TEXAS EDITION – THE IMMIGRATION DEAL AND BORDER SECURITY. The immigration reform deal agreed by Senate leaders and the White House highlights a border security and enforcement provision. How is this proposal viewed by communities along the U.S./Mexico border? Samuel Schmidt hosts this program from El Paso, TX.

Guests:

Attorney Carlos Spector Calderón, immigration policy analyst, El Paso, TX; Fernando García, director, border Network for Human Rights, member of U.S.-Mexico Task Force on Border and Immigration, El Paso, TX.

IMMIGRATION DEBATE BEGINS. After a bipartisan compromise on major issues, the U.S. Senate begins this week a debate to reform the immigration system. The compromise bill includes mega-funding for border control and immediate work authorization for immigrants who arrived before January 1, 2007. Rosalba Piña brings the latest news from Capitol Hill, and interviews Vanessa Cárdenas, with the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC. She also entertains questions and opinions from listeners. www.americanprogress.org

UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE. Amid growing furor over proposed cuts to benefits for welfare recipients and disabled people, California Gov. Swcharzenegger and Democratic legislative leaders continue working on a plan to change the health care system. A new coalition of big companies has joined the campaign and calls for medical insurance for everyone. Business leaders and Latino advocates are being invited to an analysis of the news.

Guests:

Isabel Alegría, Communications director, California Immigrant Policy Center, Oakland, CA; Lupe Alonso-Diaz, executive director, Latino Coalition for a Healthy California, Sacramento, CA; Dr. Adela de la Torre, director and professor of Chicana/o Studies, University of California, Davis.

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 SHOWDOWN IN THE SENATE. Republican and Democratic Senators have not reached any agreement on a bipartisan immigration reform bill. Despite objections from Republicans, Democratic leaders have introduced a bill in an attempt to force a debate for the next two weeks. The debate is scheduled to start in the next hours.

Guests:

Nilda Pedroza, Senior policy advisor, Sen. Mel Martínez, R-FL, Washington, DC; Federico de Jesús, spokesperson, Sen, Harry Reid, U.S. Senate Majority Leader, Washington, DC; Clarissa Martínez de Castro, Campaign director, Coalition for Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Washington, DC.

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.

MIGRANT SUMMIT: LIVE REPORTS. In the opening day of the migrant summit in Morelia, Radio Bilingüe and Radio Michoacán collaborate to bring the news on this special gathering of migrant leaders, policy makers and migration researchers from the hemisphere. Issues in the agenda include the use of money remittances to foster job and economic development in migrant communities; the STRIVE Act in the U.S., and more. www.cumbredemigrantes.org

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IMMIGRATION EDITION. A civil liberties organization has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a child who was detained and placed in a locked room during an immigration sweep. They also demand details on migrant deportations from the federal government. An immigration reform bill is expected to reach the floor of the U.S. Senate in the next days. Host Rosalba Piña interviews guest experts on these and other stories and comments on the ramifications of the recent giant rally in Chicago.

Guests: Federico de Jesús, spokesperson, Sen. Harry Reid, U.S. Senate Majority Leader, Washington, DC; Attorney María Blanco, director, Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights, San Francisco, CA. www.lawyerscommittee.org