legislative season. Attorney Rosalba Piña hosts the program and answers listener calls-ins.

Guests:

Congressman Raul Grijalva, Democrat, Tucson, AZ; Hessy Fernandez, press secretary, Republican National Committee, Washington, DC.

WHO WILL BE NEXT. Immigrant families are waking up in the middle of the night to face the surprise visit of immigration agents. Federal authorities claim those individuals arrested and deported under these selective operations pose a threat to community safety or national security. In this program, relatives of immigrants who have been jailed or deported talk about the chilling effect and the nightmare of those knocks on the door.

Guest:

Attorney Phyllis Beech, legal representative for immigrants under deportation orders, Fresno, CA.

THE MURDER OF MOISES CRUZ. Oaxacan migrant leader Moisés Cruz was shot to death in his native village in Oaxaca. Civic groups denounce this crime as a political assassination and hold the state government responsible. Cruz was a long time leader of migrant workers in California and Oaxaca.

Guest:

Filemón López, organizer, Asociación Cívica Benito Juárez; host, La Hora Mixteca, Radio Bilingüe, Fresno, CA.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – SENATE VOTE WATCH. Chicago-based attorney Rosalba Piña brings the latest on an immigration bill moving through the Senate. Congressional leaders are invited to comment on key provisions of the Senate bill. Listeners are encouraged to call in.

Guest:

Congressman Silvestre Reyes, Democrat, El Paso, TX.

THE SENATE VOTE: A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP? The Senate has approved an immigration bill that includes harsh penalties against immigrants and employers, and a legalization plan. This program provides a debate on the Senate bill and its outlook in the House. It also reports on Mexican president Vicente Fox’s meeting in Sacramento with legislative leader Fabian Nunez and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, after visiting Utah and Washington.

Guests:

Rosario Marin, Secretary of the State and Consumer Services Agency, Sacramento, CA; Hessy Fernandez, Press Secretary for Outreach Communications, Republican National Committee, Washington, DC; Angela Sanbrano, Executive director, CARECEN, Los Angeles.

GREEN CARD CASUALTIES. On this Memorial Day edition, family members of Latino soldiers and veterans comment on the Iraq war, including the casualty rate for Latino non-citizen troops and the crackdown on their immigrant families back home. Latino troops are most represented in the Army and Marines, the forces with the highest casualty rates in Iraq. They also make up a high number of the front lines and get the most dangerous assignments.

Guests:

Jesus and Rosalia Paredes, parents of a U.S. soldier enlisted in Iraq, Fresno, CA; Raul Campos, father of a U.S. soldier currently under suicide watch in Iraq, Miami, FL; Fernando Suarez del Solar, father of a soldier who became one of the first casualties in the Iraq war, director of Guerrero Azteca Foundation, San Diego, CA.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – IMMIGRATION BILL WATCH. Chicago-based attorney Rosalba Piña provides details about the immigration bill approved by the U.S. Senate. She also discusses the prospects for immigration reform in the House-Senate negotiations. Piña also answers listener calls.

Guest:

Lynn Tramonte de la Barrera, senior policy analyst and communications coordinator, National Immigration Forum, Washington, DC.

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.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – BLOCKING THE BILL. House Republicans are threatening to kill the Senate immigration bill using delay tactics under a procedure called “blue slip.” Chicago Attorney Rosalba Piña talks about this news development and answers listener calls.

Guests:

Alejandro Burgos, deputy press secretary, National Republican Congressional Committee, Washington, DC; Federico de Jesús, director of Hispanic Communications, Office of the Democratic leader of the Senate, Sen. Harry Reid.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – NEW VOTERS. A broad coalition of Latino leaders, unions and religious groups are launching this week a nationwide campaign to encourage immigrants to become citizens and register to vote. The drive “Democracy Summer” aims to register a million new voters and sway the November elections in congressional districts with lawmakers identified as anti-immigrant. Chicago attorney Rosalba Piña hosts this edition.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – BACK TO THE MARCHES. A broad coalition prepares for a massive march in the streets of Chicago. This will be the third large pro-immigrant demonstration in four months. Chicago was the site of the first of the pro-immigrant mega-marches this year. Attorney Rosalba Piña interviews Emma Lozano, president of Centro Sin Fronteras and co-organizer of the march. She also talks with farm labor rights pioneer Dolores Huerta and with Carlina Tapia-Ruano, the first Latina to chair the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

TEXAS – GUADALAJARA EDITION. Leaders of Mexican émigré groups in the U.S. give their views on the debate in Mexico to recount the vote of the presidential election. Guests in Western Mexico also give news on the new political landscape in the nation. This is a simulcast with the three-station network of Sistema Jalisciense de Radio y Televisión in Guadalajara.

IMMIGRATION EDITION. Chicago-based attorney Rosalba Piña provides details about the latest immigration issues in the nation, including the upcoming immigrant rights lobbying day in early September. Piña also answers listener calls.

MMIGRATION EDITION - IMMIGRANT MOM RESISTS DEPORTATION: LIVE BROADCAST. Host Rosalba Piña broadcasts live from the Adalberto United Methodist Church in Chicago, sanctuary of Elvira Arellano, an immigrant mother who faces deportation and is fighting to stay in the U.S. Arellano was arrested in 2002 immigration sweeps while working at the Chicago airport. She later became a well known activist. After being required to report to be deported, Arellano announced that she will be living in the church, where deportation agents could find her. Piña talks with Arellano as the activist begins her action of civil desobedience.

Guests:

Elvira Arellano, founder, United Latino Family, a group that advocates for undocumented parents of children who are U.S. citizens, Chicago; Emma Lozano, executive director, Centro Sin Fronteras, Chicago.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – WALKING FOR REFORM. Host Rosalba Piña talks with leaders of a protest walk that begins in Chicago and ends at the office of Rep. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the House. Organizers call on U.S. authorities to halt raids and deportations and get to work on comprehensive immigration reform.

Guest:

Jorge Mújica, March 10th Movement, Chicago, IL; Attorney Jackie Herrera, Illinois Coalition for Immigrants and Refugee Rights, Chicago, IL, www.icirr.org

IMMIGRANTS FOCUS ON WASHINGTON - A LIVE BROADCAST. This day, the National Latino Congreso addresses pressing immigration issues, including current legislation and the debate on how best influence policy-making in Washington. This live broadcast airs voices from a plenary session on immigration reform. It also discusses plans to turn the enthusiasm of the rallies into voting power.

Guests:

Oscar Chacón, director, Enlaces América, Treasurer, NALAAC, Chicago, IL; Eliana García, congresswoman, PRD – México; María Echaveste, former adviser for President Clinton, professor at University of California, Berkeley, consultant for United Farm Workers of America; Angela Mejía, national board member, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement – LACLAA, Houston, TX; Dolores Huerta, civil rights movement pioneer.

NO HUMAN BEING IS ILLEGAL. Advocates and scholars attending the National Latino Congress in Los Angeles join this edition to comment on issues impacting the national debate on immigration, including border control, AgJobs, the Dream Act and military recruitment in high schools, local ordinances against newcomers, and human rights. These special programs from Los Angeles are broadcast in collaboration with KPFK, Pacifica Radio, Los Angeles.

