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Linea Abierta Programs for May 2006

Monday, May 1st

SPECIAL EXTENDED EDITION - A DAY WITHOUT AN IMMIGRANT. On International Workers Day, Latino groups around the nation are calling for a widespread boycott of American life. Some groups are asking immigrants to stop working or attending school. Others to stop shopping. All are calling to take to the streets and protest a congressional bill that would criminalize undocumented immigrants. These historic demonstrations are expected to draw millions in support of immigration reform.

PROGRAM # 4787 - 11:00 PDT
BOYCOTT DAY - CALL-IN FORUM. Talk show host Samuel Orozco is joined by guest host Maribel Cuervo from KHDC, Radio Bilingüe from Salinas, CA. They provide an overview on up-to-the-minute news developments and receive comments and reports from listeners about the day of mobilization. Contributors Rosalba Pina (Chicago), Ricardo Garcia (KDNA, Granger, WA), Tony Sosa and Leticia Jimenez (KSVR, Mt. Vernon, WA) also join this hour.

PROGRAM # 4788 - 12:00 PDT
BOYCOTT DAY - SIMULCAST WITH RADIO MICHOACÁN. This program is aired in conjunction with the twelve-station network of Radio Michoacán in Western Mexico and co-host Ligia Mazariegos. This hour, analysts comment on the prospects of passage of a legalization bill by Memorial Day and the highlights of the congressional debate. In addition, social leaders in the U.S. and Mexico give their views on the day of boycott.

Guests: Catholic bishop Jaime Soto from Los Angeles; civil rights pioneer Dolores Huerta; Victoria Chavez, president of Federacion de Clubes Michoacanos in Los Angeles; Arturo Rodriguez, president of United Farm Workers of America, Salinas, CA; Bernardo Ramirez and Victoria Maldonado, Frente Indigena de Organizaciones Binacionales, Oaxaca, MX; Citlali Saenz, correspondent, Mexico City.

PROGRAM # 4789 - 13:00 PDT
BOYCOTT DAY - A REVIEW. Immigrant advocates and listeners engage in a dialogue discussing the achievements of the current pro-immigrant movement and the efforts to educate Congress and the public on the benefits to provide a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented workers. In addition, correspondents file reports from the sites of the largest demonstrations in the country.

Guests: Ruben Tapia, news correspondent, Los Angeles; Irma Lopez, correspondent, Chicago; Marco Vinicio Gonzalez, correspondent, New York; Patricio Espinoza, correspondent, Houston; Baldemar Velazquez, president, Farm Labor Organizing Committee, Toledo, OH; Soledad "Chole" Alatorre, immigrant rights pioneer, Los Angeles; Roberto Garza, business owner, Chicago.

PROGRAM # 4790 - 14:00 PDT
BOYCOTT DAY - THE VIEW FROM THE STATIONS. Contributors from affiliate stations provide news and commentary on the actions of the Day without Immigrants. Guests included the following station representatives: Jesus Sosa, KDNA, Granger, WA; Lucas Benitez, WCIW, Imokalee, FL; Jesus Lozano, KBBF, Santa Rosa, CA; Mario Espinoza, KUBO, El Centro, CA; Tony Sosa, KSVR, Mt. Vernon, WA; Carlos Spector-Calderon, El Paso, TX.

Tuesday, May 2nd

PROGRAM # 4791 - 12:00 PDT
COVER THE UNINSURED WEEK. Through a number of activities in the 50 states, hundreds of organizations alert the public about the plight of those living without health insurance. They will also ask for help from Congress to make health care coverage a top priority. Nearly 46 million Americans, a high number Latinos, are living without health insurance.

Guest: Dr. Jane Delgado, president and CEO, National Alliance for Hispanic Health, Washington, DC.

ALSO, A REPORT ON BOYCOTT DAY. Ricardo Garcia, executive director of KDNA in Granger, WA, provides news and analysis on the conclusion of national boycott day in Washington state.

IN ADDITION, JANITORS SECOND MAJOR WIN. Eliseo Medina ends on this day a ten-day fast in Miami as his union signs an agreement that gives 450 janitors the right to form a union. This is the second major victory for janitors in the South, following one in Houston last year. This is an interview with Eliseo Medina, international vicepresident of SEIU.

