Sin Fronteras: The Pulse of 2026

THURSDAY, JANUARY 1
PROGRAM #11007 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.

The Pulse of 2026. 

Control of the U.S. Congress is up for grabs amid presidential fatigue; public health faces historic setbacks after massive budget cuts; a sweeping deportation agenda is reshaping communities and relations with Mexico and the rest of the hemisphere; California could elect its first Latino governor; and the White House revives an interventionist doctrine toward Latin America. Contributors offer their perspectives on the scenarios, risks, and checks and balances ahead in a pivotal year.

Guests: Mariana Pineda, Reporter, Houston, TX; Araceli Martinez, Reporter, Los Angeles, CA; Jose Lopez Zamorano, Correspondent, Washington, DC; Jesus Garcia, Reporter and Editor of Politics, Immigration, and National Affairs, El Diario and La Opinión newspapers, New York, NY; Alejandro Maciel, Reporter, Los Angeles, CA.

Migrant Writing. At the start of a challenging year for many migrants, poetry emerges as refuge and horizon. We speak with Venezuelan author María Auxiliadora Álvarez about Un Sol Caído Avanza, her bilingual book of poems in which nostalgia becomes safe territory, and memory becomes a homeland. Álvarez reflects on her father’s absence, grief as a force that reshapes bonds, and an identity marked by movement. For her, poetry is breath, light, and resistance in the face of loss.

Guest: María Auxiliadora Álvarez, writer, Octavio Paz International Poetry Prize winner, Miami, FL.

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