Guests:

María Echaveste, former adviser for President Clinton, consultant for United Farm Workers of America; Fernando Suárez, coordinator, Proyecto Guerrero Azteca, San Diego; Juan Parras, Community outreach coordinator, Environmental Justice Clinic, Houston, TX; Héctor Flores, outgoing president, LULAC, San Antonio, TX; Elías Bermúdez, director and founder, Immigrants without Borders, Phoenix, AZ.

IMMIGRATION EDITION - THE AFTERMATH OF 9/11.Government roundups and anti-terrorism initiatives have targeted immigrant communities following the attacks of 9/11. Attorney Rosalba Piña hosts this edition from Chicago and dialogues with listeners on the impact of the aftermath of 9/11 on them and their families.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – THE EFFECTS FROM 96. Attorney Rosalba Piña hosts this edition from Chicago. She brings updates and analysis on legislative bills pending in Congress, and provides news on a fast in progress in Chicago, in support of families threatened with deportation. Piña also talks with attorney John Silva, vice chair of the Southern California chapter of AILA – American Immigration Lawyers Association, on the effects of the 1996 immigration law.

“FUGITIVE” IMMIGRANT WINS STAY. A single immigrant mother of three U.S. citizen children won this week her right to stay in the U.S. A judge ordered a cancellation of her deportation. María Leonila Muñoz was considered an Operation Landmark “fugitive” by immigration authorities. Operation Landmark was a campaign of arrests and deportations launched after the incidents of 9/11.

Guests:

María Leonila Muñoz and Attorney Rosalba Piña, Chicago, IL. IF NON VOTERS VOTED. Civic groups in the state of Washington are mobilizing immigrants to get out the vote for the upcoming congressional elections. They are denouncing the unsettling community effects of ongoing raids by ICE’s “Fugitive Operation Teams.” This program also looks into efforts to get the young Latino vote out.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – THE MARCH THAT COUNTS. Attorney Rosalba Piña from Chicago gives practical advice for those immigrants who are preparing to travel during the vacation season. Some immigrants who leave may face stiff penalties when re-entering the country. Piña also reports about the expected impact of the immigrant-rights marches on the grassroots efforts to turn out the vote on Election Day. The program includes a brief interview with Rudy Fernández, a top member of the White House, on the signing of a 700-mile border wall.

IMMIGRATION EDITION. Attorney Rosalba Piña hosts this edition from La Villita in Chicago. Piña comments on the visit of Saul Arellano, a U.S. citizen child, who requested the Mexican Congress to draft a resolution against the deportation of his mother, Elvira Arellano, from the U.S. Elvira is an immigrant mother who faces deportation and is fighting to stay in the U.S. She was arrested in 2002 immigration sweeps while working at the Chicago airport. She later became a well-known activist. After being required to report to be deported, Arellano announced that she will be living in the church, where deportation agents could find her. Piña also answers listener calls.

Guests:

Elvira Arellano, founder, United Latino Family, a group that advocates for undocumented parents of children who are U.S. citizens, Chicago; Emma Lozano, executive director, Centro Sin Fronteras, Chicago.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – HOLIDAY TRAVELS. Attorney Rosalba Piña hosts this edition from La Villita in Chicago. Piña shares helpful tips for immigrants who are planning to travel out of the country. She also gives tips on useful holiday gifts for citizenship applicants.

REPORTING THE UNDOCUMENTED. The state of Washington has developed procedures to reassure patients who fear being reported to immigration authorities and avoid seeking medical care. Under the new guidelines, public health agencies are prohibited from cooperating with border control agencies. This program revisits the incident that started discussions leading to the new policy. It involves “Ricardo,” a TB patient who went into hiding fearing being detained and deported.

Guests:

“Ricardo”, TB patient, Mt. Vernon, WA; Peter Browning, executive director, Skagit County Department of Health, Mt. Vernon, WA; Uriel Iñiguez, acting executive director, Washington State Commission on Hispanic Affairs, Olympia, WA; Maru Mora Villalpando, Red Activa Comunitaria de Washington, Lynwood, WA.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS. Attorney Rosalba Piña, the host of this edition from Chicago, encourages immigrant listeners to celebrate the New Year by making resolutions that will impact their lives. Piña provides practical tips on how to develop a plan in preparation for permanent residency paperwork and for the citizenship process.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – OPERATION ‘RETURN TO SENDER.’ Federal immigration raids over the past two weeks have resulted in nearly 1,000 arrests in California alone. This is described as one of the biggest immigrant sweeps in U.S. history. Attorney Rosalba Piña interviews San Francisco attorney Mark Silverman, head of the Immigration Legal Resource Center, who organizes community awareness campaigns on the rights of immigrants during federal interrogations.

IMMIGRANT ROUNDUPS. Federal Customs agents are conducting a wave of arrests and deportations around the nation. Immigrant advocates say the federal agency violates its own rules by targeting people who are not on the list of fugitives. This program also includes a news story by Zaidee Stavely on reports about roundups in the Central Valley, including the arrest of an underdressed elderly woman.

Guests:

Renee Saucedo, La Raza Centro Legal, San Francisco, CA.

ALSO, RACIAL PROFILING ON GUATEMALANS. Juan García, with Inmigrantes en Acción in Rhode Island, talks about an ACLU-sponsored lawsuit against the state police claiming it detained a group of Guatemalan immigrants while driving under Brown.

TEXAS EDITION: IMMIGRATION REFORM. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency raises fees for green cards and naturalization procedures; the U.S. Senate begins plans for a new immigration bill; and advocacy groups around the country urge Congress to draft a new policy for immigration reform.These are talking topics for this program hosted by Carlos Spector-Calderón from El Paso.

Guests:

Congressman Raul Grijalva, Democrat, Tucson; Elba Rodríguez, spokesperson, Sen. John Cornyn, Republican, Texas.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – ELVIRA ARELLANO. A delegation of Mexican Congressmembers and prominent U.S. civil-rights activists gather on Capitol Hill asking the U.S. Congress to stop deportation proceedings against Elvira Arellano, the activist who is resisting deportation and received refuge in a church in Chicago. They also ask for a national moratorium on mass deportations. Host Rosalba Piña provides a live interview with Elvira Arellano, who has been in seclusion for six months.

IMMIGRATION EDITION. Attorney Rosalba Piña comments on news developments, including the organizing of a march to commemorate the first anniversary of the March 10th demonstration in Chicago that sparked a season of pro-immigrant rallies around the nation. She also interviews Nora Sandigo, executive director of Federación Nicaragüense in Miami, on a Supreme Court motion to hear the case of citizen children of undocumented parents.

LEADERS CALL FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM. Leaders of the U.S. Senate have announced comprehensive immigration reform is a top priority for 2007. In recent days, top members of the White House appeared before the first Senate hearing and a legislation package may be ready at any minute. This week, thousands go to the nation’s capitol to lobby for a number of bills, including health care, education opportunities, and comprehensive immigration reform. This program also looks into efforts to mitigate the effects of mass deportation raids.