Wednesday, May 3rd

PROGRAM # 4792 - 12:00 PDT
TEXAS EDITION – IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ACTIVISM: YESTERDAY AND TODAY. Carlos Spector Calderón joins this edition from El Paso, TX, to give a retrospective account of the efforts and events in the past three decades that paved the way and led to the historic high tide of mass demonstrations in recent weeks.

Guests: Maria Jimenez, veteran immigrant organizer, professor at University of Houston, Houston, TX; Ruben Solis, organizer, South West Worker Union, San Antonio, TX.

Thursday, May 4th

PROGRAM # 4793 - 12:00 PDT
MEXICO EDITION. Martha Elena Ramírez hosts this edition of the “Voz Pública” series from Mexico City. This radio service provides news and interviews of interest for Mexicans on both sides of the border.

Friday, May 5th

PROGRAM # 4794 - 12:00 PDT
PUERTO RICO EDITION. Wanda Colón Cortés, the host in WRTU, Radio Universidad in San Juan de Puerto Rico, comments on current news developments in the Caribbean basin.

Monday, May 8th

PROGRAM # 4795 - 12:00 PDT
HEALTH EDITION: MEDICARE DEADLINE.
With a week remaining for seniors to enroll in the new prescription drug benefit under Medicare, a high U.S. official goes on a national tour to raise awareness on the deadline. Meanwhile, a nonpartisan report released this week found that Medicare’s public information was confusing, false or incomplete, triggering new calls from advocates to extend the May 15 deadline.

Guests: Josefina Carbonell, Assistant Secretary for Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC; Geraldine Henrich-Koenis, Press secretary, Families USA Foundation, Washington, DC.

NEW MEDICAID HURDLES. On July 1, a little-known law that requires Medicaid beneficiaries to provide a birth certificate, a passport or another document to prove citizenship takes effect. This requirement was signed into law by President Bush earlier this year. What will be the impact of the new paperwork on Medicaid and the poorest residents of the country?

Guest: Sarah Mercer, Senior program manager, Latino Issues Forum, San Francisco, CA.

Tuesday, May 9th

PROGRAM # 4796 - 12:00 PDT
IMMIGRATION EDITION – RESUMING DEBATES IN THE SENATE. The Senate Majority leader is being urged to bring an immigration bill back to the Senate floor this week. There is disagreement on the process to complete the immigration debate. In this edition, Democrat and Republican representatives discuss the prospects for comprehensive immigration reform in this legislative season. Attorney Rosalba Piña hosts the program and answers listener calls-ins.

Guests: Congressman Raul Grijalva, Democrat, Tucson, AZ; Hessy Fernandez, press secretary, Republican National Committee, Washington, DC.

Wednesday, May 10th

PROGRAM # 4797 - 12:00 PDT
TEXAS EDITION – THE PROTESTS: WHAT’S NEXT. After massive protests across the nation, reform activists discuss how to keep the momentum going and translate it into a civil rights movement. Carlos Spector-Calderón hosts this edition from El Paso, TX, to discuss plans about unifying the protests and get citizens to the ballot box.

Guest: Samuel Schmidt, political scientist, college professor, humorist, columnist, El Paso, TX.

Thursday, May 11th

PROGRAM # 4798 - 12:00 PDT
MEXICO EDITION. Martha Elena Ramírez hosts this edition of the “Voz Pública” series from Mexico City. This radio service provides news and interviews of interest for Mexicans on both sides of the border.

Friday, May 12th

PROGRAM # 4799 - 12:00 PDT
IMMIGRANT TROUBADEUR. Nazaria Vizcaino, a singer from Oakland and immigrant from central Mexico, is also a composer inspired by the plight and struggles of her immigrant community. More than a decade ago she wrote a ballad on Proposition 187 in California and more recently she expressed the anxieties and anger of her undocumented paisanos in the ballad Corrido de la HR4437. She performs live two of her creations.

