Sin Fronteras: ICE Raids Watch

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20

PROGRAM #10692 12:00 PM PT

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

Guests: Maritza Felix, Journalist and Founder, Conecta Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, today from Miami, FL; Chelis Lopez, Reporter, San Francisco, CA; Jose Lopez Zamorano, Reporter, Washington, DC.

ICE Raids Watch. As ICE steps up arrests in neighborhoods and workplaces, communities around the country are on high alert. Advocates and watchdogs in Southern California are patrolling streets and monitoring federal agents. In this segment, reporters collect and verify accounts on ICE raids. Where are raids taking place? What tactics are being used? Who is being arrested? What’s rumor, what’s fact?

Guests: Wendy Fry, Investigative Reporter, CalMatters, San Diego, CA; Sergio Olmos, Investigative Reporter, CalMatters, Los Angeles, CA.

IRS to Help with Deportations. DHS announced plans to deputize IRS agents to help with deportations and find businesses hiring undocumented workers. How will this effort impact US tax revenues? How will immigrant taxpayers react?

Guest: Jacqueline Laínez Flanagan, Deputy Director, Center for Taxpayer Rights, Washington, DC.

Dairy Workers Living on the Edge. In Wisconsin, Nicaraguan workers who toil the dairy farms, restaurants and factories are sending home their possessions, as they brace for mass deportations. According to reports, nobody is feeling safe. Longtime dairy workers and more recent arrivals, including asylum-seekers who have permission to live and work in the U.S. began packing up after Trump’s inauguration. A reporter who visited the area has the story.

Guest: Melissa Sanchez, Reporter, ProPublica, Chicago, IL.

Higher College Tuition Costs for Dreamers in Florida. College tuition in Florida will skyrocket (triple or quadruple) for Dreamers now that the tough state immigration law eliminates the law that allowed Dreamer students to pay in-state tuition waivers. How will it impact Dreamers? How will it impact Florida? How do those affected feel? What do their detractors say, and what do their advocates recommend?

Guest: Laura Muñoz, Civic Engagement Director, Florida Student Power, Miami, FL.

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