Guests:

Reporter Ruben Tapia, Washington, DC; Clarissa Martínez de castro, Campaign coordinator, Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Washington, DC; Arnoldo García, Senior Program Associate, National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Washington, DC; Miguel Robles, organizer, Alianza Latino Americana por los Derechos de los Inmigrantes, San Francisco, CA.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – DIRECT LINE TO CONGRESS. Host Rosalba Piña talks with Emma Lozano, executive director of Centro Sin Fronteras, who is in Washington, DC, heading a delegation to Capitol Hill that lobbies for immigration reform. Piña also facilitates colleague and listener calls into the Switchboard of the top congressional leaders to air the sounds of a citizen petition drive.

CAREGIVING. Mass deportation raids conducted by federal ICE agents are leaving behind a trail of families torn apart and children separated from their parents. This program focuses on three cities that were left in turmoil: New Bedford, MA; Mendota, CA; and San Rafael, CA. Immigrants impacted by the raids provide heart-wrenching testimony and caregivers tell their story on how they stepped in to provide paid or unpaid care for the children who were left behind. This program is in collaboration with KQED, San Francisco’s public radio.

Guests:

GUADALAJARA SIMULCAST – LETTERS FROM THE OTHER SIDE. The three-station network of Sistema Jalisciense de Radio y Televisión and Satélite Radio Bilingüe join signals to air this edition Without Borders. For this program, Heather Courtney, a filmmaker based in Austin, TX, talks about her film ‘Letters from the Other Side.’ Premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival, the documentary uses cross-boder video letters to tell the story of the women left behind in Mexico when the workers migrate north. Eugenia González, a grower of cactus groves in Guanajuato profiled in this film, also joins the conversation. Two additional guests in Jalisco comment on state programs to help low-income entrepreneurs to launch a small or micro business. They are María Ulloa, Deputy director for marketing, Fondo Nacional de Apoyo para las Empresas de Solidaridad, Guadalajara; and Rosa María Muñoz, recipient of a grant, Lagos de Moreno. MX.

IMMIGRATION EDITION - ELVIRA ARELLANO. Host Rosalba Piña hears from Elvira Arellano, the activist who resisted a deportation order and found sanctuary in a church in Chicago. Arellano, who is almost in her eight-month anniversary staying in the church, has just gone on hunger strike and has a bill pending in Congress petitioning for her relief. Piña also encourages questions and comments from the listening audience.

Guests:

Elvira Arellano, founder, United Latino Family, a group that advocates for undocumented parents of children who are U.S. citizens, Chicago, IL.

ALSO, CHILDREN'S MARCH. The legendary activists Dolores Huerta talks about immigration reform lobbying and a children's march planned for April 29th.

Guest:

Dolores Huerta, civil rights leader, founder, Dolores Huerta Foundation, Delano, CA.

ALSO, NEW BILLS. Piña talks with a congressional leader on upcoming bills in Congress, current raids conducted by ICE, and the backlog in immigrant applications.

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.

IMMIGRATION EDITION. Samuel Orozco talks with activist Elvira Arellano, who is on the third week of a hunger strike in a church in Chicago. Orozco also talks with Chicago councilmember Ricardo Muñoz on a city resolution proclaiming April 29 a Day of Family Unity and calling on President Bush to stop raids and deportations. Emma Lozano, director of Centro Sin Fronteras, also joins this program to report on the preparations to join national demonstrations for
immigration reform on May 1.

LAPD PROBED ON BRUTAL ATTACK AGAINST IMMIGRATION RALLY. Los Angeles police officers are being investigated for possible violation of civil rights in connection with the violent crush of pro-immigrant demonstrators and members of the media on May 1. This week, Mayor Villaraigosa is leading a vigil on Mac Arthur Park, site of the incident.

Guests:

Alvaro Huerta, spokesperson, Coalition for Humane Immigration Reform of Los Angeles; Attorney Luis Carrillo, lawyer for 17 victims, Los Angeles; jazmin Marroquín, mother of two, injured by police use of force, Los Angeles.

LOU DOBBS, A LIFETIME HISPANIC JOURNALIST. The National Association of Hispanic Journalists has accepted CNN host Lou Dobbs as a lifetime member. Dobbs membership has sparked heated controversy, considering the vitriolic rhetoric against immigrants of this prime time TV anchor. Iván Román, executive director of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, responds to questions on this topic.

Rosalba Piña hosts this edition from Chicago. Piña reports on the eleventh-hour agreement between Senate Democratic and Republican leaders to return the immigration reform bill to the Senate floor. It also includes a brief interview with state Sen. Gil Cedillo (D-Los Angeles) on his new bid to allow financial aid for undocumented students and driver’s licenses for immigrants. Piña also gives practical advice to listeners who apply for residence or citizenship.

Guests: Carlina Tapia-Ruano, Immediate past president, American Immigration Lawyers Association, Chicago, IL, www.aila.org; Catherine Salgado, Spokesperson, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Chicago, IL, www.icirr.org

This program includes a report on the decision of a federal judge whether to issue an injunction prohibiting Farmers Branch, a suburb of Dallas, from enforcing an ordinance that bars undocumented immigrants from renting apartments in the city. On the other hand, New Haven, in Connecticut, has authorized ID cards for undocumented residents who will now be able to open bank accounts, apply for financial loans, and use public libraries and city services. The ordinance takes effect next month.

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.

This week, Atlanta readies to receive hundreds of grassroots activists, including pro-immigrant advocates, anti-hunger organizers, literacy promoters, conscientious objectors, feminists, poets, and more. This program, a simulcast with the three-station network of Sistema Jalisciense de Radio y Televisión in Guadalajara, features a news report and interviews with participants at the World Social Forum in Atlanta. It also includes comments on the failure of the U.S. Senate to pass an immigration reform bill.

Guests: News correspondent Ruben Tapia, Atlanta, GA; Lucas Benítez, coordinator, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Immokalee, FL, Atlanta, GA; Laura Carlsen, director, Americas Program, International Resource Center, Mexico City, Atlanta GA; Francisco Pacheco, East Coast Coordinator, National Day Laborers Organization, Maryland, Atlanta, GA.

Aired in conjunction with the 12-station network of Radio Michoacán in Morelia, this program focuses on the defeat of the immigration bill in the U.S. Senate. Guests are invited to comment on the impact of this development around Latino communities and the Mexican heartlands. In addition, and on the eve of absentee voter registration deadline, this program reports on efforts to encourage Michoacan émigrés to vote in the state’s November election. This election will be the first time Mexicans will be allowed to vote from abroad on a state election.

Guests: Guillermo Carrasco, Asociación de Michoacanos en California, Los Angeles, CA; Jesús Martínez, diputado migrante, Congreso del Estado de Michoacán, Morelia; Andrew Selee, director, Mexico Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, DC.

Attorney Rosalba Piña visits Fresno, in California's Central Valley, to broadcast the voice of those most impacted by the failure of Washington to produce an immigration reform law. Piña dialogues with immigrant families from Mendota, a farming town in this valley devastated by Operation Return to Sender and a recent mass deportation raid. Piña also talks with Nora Sandigo on a case before the U.S. Supreme Court to protect immigrant families.

