Sin Fronteras: Honduras: The Controversial Election

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11
PROGRAM #10986 12:00 PM PT

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

Guests: Mariana Pineda, Reporter, Houston, TX; Diana Montaño, Reporter, Miami, FL; Jose Lopez Zamorano, Correspondent, Washington, DC.

Honduras: The Controversial Election. 

In the shadow of Trump’s pardon and release of a former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking in the United States, Honduras continues to count votes in the presidential election and, with no president-elect, amid allegations of electoral data tampering and direct intervention by President Trump. The count is led by two candidates from the conservative right, Salvador Nasralla and Nasry Asfura. How is Honduras, a country ravaged by poverty and violence, experiencing this electoral drama? How did the White House’s interference weigh on the results?

Guest: Laura Carlsen, Political Analyst, Director of the independent center for international relations MIRA: Feminisms and Democracies, Mexico City, MX.

The New Mission of a Mexican Astronaut. Katya Echazarreta, the first Mexican woman to travel to space, has turned her experience as a mother into a new public mission: raising awareness about Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), a highly contagious infection that particularly affects infants and can lead to severe hospitalizations. On her public platform, she explains why RSV demands urgent attention, the warning signs parents should look for, and what experts recommend to prevent and treat this virus.

Guests: Katya Echazarreta, Electrical Engineer, Astronaut, Activist, Los Angeles, CA; Ali Rodríguez, Obstetrician-Gynecologist and educator, Chandler, AZ.

Another Attempt at the Dream Act. Amid growing alarm over the rising detention of immigrant youth and DACA recipients, a coalition of lawmakers and civil society organizations is renewing an urgent call to pass the Dream Act. As uncertainty deepens, the bill returns to Congress for the 13th time. What are its chances for bipartisan support? Can it survive Washington’s increasingly hostile climate toward immigration reform? And how are Dreamers being affected by current enforcement operations?

Guests: U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, with voiceover translation by Arturo Gutierrez / Sen. Cortez Masto’s Spokesperson, Washington, DC; Rosa Barrientos, Senior Policy Analyst for Immigration, Center for American Progress, Washington, DC.

Illustration by Sara Shakir with a screenshot from Wikipedia

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