STATE OF THE UNION AND WIRETAP HEARING. Selected excerpts from President Bush’ State of the Union address are aired, followed by recorded segments of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s Democratic response. In addition, the program also features segments of the exchange between AG Alberto Gonzales and Sen. Dianne Feinstein in the hearing to determine the presidential powers to wiretap and spy communications inside the U.S. Listeners call and give their opinions on the state of the union.

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

Guests:

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

A DAY TO MOBILIZE. As Congress begins a two-week break, thousands of demonstrators are gearing up to march in dozens of cities around the country in opposition to restrictive immigration bills and for a legalization program. This program airs a live report from Washington, DC, where tens of thousands protesters from all over the nation gather to demonstrate.

Invited guests:

Rep. Mario Díaz-Ballart, R-Florida; Sen. Barak Obama, D-IL; Frank Sharry, executive director, National Immigration Forum, Washington, DC.

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

Guest:

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

MEXICO EDITION. Martha Elena Ramírez hosts this edition of the “Voz Pública” series from Mexico City. This radio service provides news and interviews of interest for Mexicans on both sides of the border.

MEXICO’S VOTE. Two weeks before the election, the race for the presidency in Mexico is a dead heat and candidates are in high gear targeting swing voters. This program includes interviews with campaign spokespersons about their agenda on Mexican migration. It also includes analysis about the influence of the émigré vote.

MEXICO EDITION. Martha Elena Ramírez hosts this edition of the Voz Pública series from Mexico City. The civic journalist brings interviews with Dr.Raul Carranca y Rivas, expert in Mexican Constitutional Law, Mexico City; Canek Cilia, representative, Committee of Relatives of the Detained and Disappeared in Oaxaca.

NEW LAWS IN 2007. A number of new state laws go into effect January 1. Seven states have increased the minimum wage. Colorado will fine employers who fail to verify legal status of new workers. Washington welfare program now includes financial literacy as work activity. Arizona declares English as the official language and begins enforcing laws that restrict benefits for undocumented students, and undocumented plaintiffs. These and other laws around the nation are the subject of this report. This program also provides a report on the inauguration of the new Congress and the bills introduced this day by the Democratic leadership.

Guests:

Harold Lasso, Policy and Program Director, El Centro Humanitario para los Trabajadores, Denver, CO; Jesús Sosa, Program Director, KDNA, Granger, WA; Gregorio Sariñana, reporter, Phoenix, AZ.

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.

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. Ramírez interviews academic researcher Alicia Girón, from the Institute for Economic Research, UNAM; and Dr. Carlos Belti Chan, demographer for Institute for Social Research, UNAM, Mexico City.

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.

1000 CONVERSATIONS. A national coalition of pro immigrant groups is hosting a campaign this week to hold hundreds of community gatherings for immigration reform. The organizers say the goals is to gather "people across the country together in living rooms, basements, back yards, community centers, schools, and places of worship to talk about immigration reform that restores basic civil liberties and human rights, protects core American values of fairness and justice, and defends due process for everyone".

Guests:

Diana Telefson, director, UFW Foundation, Porterville, CA; Maria Rodriguez, coordinator, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Miami, Fla.

Voz Pública’s Martha Elena Ramírez hosts this edition.

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.

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.

Martha Elena Ramírez conduce esta edición de la serie Voz Pública desde la Ciudad de México. Esta promotora del periodismo civil nos ofrece noticias y análisis de los sucesos noticiosos en México.