Guests: Aurelia Crater, immigrant advocate, Los Baños, CA; Nora Sandigo, executive director, American Fraternity, Miami, FL; testimonies from two neighbors from Mendota on the effects of federal deportation raids and the defeat of the immigration bill.

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

Seasonal farm workers are among the most uninsured individuals in the country. They are in poor health and rarely visit a doctor. Whose responsibility is it to provide health care coverage for farm workers? Some point to agricultural employers. Others look at farm workers as key part of the food system and place the responsibility for a publicly-funded health insurance program on all food consumers and the general public. This program looks into an employer-sponsored health insurance program that covers low-income farmers and farmworkers. The program begins with welcoming words by a leader of Radio Universidad de Ocotlán, station that takes Línea Abierta's service to the migrant heartlands.

Thousands rush to apply for citizenship as the new, sharply increased fees to process naturalization applications are scheduled to take effect on July 30. Host Rosalba Piña comments on this and other news developments.

Invited guest: Alfonso Aguilar, Chief, Office of Citizenship, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Washington, DC.

Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano signed a law that would suspend the business license of those businesses that fail to verify the legal status of its employees. How would this and other punitive laws impact the immigrant and business community? How would this crackdown on immigrants affect the warm relationship with the neighboring Mexican state of Sonora? Samuel Schmidt hosts this program from Austin, TX.

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

Host Rosalba Piña interviews Emma Lozano, president of Centro Sin Fronteras in Chicago, on a recent lobbying effort by U.S. born children of undocumented parents on Capitol Hill. Lozano reports on their meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She also talks about their protests against an ordinance in Waukegan city giving local police officers the power to arrest undocumented immigrants.

This is a conversation with Lileana, an immigrant mother who recently received an order of deportation and decided to seek sanctuary to defy federal authorities. Her husband Gerardo also comments on her decision to move in to live in an Episcopalian church in Los Angeles.

BORDER VIGILANTES. This is a conversation with Al Garza, national executive director and Raymond Herrera, National Rally Spokesman, of the Minutemen Civil Defense Corps, a group that has patrolled the border to catch migrants, has shadowed day laborers, and more recently, has picketed churches that provide sanctuary to immigrant deportees.

En la víspera del primer aniversario de su decisión de buscar santuario en una iglesia de Chicago, Elvira Arellano se encuentra en una jornada de quince días de ayuno y pide al congreso que tome acción para detener los actuales operativos de deportación masiva. Este programa presenta una entrevista en vivo con Arellano desde su claustro y con inmigrantes que han seguido los pasos de la activista y recientemente hallaron santuario en iglesias de Los Angeles.

Invitados: Elvira Arellano, Iglesia Metodista Adalberto, Chicago; José Antonio “Santuario”, Iglesia de la Placita Olvera, Los Angeles; Juan “Santuario”, Iglesia Luterana San Pablo, No. Hollywood, CA.

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.

Martha Elena Ramírez hosts this edition of the Voz Pública series from Mexico City. Ramírez interviews Elvira Arellano, the recently deported immigrant activist who travels around México to reenergize the movement for immigration reform in the U.S.

This is a live broadcast from WLCH, Radio Centro in Lancaster, PA, marking 20 years of bilingual community service. This special edition focuses on Hazleton, a city that gained national notoriety when it passed an ordinance imposing fines on landlords who rent to undocumented tenants and deny business permits to companies that hire them. Claiming that the city is being ruined by violent crime and drug dealing, the local government is trying to drive undocumented families out of the town. A federal judge struck down the laws as unconstitutional. Hazleton is appealing.

Guests: Mayor Lou Barletta, Hazleton, PA; Ana Arias, chairwoman, Asociación Latina de Hazleton, member of Governor's commission on Hispanic Affairs, Hazleton, PA; José Urdaneta, councilmember, Lancaster, PA.

Host Rosalba Piña begins a special series to air the views of leading presidential candidates from both the Republican and Democratic Party on immigration reform. In this program, Al Cárdenas, chairman of the Hispanic Leadership Committee and co-chair for the presidential campaign of the Republican Mitt Romney in Florida, comments on his positions about legalization, the role of the states and cities in the area of immigration enforcement, family separation, and the sancutuary movement.

Vïctor Toro, a long-time Chilean activist and former political prisoner, was detained by immigration agents in New York and faces deportation. During the Pinochet dictatorship, the Chilean government listed Toro as dead. Toro says he fears for his life, since he doesn't officially exist. He is now seeking asylum.

ALSO, CHILEFORNIA. A special radio series titled "Chilefornia" premieres on the public radio network Radio Bilingüe to mark three decades of the first wave of Chilean exiles in California. The series also celebrates National Latino Heritage Month. Marci and Ricardo, the project's producers, join this program to talk about highlights of the Chilean contributions featured in the Spanish-language cultural series.

Host Rosalba Piña continues a special series to air the views of leading presidential candidates from both the Republican and Democratic Party on immigration reform. In this program, María Echaveste discusses the views of Democratic contender Sen. Hillary Clinton in areas including the setbacks on provision 245-i, deporation raids, Elvira Arellano, border security, immigration refom, and more, María Echaveste was the Deputy Chief of Staff in the White House under the Clinton administration. She is currently a consultant for non-profit groups and immigration lobbyist for the UFW in Washington. She is also a representative for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.

This is a monthly simulcast in collaboration with the twelve-station network of Radio Michoacán in Morelia. In this program, deported Mexican activist Elvira Arellano talks about her request to visit the U.S. as a Mexican ambassador for peace and justice, and her cross-border quest to keep immigration reform demands alive. Also, the National Organization for Women in the U.S. is speaking out in support of Arellano and is urging its members to call for a moratorium on deportations and family separation. NOW Vice president Olga Vives joins this program. The program also includes segments of interviews with Saulito Arellano, the son of Elvira, and Chicago activist Emma Lozano, during their visit to the New York City Council.

Host Rosalba Piña continues a special series to air the views of leading presidential candidates from both the Republican and Democratic Party on immigration reform, border security, and immigrant family separation. This week, Raúl Romero, representing the campaign for Giuliani, joins the program. Romero is president and CEO of a nationally-recognized business firm in Washington DC. In 2004, Romero led the Bush/Cheney Hispanic campaign.

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.

Mexican migrant hometown associations are raising serious questions about the way local governments invest their funds to develop public utilities and other social projects. Representatives from the federal authority in charge of the matching fund and leaders of hometown federations join this simulcast with the three-station network of Sistema Jalisciense de Radio y Televisión in Guadalajara. They discuss accountability procedures to monitor and evaluate the community investment projects.

Guests: Felipe Vicencio, State delegate, Secretaría de Desarrollo Social de México, Guadalajara, MX; Juan Moreno, President, Federación de Clubes Jaliscienses de California, President of Migrants Jaliscienses en Estados Unidos, Los Angeles; Andres Cárdenas, President, Federación de Clubes Jaliscienses en el estado de Washington; Heraclio García, Federación de Clubes Jaliscienses de Chicago, Chicago, IL.

