Special Broadcast from Salt Lake City: Venezuelans on Edge

TUESDAY, JUNE 10

PROGRAM #10801 12:00 PM PT 

Special Broadcast from Salt Lake City, Utah

Venezuelans in Utah On Edge. 

Venezuelans are reportedly the fastest-growing Latino group in Utah. Many have been able to get established, get jobs, and create businesses. But Venezuelans are now on edge and Latino businesses are feeling the pain after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration to rescind protections. The state is moving to help the federal government in deporting immigrants. How is the new political situation impacting Venezuelans in Utah? What’s the feeling in the newcomer community? How are state immigration policies aligning with the federal mass deportation campaign?

Guests: Brandy Farmer, Board of Directors Member, Comunidades Unidas, and President, Centro Civico Mexicano, Salt Lake City, UT; Pablo M. Tellechea, Independent Journalist and Radio and TV Personality, Salt Lake City, UT; Nelson Altamirano, Board Chair, Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Salt Lake City, UT; Carlos Trujillo, Attorney, Trujillo/Acosta Law, South Jordan, UT; Christopher Vizcardo, Attorney, Trujillo/Acosta Law, South Jordan, UT.

Photo: Rodrigo Suarez/Flickr

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