Linea Abierta Programming: March 24, 2025

Celebrating 30 Years of Línea Abierta!

 

MONDAY, MARCH 24
PROGRAM #10722 12:00 PM PT

30 Years, 30 Voices: David Hayes-Bautista. While California’s labor force is aging and many worry about chronic stagnation, a distinguished scholar says that Latinos, a young, hard-working and growing population, bring a bright spot for the state’s economy in the decades ahead. Influential historian David Hayes-Bautista explains his revealing findings. This special anniversary edition, also features segments of archival interviews with Hayes-Bautista, called “the prophet of Latino health,” highlighting his predictions and his body of work debunking myths about Latino health and work ethics.

Guest: David Hayes-Bautista, Director, Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 25
PROGRAM #10723 11:00 AM PT

Extra Edition: Colon Cancer Rises in Younger Adults. (Program Repeat). For Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and as cancer tops the deaths among Latinos in the US, a leading colorectal surgeon discusses the alarming rise of colorectal cancer in younger adults, the importance of screening to detect cancer early and lifestyle changes to reduce cancer risk. Why are we seeing more colorectal cancer cases in younger adults and how can we encourage people to get screened? If someone receives a colorectal cancer diagnosis, what should they know about treatment options? In another story, a Latina patient shares her personal experience performing a simple at-home test for colon cancer screening. She now wants others in her community to know about this affordable option and dispel fears about these medical exams. This program was originally aired on March 18, 2025.

Guests: Dr. Roberto Rodriguez-Ruesga, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Colorectal Surgeon, Texas Oncology, Dallas, TX; Rosa Miguel, Participant Member, Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) Colorectal Cancer Health Equity Dream Team, Los Angeles, CA.

State Funding to Defend Immigrant Families. After hearing from constituents in California’s Central Valley, leading state assembly members discuss the challenges that immigrant communities are currently facing and comment about their plans to protect immigrant families from the federal crackdown, including efforts to continue making Medi-Cal accessible to immigrants despite the threat against Medicaid funds, more funding for legal services to make legal aid available to immigrants, and the renewed effort to let undocumented workers apply for unemployment benefits.

Guests: California State Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria, D-Fresno; California State Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, D-Holister; California State Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula, D-Fresno.

PROGRAM #10724 12:00 PM PT

Immigration Edition. The Morality of Mass Deportations. The prelate of El Paso, Texas called for a march and vigil to protest the Trump administration’s plans for mass deportations. The vigil, joined by bishops of other countries, is also to remember St. Oscar Romero, the martyred archbishop of San Salvador.

Guest: Catholic Bishop Mark J. Seitz, Catholic Diocese of El Paso, Chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Migration Committee, El Paso, TX.

The Detention of Jeanette Vizguerra. Despite the Trump administration’s assertion to focus on criminals, Jeanette Vizguerra’s detention is the latest of a number of actions against activists targeted by immigration authorities. Immigrant rights groups worry this and other arrests are part of an effort to silence critics. An analyst comments about the court case and its political and legal ramifications.

Guests: TBA.

Immigrant Family Emergency Plan. A legal expert answers calls from listeners and discusses how immigrant families can prepare for immigration emergencies, including the threat of deportation.

Guest: Alma Rosa Nieto, Immigration Attorney, Member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association-AILA, Los Angeles, CA.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26
PROGRAM #10725 12:00 PM PT

The Fight for Medicaid. Republicans in Congress are planning massive cuts to Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for wealthy people. The cuts would heavily impact millions of Latino families who rely on the popular program. After a powerful pushback from health care advocates, Republicans in districts with high enrollment claim the cuts will not hurt Medicaid enrollees. What do we know about the budget plans?

Guests: TBA.

Dismantling the Education Department. President Trump signed an order to eliminate the federal Education Department “once and for all.” Since only Congress can dismantle this office, Republican legislators hurried to announce legislation to shut it down. Education leaders are expected to launch legal challenges. What steps are being taken to dismantle it? How will it affect schools and students?

Guests: TBA.

End of Life Options in Illinois. The mother of a man who died suffering a long agony, doctors and advocates are launching a new campaign calling on Illinois lawmakers to advance a Medical Aid-in-Dying bill. The plan would allow many terminally ill adults the option of requesting medication in order to die peacefully. If approved, Illinois could join California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon, and six other states that have approved medical aid in dying laws.

Guests: Nilsa Centeno, Mother of Miguel Carrasquillo (who died from cancer at a young age), Chicago, IL; Patricia González-Portillo, Senior National Latino Media Director, Compassion and Choices, Los Angeles, CA.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 27
PROGRAM #10726 11:00 AM PT

New Tool to Save Lives of Pregnant Women. The number of Latina moms who die during pregnancy or after the baby is born has escalated to alarming levels in California in recent years. In order to help women to have healthy pregnancies, state health officials are making widely available a new, simple tool that helps women screen their health and find out about their health risks even before getting pregnant.

Guests: Dr. Diana Ramos, California Surgeon General, Sacramento, CA; others TBA.

PROGRAM #10727 12:00 PM PT

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

Chávez Legacy. On the occasion of Cesar Chavez Day celebrations, Dr. José Angel Gutiérrez, one of the four leading figures during the Chicano Movement, is in California’s Central Valley to honor the legacy of Cesar Chávez, Dolores Huerta, and Larry Itliong, founders of the modern farmworker movement. He talks about that legacy at a time when histories on Latinos are being removed from public spaces.

Guest: Dr. José Angel Gutiérrez, Attorney, Professor, Chicano Movement and Civil Rights Leader, Turlock, CA.

Is ICE Illegally Arresting People? Civil rights lawyers sued the Trump administration accusing federal agents of violating the rights of a US citizen and 21 others during arrests in Chicago and the Midwest. A legal expert explains the accusations.

Guest: TBA.

Deportation Worries. About one in three adults in all immigrant families expressed worries about doing one or more essential activities such as driving, talking to police, seeking health care services, or taking their children to school or daycare. Even families with no undocumented members, where everyone is a US citizen or has a green card, said they were worried about deportations. This is what researchers found after surveying people in immigrant families.

Guest: Dulce Gonzalez, Senior Research Associate, Health Policy Center, Urban Institute, Chicago, IL.

Measles Spreading. The measles outbreak that started in Texas has spread to New Mexico and Oklahoma. Experts fear that if the number of unvaccinated people continues to grow, measles may become a national epidemic. What’s the current toll? Why is the disease resurging? Why has the rate of vaccination in Texas dropped so much? How to tackle these outbreaks? A doctor responds to misinformation on measles shots.

Guests: TBA.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 28
PROGRAM #10728 12:00 PM PT

Mexico Edition. Due to complaints from Texas legislators, who accuse Mexico of not complying with the delivery of waters from the Rio Grande, the Trump administration refused to release waters from the Colorado River to supply the city of Tijuana. Political analysts comment on these and other news developments impacting Mexico.