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.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS. Host Rosalba Piña continues a special series to air the views of leading presidential candidates from both the Republican and Democratic Party on immigration reform. This week, Federico Peña, co-chair of Sen. Barack Obama for President Campaign, joins the program to discuss Obama’s positions on legalization, guest workers, border security, and more. Peña was the first Latino elected mayor of Denver, Colorado, and the first Latino to be appointed U.S. Secretary of Transportation.

POLICE RECOGNIZE VIOLENCE AGAINST IMMIGRANTS - Hundreds of immigrant rights protesters were attacked by the Los Angeles police last May during one of the largest demonstrations for immigration reform. Los Angeles Police Department Chief William Bratton had previously refused to fully recognize errors on the part of his officers. A few days ago, Chief Bratton changed his discourse. After the results of an internal investigation, he recognized that his officers did use excessive use of force. Immigrant rights groups are pushing for the expulsion of at least 26 officers.

Guest: Commander Sergio Díaz, deputy chief, Los Angeles Police Department,

Los Angeles.

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.

Host Rosalba Piña continues a special series to air the views of leading presidential candidates from both the Republican and Democratic Party on immigration reform. This week, Juan Hernández, Hispanic outreach national coordinator for the presidential campaign of Sen. John McCain, answers questions about McCain’s platform on immigration reform and border control. In addition, Congressman Luis Gutiérrez from Chicago announces a new immigration initiative to provide safe harbor for millions of undocumented residents.

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.

Martha Elena Ramírez hosts this edition of the Voz Pública series from Mexico City. Ramírez focuses on the opening of the Migrant Parlament in Mexico City, a gathering of Mexican migrant civic leaders in the U.S. She facilitates conversations with Radio Bilingüe's Rosalba Piña, a participant at the Parlament; Rosalba Alberro, member of Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior; and Dr. María Rosa Márquez Cabrera, who announces the upcoming opening of Casa del Migrante in Los Angeles and an ID card for migrants to send money remittances at a lower cost.

Rosalba Piña, host of this edition from Chicago, attended the First Migrant Parlament, a convening of hundreds of U.S. migrant leaders who have gathered at the floor of the Mexican Congress. Piña brings news about the event and interviews top organizers. Listeners are encouraged to call in.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – CHRISTMAS SHELTER SEASON. Attorney Rosalba Piña hosts this biweekly edition from Chicago. On International Migrant Day and the Mexican tradition of Posadas, she interviews Gloria Saucedo from Hermandad Mexicana in California about the opening of “Casa de Refugio Elvira”, a shelter for deported women and children in Tijuana. Piña also talks with organizers of a support fund to pay for emergency rent and food expenses for families of meatpacking workers who were arrested by ICE agents a year ago in Colorado.

Attorney Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, joins this edition from Chicago to comment on news developments of the week and answer listener questions about the dos and don’ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

IMMIGRATION EDITION - Attorney Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, joins this edition from Chicago to comment on news developments of the week and answer listener questions about the dos and don'ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – IOWA WORKSITE RAIDS - Attorney Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, joins this edition from Chicago to focus on a congressional probe on recent federal raids in Iowa, the largest ever worksite raids. Piña also answers listener questions about the dos and don'ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

IMMIGRATION EDITION - Attorney Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, joins this edition from Chicago to comment on the effect of ICE's self-deportation program and other news developments of the week. She also answers listener questions about the dos and don'ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

IMMIGRATION EDITION - INTERPRETER QUESTIONS PROCEEDINGS. Attorney Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, joins this edition from Chicago to interview professor Erik Camayd-Freixas, of Florida International University in Miami. Profr.

MISSISSIPI: THE LARGEST RAID. Caos and fear in Laurel, Miss., is the aftermath of the largest immigration raid on a workplace in the United States. 595 immigrant workers were arrested by federal officials and some face criminal charges for using improper Social Security numbers or false address. Many are imprisoned in a detention center in Jena, LA.

9/11: A CITIZEN PROBE. Questioning the depth of the probe of the original 9/11 commission, actor and activist Ed Asner, former Dallas Cowboy Mark Stepnoski and hip hop group Arrested Development are leading a petition drive to get a referendum on New York City's November ballot to conduct a new 9/11 investigation.

PUERTO RICO EDITION. In this pre-taped edition from San Juan, PR, WRTU’s Wanda Colón Cortés, brings news and analysis on major developments in the Caribbean basin.

MEXICO EDITION. Martha Elena Ramírez hosts this edition of the Voz Pública series from Mexico City. The civic journalist brings news and analysis on Mexican developments.

IMMIGRATION EDITION - DUE PROCESS. Attorney Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, joins this edition from Chicago to comment on recent bills to protect individuals who are wrongfully detained in immigration raids, ensure basic medical assistance while detained, and protect family unity. She also answers listener questions about the dos and don'ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

IMMIGRATION EDITION - Attorney Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, joins this edition from Chicago to comment on citizen efforts to protect individuals who are wrongfully detained in immigration raids, to ensure basic medical assistance while detained, or to protect family unity. She also answers listener questions about the dos and don'ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

Guest: Carlos Marentes, Comite pro Amnistia General y Justicia Social, Seattle, WA.

POSTVILLE RAID TRIAL. Last May, federal agents raided a meat-packing plant in the small town of Postville, Iowa, in what was then the largest workplace raid in U.S. history. Some detainees are returning to town to testify.

Guest: Rev. David Vázquez, Campus pastor, Office for College Ministries, Postville Relief Effort, Decorah, IA.

ALSO, TEXAS RESTRICTS DRIVER'S LICENSES. A new rule in Texas requires non-citizens to provide prove of legal residence to get a driver's license and bars undocumented immigrants from obtaining this ID card.

Invited guests: Correspondent Raul Feliciano, Houston, TX; Nelson Reyes, Central American Refugee Center, Houston, TX.

ALSO, BRACEROS WIN BACK PAY. Tens of thousands of former Braceros who worked in the U.S. during WWII may now collect back pay under a recent settlement in San Francisco between the Mexican government and U.S. plaintiffs. Legal counsels provide details on the settlement and the claims system created by Mexico.

IMMIGRATION EDITION - PETITIONS TO STOP THE RAIDS. Attorney Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. This is an interview with a leading organizer of a citizen petition effort to urge the incoming Obama administration to stop federal deportation raids. Piña also answers listener questions about the dos and don'ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

Guest: Emma Lozano, President, Centro Sin Fronteras, Chicago, IL.

HATE-CRIME DEATH. Ecuadorean immigrant Marcelo Lucero was stabbed to death in Patchogue, N.Y., by seven teenagers who said they were looking for Mexicans to beat up. This incident is been treated as a kind of lynching or hate crime. Latinos in the area blame the murder on the toxic climate of hostility fostered by politicians who rally local people against newcomers.

ALSO, ASSAULT ON CIVIL LIBERTIES. This is a conversation with Anthony Romero, executive director for the American Civil Liberties Union. Romero has been in the forefront of efforts to close the prison of Guantanamo, the legal challenge against the city of Hazleton, PA, for targeting immigrants, and the fight against anti-same-sex marriage Proposition 8 in California.

