Sin Fronteras: Trump’s First Six Months

THURSDAY, JULY 31
PROGRAM #10852 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: Mariana Pineda, Reporter, Houston, TX; Araceli Martinez, Reporter, Los Angeles, CA; Jose Lopez Zamorano, News Correspondent, Washington, DC.

Trump’s First Six Months. 

The Republican marks six months since his return to the White House. On the campaign trail, Trump vowed to end wars, lower prices, bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S., “Drill, Baby, Drill,” and launch the largest deportation campaign in history. What promises has he kept and where has he fallen short? Who are the winners and losers in this new economy and shifting political landscape?

Guest: Carmen M. Feliciano, Vice President of Policy and Advocacy, UnidosUS, Washington, DC.

Detainees: Who’s Watching? Human Rights Watch reports “harrowing” conditions among the growing immigrant detainee population in Florida detention centers. How are detainees living? Who oversees facility conditions, and what consequences do authorities face when abuses are uncovered? Who has been held accountable? Also, in a significant setback for the Trump administration, two federal judges ruled in favor of Kilmar Abrego, rejecting the government’s attempts to detain him. What does this decision mean for due process?

Guest: Vicki Gaubeca, Associate US Director for Immigrants’ Rights and Border Policy, Human Rights Watch, Tucson, AZ.

Changes in Labor Policy? The Trump Department of Labor is proposing to rewrite or eliminate more than 60 workplace regulations. The reforms range from abolishing minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for certain workers to weakening protections against exposure to toxic substances. This shift could redefine working conditions in the United States for decades to come. Who truly benefits from this deregulation? What impact will it have on the health and safety of workers?

Guest: Dr. Gaspar Rivera-Salgado, Professor of Work, Labor and Social Justice in the US, Project Director and Labor Center Director, Center for Mexican Studies, University of California Los Angeles-UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.

Fewer Environmental Limits. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to revoke a landmark decision that has served as the legal basis for regulating greenhouse gases since 2009. If implemented, key standards limiting pollution from cars, planes, power plants, and oil operations would be eliminated. The measure, presented as a defense of “free and affordable consumption,” could reverse progress in the fight against climate change. What does this shift mean for the environmental future, public health, and communities most exposed to the climate crisis?

Guest: Meisei Gonzalez, Environmental Justice Advocate, GreenLatinos, Salt Lake City, UT.

Photo: The White House/Facebook

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