Solalinde Addresses Immigration Challenges

TUESDAY, MAY 7

PROGRAM #10366 12:00 PM PT 

Immigration Edition. Mexican immigrant rights activist and Catholic priest Alejandro Solalinde visits Radio Bilingüe’s studios in Fresno, California. He discusses the threats migrants face on their journey north, his experience as a human rights advocate for migrants and his proposals to reform Mexico’s immigration law and agency, and Mexican consulates in the US. He also discusses ideas to create opportunities for migrants who arrive on Mexico’s Southern border and comments on measures announced last week by Presidents Biden and López Obrador to increase repatriation flights and tougher enforcement at the US-Mexico border. In other news, a family separation policy that was harshly implemented by the Trump administration marks another anniversary this week. A representative of President Biden’s re-election campaign comments about this topic.

Guests: Father Alejandro Solalinde, Founding Director, “Hermanos en el Camino” Migrant Shelter in Oaxaca, MX today from Fresno, CA; Guadalupe Cervantes, Community Activist, Fresno, CA; Maca Casado, Hispanic Media Director, Biden-Harris Campaign, Wilmington, DE.

Photo: Radio Bilingüe

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