Linea Abierta Programming: January 27, 2025

MONDAY, JANUARY 27  
PROGRAM #10666 12:00 PM PT 

Trump’s Orders Impact on Healthcare. In a major policy shift, Trump approved arrests near “sensitive locations” like hospitals, schools and churches. How will this change impact access of immigrant families to essential services? What’s the advice for hospital staff and school leaders? Also, Trump ordered the US to withdraw from the World Health Organization. How would this plan impact public health?

Guest: Dr. Jane L. Delgado, President and CEO, National Alliance for Hispanic Health, Washington, DC.

Hospitals on Immigration Orders. In response to Trump’s ending “sensitive location” policy on hospitals, California is advising health care providers not to put patients’ immigration status on bills and medical records, and Massachusetts hospitals and clinics are posting signs about privacy rights in emergency and waiting rooms. In contrast, Florida and Texas are requiring health care facilities to ask about patients’ immigration status. A journalist has a report.

Guest: Vanessa G. Sanchez, Correspondent, KFF Health News, Sacramento, CA.

Immigrants Wary of Health Care Benefits. California has reported health gains for undocumented residents after the expansion of Medi-Cal. But the election of Donald Trump to a second term has brought new fears among mixed-status families and immigrant families with children about signing up for safety net benefits because of green card concerns. Also, what will happen to plans to allow enrollment in ACA coverage by Dreamers?

Guest: Carlos Alarcon, Health & Public Benefits Policy Analyst, California Immigrant Policy Center-CIPC, Los Angeles, CA.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 28
PROGRAM #10667 11:00 AM PT 

Extra Edition: Los Angeles Fires. Firefighters continue to battle wildfires in Los Angeles and Southern California, as powerful winds fan the blaze, set off new fires and force thousands of people to evacuate. This program includes news reports on the efforts to contain the fire crisis, the new round of emergency aid, Trump’s visit to the area and the efforts of surrounding communities to help impacted families.

Guests: Daniela Rodriguez, News Reporter, Radio Bilingüe, Fellow, UC Berkeley’s California Local News Fellowship Program, Fresno, CA; Ruben Tapia, News Producer, Radio Bilingüe, Los Angeles, CA; ​​David Ortiz, Spanish-Speaking Public Information Officer, Los Angeles Fire Department-LAFD, Los Angeles, CA; Tony Escobedo, Fresno Fire Battalion Chief, City of Fresno Fire Department, Fresno, CA.

PROGRAM #10668 12:00 PM PT 

Trump’s Immigration Agenda. The Trump administration expanded the power of federal agents to quickly deport certain undocumented immigrants. In other news, a federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship. An immigration expert discusses these developments and comments on the Laken Riley Act, a bill that would detain and deport immigrants who may be accused but not convicted of low-level crimes and would allow states to help enforce federal immigration restrictions.

Guest: Rosalba Piña, Attorney at Law, Immigration Law Expert, Chicago, IL.

Sanctuary Cities in the Crosshairs. The US Justice department threatened to prosecute local officials if they refused to enforce new immigration policies. How would this impact local governments?

Guests: Rachel Hernandez, Mayor, City of Riverbank, Riverbank, CA; Sergio Lopez, Mayor, City of Campbell, Campbell, CA.

A Plea for Mercy. During a sermon at Washington’s National Cathedral, the bishop and leader of the Episcopal Diocese confronted President Trump asking him to “have mercy” on gay children and immigrants “whose children fear that their parents will be taken away.” Trump demanded an apology. How do Christian leaders feel?

Guest: Father Joaquin Arriaga, Catholic Priest, St. Agnes Mission Church and St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Fresno, CA.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29
PROGRAM #10669  12:00 PM PT 

Trump, Rubio and Latin America. Marco Rubio, a Cuban-American, became the US Secretary of State. Rubio will make his first official trip abroad this week to Central America, including a stop in Panama, amid President Trump’s threats to retake the Panama Canal. What’s Rubio’s agenda on Central America and Panama? What will Trump’s foreign policy mean for countries like Cuba and Venezuela? What’s behind the designation of the Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America? What are the ramifications for Mexico of Trump’s designation of cartels as terrorist organizations? This program also features news about the ceasefire in Gaza, including Israeli raids in the West Bank and Trump’s actions around the ceasefire agreement.

Guests: Nelson De Leon Kantule (“Dad Neba” or Grandfather of the Plains), Communications Representative for the Kuna Indigenous People, Panamá, PANAMÁ; Manuel Orestes Nieto, Writer, National Literature Prize Casa las Américas, Former Diplomat, Representative of the Omar Torrijos Foundation, Panamá, PANAMÁ; Laura Carlsen, Political Analyst, Director, Independent Center for International Relations Look Out: Feminisms and Democracy, MX; Pietro Ameglio, Peace Activist, Professor, Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, National Autonomous University of Mexico-UNAM, Mexico City, MX.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 30
PROGRAM #10670 11:00 AM PT 

Extra Edition: Piporro’s “Autobiograjua.” This is an archival interview with the legendary actor, singer and composer Eulalio Gonzalez, “El Piporro,” one of the most iconic comedians of the golden age of Mexican cinema. The interview, aired on November 30, 1999, was in coincidence with the publication of his autobiographical book titled “Autobiograjua y Anecdotaconario.” He passed away in Monterrey in 2003. This is a tribute to his memory.

Guest: Eulalio González “Piporro”, Legendary Actor, Singer and Composer, Mexico City, MX.

PROGRAM #10671  12:00 PM PT 

Fair Fish Initiatives. The Fair Food Program, a groundbreaking partnership between growers, farmworkers, and food company buyers to improve conditions for farmworkers, is being watched by leaders in the seafood industry. Now Florida’s farmworker leaders are sharing advice with fisheries in Scotland and Ireland interested in launching Fair Fish initiatives to promote fair labor practices in the fishing and seafood processing industry. They have also visited Chile, where salmon farming is bigger than all of Chile’s industries except copper mining, and is poorly regulated against pollution.

Guests: Lucas Benitez, Coordinator and Co-Founder, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Immokalee, FL; Rosa Nuñez Aros, Chile Coordinator, Fair Food Program, City of Puerto Montt, Los Lagos, CHILE, today from Thailand.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 31
PROGRAM #10672 12:00 PM PT 

Mexico Edition. As the new Trump administration cracks down on immigrants, sends troops to the southern border, and threatens to impose tariffs on Mexican goods, the Mexican government prepares migrant shelters along the border and prepares help for asylum applicants stranded in Mexico. These and more news are reported and discussed in this edition.

Guest: José María Ramos García, Professor-Researcher, Department of Public Administration Studies, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte-COLEF, Tijuana BC, MX.