Newly naturalized citizens ready to vote

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29

PROGRAM #10569 12:00 PM PT 

Immigration Edition. 

Pro immigrant advocates discuss the top issues that drive newly naturalized citizens to vote and what’s at stake for their families and communities. On other news, a factcheck expert debunks false claims about immigrants that are being pushed in campaign ads and candidates’ rhetoric, including non-citizens voting and taking advantage of housing and health care benefits. Finally, a legal expert who spearheaded the 2006 immigrant mega-marches is now calling on new voters to march to the polls.

Guests: Sindy Benavides, President and CEO, Latino Victory Project, Washington, DC; Larry Kleinman, Political Analyst and Commentator, La Política Más Crítica, Radio Poder, Woodburn, OR; Attorney Rosalba Piña, Immigration Law Expert, Leader of First 2006 Mega-Rally, Chicago, IL; Rafael Olavarría, Politics and Migration Fact-checker, Atlanta, GA.

Photo: L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/Facebook

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