Sin Fronteras: MAGA and the Mass Deportation Plan

THURSDAY, APRIL 9
PROGRAM #11105 12:00 PM PT

Sin Fronteras. This is a program of “Sin Fronteras,” a special series that serves audiences in the US and Mexico with breaking news and analysis on major developments affecting Latinos in the US.

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

MAGA and the Mass Deportation Plan. 

A group of prominent allies of the MAGA movement, known as the “Mass Deportation Coalition,” is pushing for large-scale ICE workplace raids as part of a plan that could strain ties with key Trump administration allies in agriculture, construction, and service industries, which rely heavily on undocumented labor. What does this roadmap propose? How might this conflict be resolved?

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Guest: Gaspar Rivera-Salgado, Project Director at UCLA Labor Center, labor studies lecturer at the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, and Director of the UCLA Center for Mexican Studies, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.

One Year After “Liberation Day.” A year after sweeping tariffs were imposed on the so-called “Liberation Day,” Trump’s trade policy faces its biggest setback. The Supreme Court struck down some of the tariffs, ruling that the president lacked authority to impose them. Now the challenge is how to return billions of dollars collected from importers and consumers. Experts warn that the customs system is unprepared for refunds of this scale. How have these tariffs impacted the economy and the administration’s credibility? Who has been most affected? What is known about the reimbursement process?

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Guest: Dr. Alfredo Romero, Economist and Chair, Department of Economics, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC.

Revelations About César Chávez: The Lessons. Allegations of sexual abuse made by Dolores Huerta and other women from the United Farm Workers against co-founder César Chávez have sent shockwaves through the farmworker movement. Many longtime activists are struggling to process the accusations. How are communities grappling with these revelations? What lessons emerge? Listeners are invited to share their perspectives in our open forum.

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