Nicolás Chango, Comisionado. Defensoría de los Pueblos y Naciones Indígenas del Ecuador en América, Representative

Cesar Perales. Presidente y Abogado. Latino Justice PRLDEF, New York, NY. www.prldef.org

IMMIGRATION EDITION – MASS REPATRIATIONS. Attorney Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. This is an interview with Vicente Serrano, producer of the film "A Forgotten Injustice," which tells the story of the more than one million Mexican immigrants repatriated through mass raids in the 1930s. Piña also answers listener questions about the dos and don'ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

Guest: Documentarian Vicente Serrano, Producer, MeChicano Films, Chicago, IL.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – FROM HARDWORKING MIGRANT TO TOP SURGEON. Attorney Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. This is an interview with Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, who shares his story as a migrant fieldworker who rose to the top of his field, neurosurgery. Piña also answers listener questions about the dos and don'ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

Guest: Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, Associate professor of Neurosurgery and Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – POSADAS. Attorney Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. This week, Catholic priests celebrate the Mexican tradition of Posadas with a pilgrimage to Chicago's detention center to call for shelter for migrants and refugees. Piña talks to members of the Catholic Campaign for Immigration Reform and answers listener questions about the dos and don'ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

Guest: Elena Segura, Director, Catholic Campaign for Immigration Reform, Chicago, IL, http://www.archchicago.org/

WOMEN MIGRANTS DETAINED IN MEXICO. Central American migrants who pass through Mexico are treated the same or worse as Mexicans in the U.S., warn human rights advocates. Detained women migrants are particularly vulnerable to discrimination, sexual abuse, and problems with due process. This program discusses the issue in simulcast with the three-station network of Sistema Jalisciense de Radio y Televisión in Guadalajara.

Invited guests:

Dr. Jorge Bustamante, UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants;

Gabriela Díaz, coauthor, “Globalization, International Security and Human Security: Experiences of Women Migrants Detained in Mexico” Mexico City;

Lic. Pedro Pallares, Specialist in Human Rights, Panamerican University, Guadalajara, Jalisco

MISSISSIPPI RAID: THE AFTERMATH. More than four months after federal agents raided a workplace in Laurel, Mississippi, the company has not paid the salaries for 200 immigrant employees. This program takes a look at efforts to help immigrant families to regain their foot, including getting their paychecks, food drives, and more.

Guests: Victoria Cintra, Mississippi Immigrant Rights Alliance, Mississippi Immigrant Rights Alliance, Gulfport, MS. www.yourmira.org.

Pedro Gonzalo, Immigrant arrested in Mississippi raid, Laurel, MS.

Miguel, Listener, Santa Rosa, CA

U.S. CHALLENGED ON HATE CRIMES. Accusing the U.S. of doing nothing to stop hate attacks against Latinos and immigrants and encouraging a climate that fosters violence, an advocacy organization is taking U.S. authorities to an international human rights commission.

Guest: Cesar Perales, President and General Counsel, Latino Justice – Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, New York, NY. www.prldef.org

IMMIGRATION EDITION. Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. Piña interviews a U.S. citizen whose immigrant husband became repatriated and separated from his family. She is calling on President-elect Obama to reform immigration laws.. Piña also answers listener questions about the dos and don'ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

Guest: Yvonne de la Paz, Rockford, IL.

IMMIGRATION EDITION. Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. Piña interviews local community leader Alejandro Domínguez. He was exonerated after having served five years in jail and deported twice and currently is a recognized immigrant advocate. Piña also answers listener questions about the dos and don'ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

Guest: Alejandro Domínguez, Director of Legal Program, Sin Fronteras, Chicago, IL.

IMMIGRATION EDITION. Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. Piña interviews lawyer Nora Sandigo, who recently filed a lawsuit against President Obama on behalf of 600 children to suspend the deportation of their undocumented parents until there is immigration reform. Piña also answers listener questions about the dos and don'ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

Guest: Nora Sandigo, CEO, American Fraternity, Miami, FL.

IMMIGRATION EDITION. Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago and answers listener questions about the dos and don'ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

IMMIGRATION EDITION - (REPEATED: Originally aired on 7-22-08) Attorney Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, joins this edition from Chicago to
comment on news developments of the week and answer listener questions about the do's and don'ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

SHERIFF UNDER FIRE. Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona chained more than 200 undocumented immigrants and marched them through the city streets from jail facilities to a segregated tent area. Arpaio’s aggressive immigration enforcement tactics have sparked protest and legal action from immigration rights activists and local and state authorities in the past. Now leaders of an influential committee in Congress have called for a federal investigation into the sheriff’s actions. This program includes an interview with the controversial sheriff.

Guests:

Elvia Díaz, Reporter, Radio Bilingüe, Phoenix, AZ

Elías Bermúdez, President, Inmigrantes Sin Fronteras, Phoenix, AZ

Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County Sheriff, www.mcso.org, Phoenix, Arizona

IMMIGRATION EDITION. Attorney Rosalba Piña joins this edition from Chicago to interview the Nájeras, a married couple that was separated by current immigration laws, when a judge told Odorico Nájera he has to wait outside of the country for ten years before applying for residency. Piña, an immigration law expert, also answers listener questions about the dos and don’ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

Guests:

Odorico Nájera, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México; Jennifer Nicole Nájera, Hammond, IN;
Rigoberto Padilla, detained by police and turned into Immigration authorities, Chicago, IL.

IMMIGRATION EDITION. Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. She comments on news developments of the week and answers listener questions about the dos and don'ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

IMMIGRATION EDITION. Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago and answers listener questions about the dos and don'ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

FAMILY UNITY TOUR. This is a special coverage of a community forum in Salinas, CA, hosted by U.S. Representative Luis Gutierrez to hear testimonies from families separated by deportation raids. This forum is the latest in a series of visits to communities around the nation in a fact-finding tour geared to gather stories which may shape immigration reform policy proposals. This is a tape-delayed edition of a live broadcast.

Guests:

Congressman Luís Gutiérrez(D-IL), Chicago, IL;

Arturo Rodríguez, President, UFW, Salinas, CA;

Testimonies by Martha Lopez, Maria Sanchez and Belen Macias.

IMMIGRATION EDITION. Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. Piña brings the latest developments in a nationally-coordinated effort to rally for immigration reform on May Day. Piña also answers listener questions about the dos and don’ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – MAY 1 RALLIES. Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. Piña continues bringing the latest developments in a nationally-coordinated effort to rally for immigration reform on May Day. She interviews rally organizers in cities that were the site of major marches in previous years.

Guests:

Lucero Beebe-Giudice, National Capital Immigrant Coalition, Washington, DC.

