Sin Fronteras: Newsom vs. Trump

THURSDAY, JUNE 19
PROGRAM #10811  12:00 PM PT 

Sin Fronteras. This is a program of “Sin Fronteras,” a special series to serve audiences in the US and Mexico with breaking news and analysis about major developments impacting Latinos in the US.

Guests: Ruben Tapia, News Producer / Reporter, Radio Bilingüe, Los Angeles, CA; Jose Lopez Zamorano, Correspondent, Washington, DC.

Newsom vs. Trump. The governor of California has come out in defense of the state, which has become the epicenter of opposition to the Trump administration. While Washington defends and promotes the ‘MAGA’ policy, Gavin Newsom is gaining prominence on the West Coast, all while building a political platform for the future. How can we understand the clash of agendas between Washington and California? How do we assess the political landscape?

Guest: David Ayón, Senior Fellow, Center for the Study of Los Angeles, and Research Associate and Continuing Lecturer, Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.

Latinos Drive the Economy. A new report from UCLA and Cal Lutheran reveals that Hispanic and Latino migrants have driven significant growth for the U.S. economy. The analysis shows that Latinos’ total economic output reached a historic high. What is the role of our communities in strengthening the economy? How could the policy of mass deportations change this scenario?

Guest: Dr. David-Hayes Bautista, Chief of Demographics, Latino GDP Project, and Professor of Medicine and Director, Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture, University of California Los Angeles-UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.

Padilla Attacked: What’s Next? Following the violent assault on Senator Alex Padilla during a press conference with the Secretary of Homeland Security, questions arise about the government’s limits in confronting its opponents. Can the attack on the legislative branch go unpunished? What does the senator’s expulsion from an official conference mean? What are the next steps?

Guest: Dr. Gonzalo Santos, Associate Professor Emeritus of Sociology, California State University at Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA.

Deported to Cecot: They Were Not Criminals. The U.S. government knew that most of the Venezuelan migrants sent to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador last March had no criminal convictions in the country. A journalistic investigation exposes the arbitrary nature of the actions carried out by the White House.

Guest: Perla Trevizo, Reporter, ProPublica-Texas Tribune Investigative Initiative, Houston, TX.

Photo: Wikimedia Commons/ Gage Skidmore/Flickr

Design:Sara Shakir

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