Linea Abierta Programming: November 18, 2024

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18

PROGRAM #10596 12:00 PM PT

Trump’s Health Care Plans. Donald Trump campaigned pledging to cut national public health programs, impose new barriers to the social safety net and to abortion and other reproductive health services. He just named RFK Jr, an anti-vaccine activist, to lead Health Services. What federal health policies can we expect for the next four years? Less consumer protections under ACA? Work requirements for Medicaid? What impact can we expect on health care plans for the undocumented in California?

Guest: Sinsi Hernández-Cancio, Vice President for Health Justice, National Partnership for Women & Families, Washington, DC.

Voters Mood and Choices. While California is not a battleground state, California voters turned out in “tremendous numbers,” according to preliminary data by state election officials. In other news, Latino pollsters question the evidence that supports the prevailing narrative that Latino voters, particularly men, shifted to the right and a majority voted for Trump on Nov 5. These and other news are reported and discussed in this post-election edition.

Guest: Ruben Tapia, News Reporter/Producer, Los Angeles, CA.

Trump’s Team. Donald Trump is filling up his cabinet positions with highly controversial figures and, to avoid objections in the Senate, he is planning to bypass the confirmation process altogether by agreeing to “recess appointments.” Who are Trump’s picks so far? What can we expect from the new team in the second Trump administration?

Guest: José López Zamorano, Analyst and News Reporter, Línea Abierta, Washington, DC.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19

PROGRAM #10597 11:00 AM PT

Extra Edition: Debate on Mobile Food Vendors. The city of Fresno is considering new rules that would restrict and penalize sidewalk street food vendors. Under the new ordinance, vendors will be more inspected and can’t be close to a freeway ramp, a farmers market or a restaurant. Proponents say the measure is aimed at vendors who obstruct sidewalks and fail to clean up. Opponents call it too punitive and regressive against small entrepreneurs.

Guests: Maria de Leon, Street vendor of tamales and snacks, Fresno, CA; Griselda Silva, Street vendor of tamales and snacks, Fresno, CA; Miguel Ruiz, Street vendor of corn on the cob, slushies and snacks, Vice President, Fresno Street Vendors Association, Fresno, CA; Ariana Martinez-Lott, Consultant, Cultiva la Salud, Fresno, CA.

PROGRAM #10598 12:00 PM PT

Immigration Edition. More than 3 million undocumented immigrants in the US are homeowners. Undocumented immigrants are able to obtain mortgages and buy homes in the US. But this may be about to change, since President elect Donald Trump plans to ban mortgages for undocumented immigrants, claiming undocumented people are pushing up housing costs and deporting them will help free up homes for US citizens. Will Trump ban mortgages for the undocumented? How will this impact homeowners and those who are pre-qualifying to buy a home? How difficult is it for undocumented immigrants to get a loan? What if they get deported? Can the federal government use homebuyer information against undocumented residents? Also, how can mass deportations impact construction workers and housing building and affordability? In other news, Trump has said he is seeking to invoke the Alien Enemies Act, legislation that could be used to detain and deport millions of immigrants. How does this law, which allows for detentions without due process, operate? Why would it be illegal for the Trump administration to attempt to apply it to immigrants in the US during peacetime? Finally, a legal advocate discusses what can immigrants expect from the incoming administration and how can they prepare for it.

Guests: Mabel Guzmán, Former Vice President, Association Affairs of the National Association of Realtors, Chicago, IL; Kira Romero-Craft, Managing Attorney for the Southeast Office, Brennan Center, Orlando, FL; Alma Rosa Nieto, Immigration Attorney, American Immigration Lawyers Association-AILA, Los Angeles, CA.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20

PROGRAM #10599 12:00 PM PT

Colorado Prepares for New Fights with Trump. During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump called the city of Aurora a “war zone” overrun by migrant crime and pledged to launch the largest deportation operation starting with Aurora. In response to the upcoming administration, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has joined with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to announce a new effort dubbed Governors Safeguarding Democracy to fight against the threats that may come from the federal level. What does a second Trump administration mean for Colorado’s immigrants, public lands and abortion rights? How did Colorado vote? How will the state government and community groups respond? In other news, while Colorado went against the national tide and became more blue in the Nov. 5 election, incumbent Democrat Yadira Caraveo, Colorado’s first Latina in Congress, was unseated. Why the right turn?

p>Guests: Raquel Lane-Arellano, Communications Director, Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition-CIRC, Denver, CO; Andrea Chiriboga-Flor, Executive Director, Justice For the People Legal Center, Aurora, CO; Jesús Sánchez Melean, Executive Director, El Comercio de Colorado Newspaper, Denver, CO.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21

PROGRAM #10600 11:00 AM PT

Extra Edition: “Vamos a la Playa.” (Program Repeat). A community organization in Los Angeles has launched the initiative “Vamos a la Playa” to give inner-city families and children their first beach day. Organizers round up people at local organizations and churches and drive them up to a beach in Malibu. “Vamos a la Playa” seeks to teach community members about the rights they have to have access to California’s coastline and beaches and provide an opportunity to learn about marine life and environmental responsibility and get energized about improving the quality of the ocean. In other news, a beach in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, is the center of attention due to a complaint filed in September of this year for contamination of the sea with chlorinated and black water and destruction of the marine forest. What does this contamination imply for the ecosystem and the sea of Ensenada? This archival program was originally aired on November 13, 2024.

Guests: Irma Muñoz, Founder, President, and CEO, Mujeres de la Tierra, Los Angeles, CA; Sergio Medrano, Education Supervisor, Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, CA; Mario Sandoval, Coastal Planner, Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority; Los Angeles, CA; Raúl Macías, Founder, Anahuak Youth Sports Association, Los Angeles, CA; Victor Rodriguez, Reporter, Ensenada, Baja California, MX; Manuel Vivanco Bercovich, Postdoctoral Researcher, Laboratory of Marine Botany, Institute of Oceanographic Research, Autonomous University of Baja California-UABC, Ensenada, Baja California MX.

PROGRAM #10601 12:00 PM PT

Organic Latino Farmers. Latino farmers from around the West Coast are meeting to learn from each other on critical areas for sustainable agriculture and climate resiliency such as innovative practices on soil-building using cover crops, various production systems, and approaches to practical, on-farm conservation. Small farmers also exchange experiences, from the basics of starting a farm to marketing locally grown products, and from organic specialty crop production to regenerative livestock management.

Guests: Margarita Castro, Farmer, My Organic Farms, and Keynote Speaker at the ATTRA Conference, Salinas, CA; Antonia Vega, Farmer, Dulce Organic Farms, Watsonville, CA; Guillermo Lazaro, Farmer, ALD and Y Organic Farm, Salinas, CA

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22

PROGRAM #10602 12:00 PM PT

Mexico Edition. Hundreds of thousands of Mexicans travel to the US on work visas, and most of them do not file their taxes. Some, even if married, register as single, thereby depriving themselves of receiving tax refunds. If they filed taxes for ten years, they would create rights to earn a retirement pension from Social Security. Can an ITIN tax filing history help the process to become a resident of the US? Can contracted migrant workers qualify for retirement benefits? Can they receive tax credits? Can the ITIN be used to locate noncitizens and deport them? These and other questions are discussed with tax preparers. In other news, political analysts talk about the changes to be expected in US-Mexico relations after Trump takes over the White House.

Guests: TBA.