Juan José Gutierrez, Spokesperson, Full Rights for Immigrants Coalition, Activist, Los Angeles, CA

Francisco López, March Co-organizer, Coordinator
CAUSA - Coalición Pro derechos del inmigrante
Salem, Oregon

Rufino Domínguez, March Co-organizer
Director, Frente Indígena de Organizaciones Binacionales (FIOB), Fresno, CA

David Schmidt, Co-Organizador de la marcha/ March Co-organizer, Organizer, Coalición "Si se Puede", San Diego, CA

Carlos Marentes, Pro-Immigration Reform and Social Justice Committee, Seattle, WA

POSTVILLE AND FAKE IDS. Immigrant advocates are praising a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that ruled that undocumented workers who used false documents may not necessarily be charged with identity theft. The decision comes on the eve of May 12, the first anniversary of the largest worksite raid in the nation’s history. Many of the detainees were charged using the identity theft statute. How will the Court’s ruling impact these cases?

Guests:

Pablo Rael, Director of Hispanic Ministries, St. Bridget's Catholic Church, Postville, IA

David Vásquez, Campus Pastor, Luther College, Member, Postville Relief Effort, Postville, IA

Erik Camayd-Frexias, Associate Spanish Professor, Florida International University, Federal Interpreter, Postville, IA

Maria, Guatemalan immigrant, Former worker at Agriprocessors, Postville, IA

Juventino, Guatemalan immigrant, Former worker at Agriprocessors, Postville, IA

IMMIGRATION EDITION. Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. Piña talks about the findings of an opinion poll done among women immigrants. Women are immigrating to the U.S. in growing numbers. Piña discusses the challenges, transformations and dreams of these women and what it means for our communities. Piña also answers listener questions about the dos and don’ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

Guest:

Sergio Bendixen, President, Bendixen & Associates, Author " Women Immigrants: Stewards of the 21st, comissioned by NAM, New American Media, Coral Gables, FL. http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/

TACKLING IMMIGRATION REFORM. President Obama is planning to meet on June 8 with members of Congress of both parties to kick off discussions towards immigration reform legislation. In this interview, a senior White House official talks about the expectations for this session.

Guest:

Cecilia Muñoz, Director, White House Office for Intergovernmental Affairs, Washington, DC.

Xavier Becerra, Congressman (CA-31),Washington, D.C.

ALSO, FAIR PLAY FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS. A broad coalition of parents and educators is suing California alleging the state has failed to test English learners in a valid and reliable way and to provide accommodations required under the No Child Left Behind Act. The suit demands that California test nearly 1.6 million English-learning children in a ‘language and form’ they understand.

Invited guests:

Maria S. Quezada, Ph.D., CEO, California Association for Bilingual Education,
Covina, California, www.bilingualeducation.org

Ricardo Z. Medina

IMMIGRATION EDITION. Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. Piña provides news about a national campaign that kicks off this week to support President Obama’s call for an immigration reform plan. The campaign involves 700 advocacy groups in 20 states. Piña also answers listener questions about the dos and don’ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

Guest:

Angelica Salas, Executive Director, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), Washington, DC.

ADOPTION OR ABDUCTION? More immigrant mothers are losing their children to forced adoption, after being accused of child abandonment, neglect or abuse for being undocumented or not speaking English. This program discusses the case in Lebanon, Tenn., of Felipa Barrera, a Mixtec-speaking mother who lost and regained custody of her daughter after being warned by the judge to learn English or have her parental rights terminated.

Guests:

Bonnie Bade, Ph.D, Associate Professor of Medical Anthropology, California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, CA, http://www2.csusm.edu/nlrc/aboutus/associates/Bonnie_Bade.html

Mary Bauer, Director, Immigrant Justice Project,
The Southern Poverty Law Center, Atlanta, GA, http://www.splcenter.org/legal/ijp.jsp

IMMIGRATION EDITION. Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. Piña provides analysis on news developments of the week. Piña also answers listener questions about the dos and don’ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

IMMIGRATION EDITION. Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. Piña provides news and analysis on the outcomes of the meeting scheduled between President Obama and congressional leaders on immigration policy. Piña also answers listener questions about the dos and don’ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

Joshua Hoyt, Executive Director, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Chicago, IL, http://icirr.org/

SIMULCAST WITH JALISCO: IMMIGRATION SUMMIT. After two cancellations, this Thursday finally took place the meeting between President Obama and legislators from both sides of the aisle to address immigration reform. The encounter kicks off Obama’s efforts to fulfill his campaign promise to make immigration a “top priority on his first year.” Analyst and legislators are invited to discuss the scenarios for reforming the immigration system. This program is simulcast in conjunction with the three-station network of Sistema Jalisciense de Radio y Televisión in Guadalajara, in Western Mexico.

Guests: Luis Miranda, Spokesperson, White House, Washington, D.C.;

José Dante Parra, Director, Hispanic Communications, U.S. Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, http://reid.senate.gov/espanol/index.cfm, Miami, FL;

IMMIGRATION EDITION. Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. Piña provides news and analysis on news developments of the week, including the confirmation hearings of Judge Sonia Sotomayor, the immigration reform bill, and the Obama-Senate clash on the “No-Match” letters. Piña also answers listener questions about the dos and don’ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

Guests:

Walter Lara, Student, DREAM ACT activist,
Miami, FL

Matías Ramos, DREAM ACT activist, National Immigration Law Center, Washington, D.C.

IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT EXPANDED. The Obama administration is reportedly working with Congress to pass new indefinite detention legislation. Also, the Obama administration has announced it would expand the Bush-era 287(g) program, which gives powers to local police to enforce immigration laws. And the U.S. Congress is currently reviewing a mandatory employment eligibility system and a biometric national ID. They are also examining the controversial Real ID Act of 2005 and the new Pass ID Act. Leading analysts are being invited to comment these topics.

Guest:

Anthony D. Romero, Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Washington, D.C., www.aclu.org

FEWER HEADING NORTH. Fewer Mexican immigrants are arriving in the U.S., but not many are returning home from the U.S. This is the conclusion of a recent report. How are Mexican migrant hometowns managing the fact that thousands of workers are staying home instead of leaving in search of jobs? And how would this development impact the immigration reform debate in the U.S.? This is a simulcast in conjunction with the three-station network of Sistema Jalisciense de Radio y Televisión in Guadalajara, in Western Mexico.

Guests:

Mark Hugo López, Associate Director, Pew Hispanic Center, Washington, D.C., http://tiny.cc/migrantesmexicanos

Rodolfo Morán Quiroz, Immigration specialist, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Méxic, http://lrmoranquiroz.blogspot.com/

IMMIGRATION EDITION. Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. Piña comments on news developments of the week. She also answers listener questions about the dos and don’ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

IMMIGRATION EDITION. Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. Piña comments on news developments of the week. She also answers listener questions about the dos and don’ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – WHITE HOUSE MEETING. Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. Piña follows up on the recent White House meeting of advocates for immigration reform with President Obama and Sec. Napolitano. She also answers listener questions about the dos and don’ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

Guests: Arturo Rodríguez, President, United Farm Workers, Sacramento, California, www.ufw.org ; Marielena Hincapié, Executive Director, National Immigration Law Center, Los Angeles, CA, www.nilc.org.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – PLANS FOR REFORM. Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. With Congress coming back from summer break, Piña follows up on plans to take up immigration reform during this congressional season. She also answers listener questions about the dos and don’ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

Guest: Jose Dante Parra, Spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Washington, D.C., http://reid.senate.gov

WATER IN THE DESERT: A CRIME. An activist who has been leaving water jugs in the desert for migrants was convicted of littering and sentenced to probation and 300 hours of work. This is a conversation with a samaritan who was also arrested and found guilty.

