Politics & Elections
Immigration Edition: iNation.
Immigrant Nation is a new interactive storytelling project that collects unique immigrant stories and shares them with the world. Beginning this week, the project will offer short documentary films, live events in diverse communities, and an online Interactive Story Hub that enables anyone to upload and share their personal tales. In addition, immigration attorney Rosalba [...]
Mexico Edition.
Host Martha Elena Ramírez gives an analysis in the bankruptcy case of Mexico’s oldest airlines, “Mexicana de Aviación.” The judge on the case has officially declared the airline bankrupt; several parties, among them the ex-workers of the company are troubled with the decision. The ruling comes after four years of long legal battles and proposed [...]
(Español) Legisladoras mexicanas impulsan movimiento bi nacional en favor de los migrantes.
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(Español) El ex ministro de defensa de El Salvador lucha por mantenerse en Estados Unidos
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(Español) Anuncia Obama 600 millones de dólares a colegios comunitarios
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(Español) Gobernadora Brewer firmó un proyecto de ley para permitir que el Estado haga inspecciones a las clínicas de aborto
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(Español) Arpaio acepta perfilamiento
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Immigration Reform: Private Prisons.
A commission of current and formerly undocumented leaders sent formal recommendations to President Obama on steps his administration can take to expand relief programs and reduce the harm of current deportation practices. Meantime, people with relatives in detention are fasting in front of the White House and immigrant detainees in a month-long hunger strike and [...]
The Battle to Raise Minimum Wage.
With corporate profits at a record high and the value of wages substantially falling, President Obama calls for a raise in the federal minimum wage. Thirty states are considering legislation to raise the minimum wage. Leading Democrats introduced a bill in the Senate to hike the minimum wage, which is opposed by congressional Republicans and [...]
Immigration Reform: Widespread Action.
Immigration Reform: Widespread Action. As Congress prepares to an April recess and meet with constituents, grassroots groups escalate actions in their call for immigration reform and deportation relief. An analyst gives a view on what would happen if Congress doesn’t act on immigration reform, what administrative actions could take President Obama. Also, how the standstill [...]
