A Crucial Election

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29
PROGRAM #11315 12:00 PM PT

A Crucial Election.

The midterms are shaping up as a referendum on the first two years of Trump’s new administration, and the political landscape in Congress is becoming increasingly difficult for the president’s party. What could the outcome mean for Mexico and Latin America? And are voters ready to support — or push back against — the president’s policies on trade, immigration, border security, Cuba, and Venezuela?

Guest: Gaspar Rivera-Salgado, Project Director at UCLA Labor Center, labor studies lecturer at the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, and Director of the UCLA Center for Mexican Studies, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.

Immigration Emerges as a Republican Weak Spot. The surge in deportations is hitting Latino families and communities hard, and the political fallout is beginning to show. A new report documents parents detained in front of their children, U.S. citizens taken into custody, and migrant children forced to navigate immigration proceedings without a lawyer. Polls show growing opposition to these policies. How much will immigration weigh on voters as they head to the polls?

Guest: Vanessa Cárdenas, Executive Director, America’s Voice, Washington, DC.

Fewer Immigrant Students in California Schools? California schools have seen fewer newly arrived immigrant students over the past two years, as border crossings decline and federal immigration policies change. In some districts, the drop has led schools to close newcomer programs and reassign staff. What is driving the decline? How is it affecting schools already losing students and funding? And what happens to immigrant students who still need help learning English and adjusting to a new school system?

Guest: Zaidee Stavely, Immigration and Education Reporter, EdSource, Oakland, CA.

Remembering Dolores Huerta.

Guests: Sen. Maria Elena Durazo, California State Senator (D-Los Angeles), Sacramento, CA; Mily Treviño-Sauceda, Executive Director and Co-founder, Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, Coachella Valley, CA.

Photo: thiwaporn/Adobe Stock

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