Guest: Dan Millis, Volunteer worker, No More Deaths, Tucson, AZ, www.nomoredeaths.org

ALSO, ADA CUADROS: NEW TRIAL. Peruvian immigrant Ada Cuadros will face a new trial on murder charges after her case was overturned by a Dallas appeal court. Cuadros was convicted of murdering a child under her care and her conviction was overturned on the grounds she did not receive equal opportunity to defend herself.

Guest: Mariana Peterson, Coordinator, Misión de Amparo y Protección Legal para los Peruanos en el Exterior - MAPLE, Dallas, TX.

IMMIGRATION EDITION – LA FIESTA DEL ILEGAL. Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. On National Citizenship Day, grassroots groups in Illinois mocked the term “illegal alien” by launching the “Festival of the Illegal.” To put the human face behind the derogatory term, the event featured well-known business and media leaders and politicians who started working in this country living in the shadows as undocumented residents. Piña also answers listener questions about the dos and don’ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

Guest: Artemio Arreola, Political Director, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Chicago, IL, www.icirr.org

IMMIGRATION EDITION. Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. Piña comments on the latest news developments in the immigration area. She also answers listener questions about the dos and don’ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

BASTA DOBBS. The national television network CNN is preparing to premiere a documentary called Latino in America, which purports to explore the experiences, culture, and history of Latinos in the U.S. Latino groups throughout the country say CNN can’t in good faith cater to Latino audiences at the same time as it broadcasts the immigrant-bashing comments of Lou Dobbs. The “Basta Dobbs” campaign, as it calls itself, has collected thousands of signatures to oust Dobbs, who they say is instigating hate with his anti-immigrant messages.

Guest: Roberto Lovato, Co-founder of Presente.org, Writer for New America Media, The Nation, and other media, New York, NY, www.presente.org, www.bastadobbs.com

"ILLEGAL ALIEN" HALLOWEEN MASKS. Columnist Maribel Hastings joins this program to comment on the latest news on immigration reform, Sen. Schumer's pledge to begin a debate on a bill by January, and Halloween "illegal alien" costumes caused anger among immigrant rights groups.

Guests: Maribel Hastings, Spokesperson, America's Voice, Washington, DC, www.americasvoiceonline.com ; "Veronica", undocumented immigrant who reports being harassed by neighbors, undisclosed location in Pennsylvania.

IMMIGRATION EDITION. Police chiefs from across the country have come together to call for immigration reform, because they believe it is crucial that witnesses and victims of crimes confide in their local law enforcement agencies. Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. Piña comments on the latest news developments in the immigration area. She also answers listener questions about the dos and don’ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

Guest: Arturo Venegas Jr., Director, Law Enforcement Engagement Initiative, Retired police chief, Sacramento, CA. www.leei.us

IMMIGRATION EDITION. Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. Piña comments on the latest news developments in the immigration area. She also answers listener questions about the dos and don’ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

HUMAN RIGHTS FIGURE DETAINED. A human rights official from the border city of Juarez, Mexico, was detained against his will when he entered the United States, because he said he feared for his life. Although he was not asking for asylum in the U.S., he was held for six days. Activists have called for a congressional inquiry into the case, saying his detention brings up questions as to how all people are treated by border officials.

Guests: Gustavo de la Rosa Hickerson, El Paso, TX., Chihuahua State Commission for Human Rights, Mexico; Carlos Spector Calderón, Immigration law lawyer, El Paso, TX.

DOBBS RESIGNS. Lou Dobbs has resigned from CNN, after more than 100,000 people joined in a nationwide effort to oust the anti-immigrant commentator. The message sent to CNN, right as they launched the special coverage Latino in America, was that Latino viewers were not going to be attracted to a network that broadcast Dobbs’ hate messages. One of the campaign’s organizers joins this edition to discuss what’s next for the civic initiative. Chelis López hosts this program from San Francisco.

Guest: Roberto Lovato, Co-founder, Presente.org, New York, NY. http://www.presente.org/

VIRTUAL TOWN HALL. Congressman Luis Gutierrez hosts a virtual town hall meeting to discuss the principles of immigration reform. People all over the country are hosting house parties to join in the conversation by telephone. Organizers of the town hall and other community members from around the country are invited to this program to discuss the event.

Guests: Mark Silverman, Director of Immigration Policy, Immigrant Legal Resource Center, San Francisco, CA, www.ilrc.org ; Jorge-Mario Cabrera, Spokesperson, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), Los Angeles, CA, www.chirla.org ; Artemio Arreola, Political Director, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Chicago, IL, www.icirr.org ; Miguel Gaitán, Co-organizer of local town hall meeting, Mt. Vernon, WA.
www.reformimmigrationforamerica.org

SENTENCED FOR SAVING LIVES – A man who was found guilty of littering on a wildlife refuge for placing water jugs on trails for migrants crossing the border is scheduled to be re-sentenced this Friday. Meanwhile, Mexico awards another border leader for his efforts to defend migrants. This edition is hosted by Martha Elena Ramirez from Mexico City.

Guests: Enrique Morones, Director, Border Angels, San Diego, CA, www.borderangels.org ; Dan Millis, Volunteer, No More Deaths,
Tucson, Arizona, www.nomoredeaths.org

BORDERLINE TECHNOLOGY. A University of California group has developed a cell phone application to help immigrants cross the border safely, by directing them to safer routes, water, food, and shelter. This program offers an interview with one of the designers of the new technology.

Guest: Ricardo Domínguez, Associate Professor, UC San Diego, Principal Investigator, California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (CALIT2), San Diego, CA, http://bang.calit2.net

ALSO, ARIZONA LAW HURTS CITIZENS. In a special budget session, Arizona lawmakers passed a law that requires any public employee to report undocumented immigrants who request a public benefit, or face jail time. This law is backed by the governor and state Republicans. Activists say it will hurt U.S.-born children in need of housing, food, or healthcare.

Guest: Alfredo Gutierrez, Former president of Arizona Senate, Editor, La Frontera Times, Phoenix, AZ, www.lafronteratimes.com

IMMIGRATION EDITION. On this day, Congressman Luis Gutierrez of Illinois introduces new legislation for immigration reform in the House of Representatives. Attorney Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. Piña also answers listener questions about the dos and don'ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

Guests: Congressman Raul Grijalva, 7th District, AZ, Washington, D.C., University of Illinois student Rigo Padilla who resisted deportation, Chicago, IL. , http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-uic-student-deportationdec11,0,77...

IMMIGRATION EDITION: TRAIL OF DREAMS. A group of
students plans to walk 2000 miles, from Miami to Washington, D.C. to call for just and humane immigration reform.
As they walk, community members in Florida will begin a fast for families that have been separated by deportation. Attorney Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. Piña also answers listener questions about the dos and don'ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

Guests: Juan Rodriguez, Students Working for Equal Rights, Miami, FL; Maria del Rosario Rodriguez, Director, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Miami, FL,
www.floridaimmigrant.org