JULIAN GONZALEZ, MARIACHERO CAMPESINO. A conversation with Julian Gonzalez, practitioner of the traditional mariachi music and mentor to new generations in the genres of son abajeño and canción ranchera. Julian also speaks about the film "Pasajero," which captures the images of a journey of young musicians from Northern California to the native land of their mentor in western Mexico.

PROGRAM # 4800 - 13:00 PDT
PUERTO RICO EDITION. Wanda Colón Cortés, the host in WRTU, Radio Universidad in San Juan de Puerto Rico, comments on current news developments in the Caribbean basin.

Monday, May 15th

PROGRAM # 4801 - 12:00 PDT
RAISING HEALTHY KIDS. The longer a Latino child has lived in the U.S, the more likely she or he will be overweight. This is one of the conclusions in Lourdes Alcañiz’ latest book “Gordito Doesn’t Mean Healthy,” where she highlights traditional Latino diets heavy on jícamas, papayas and corn tortillas over “eating American.” In addition, Dr. América Bracho, a nutritional expert from Los Angeles, joins this conversation to provide practical advise to combat obesity and choose healthy foods. This program is in conjunction with KQED, San Francisco’s public radio.

Tuesday, May 16th

PROGRAM # 4802 - 12:00 PDT
SKYROCKETING GAS PRICES. The gallon of gas rose to the mid-$3 range and the price continues going up. This is hurting the pocketbooks of consumers. Are motorists changing routines as a result? Experts and listeners are invited to comment about what average drivers are doing to save gas and money. Are more drivers car-pooling? Are they using more efficient vehicles? Are they consuming less gas? Is public transportation on the rise? An advocate calls on citizens to watch political leaders who push for a national energy policy that favors big oil companies, and an expert shares advice on how to save fuel and travel wisely.

Guests: Javier Sierra, Sierra Club, Washington, DC; Dr. Pablo Ciscero-Fernandez, Air Pollution Research Specialist for California Air Resources Board, Environmental Health Sciences professor at UCLA, Los Angeles.

ALSO, BUSH CALLS FOR TROOPS ALONG BORDER. This segment includes excerpts of President Bush' address to the nation, calling to solve "a matter of national importance," for deployment of National Guard troops along the Southern border, and for a path to legalizing millions of undocumented immigrants. This segment also includes opinions by Emilio Gonzalez, director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Washington, DC.

Wednesday, May 17th

PROGRAM # 4803 - 12:00 PDT
TEXAS EDITION – NATIONAL LOBBY DAY. An alliance of immigrant, labor and civic organizations are coming together to register a million new voters and organize more rallies. The coalition is also calling to descend on Washington DC on this day in a national effort to lobby lawmakers to stop the draconian bill HR 4437 and urge for real immigration reform. This program begins with excerpts from President Bush' address this week on his immigration plan.

Guest: Lidia Camarillo, Vicepresident, South West Voter Registration and Education Project, San Antonio, TX.

Thursday, May 18th

PROGRAM # 4804 - 12:00 PDT
MEXICO EDITION. Martha Elena Ramírez hosts this edition of the “Voz Pública” series from Mexico City. This radio service provides news and interviews of interest for Mexicans on both sides of the border.

Friday, May 19th

PROGRAM # 4805 - 12:00 PDT
WHO WILL BE NEXT. Immigrant families are waking up in the middle of the night to face the surprise visit of immigration agents. Federal authorities claim those individuals arrested and deported under these selective operations pose a threat to community safety or national security. In this program, relatives of immigrants who have been jailed or deported talk about the chilling effect and the nightmare of those knocks on the door.

Guest: Attorney Phyllis Beech, legal representative for immigrants under deportation orders, Fresno, CA.

THE MURDER OF MOISES CRUZ. Oaxacan migrant leader Moisés Cruz was shot to death in his native village in Oaxaca. Civic groups denounce this crime as a political assassination and hold the state government responsible. Cruz was a long time leader of migrant workers in California and Oaxaca.

Guest: Filemón López, organizer, Asociación Cívica Benito Juárez; host, La Hora Mixteca, Radio Bilingüe, Fresno, CA.

PROGRAM # 4806 - 12:00 PDT
PUERTO RICO EDITION. Wanda Colón Cortés, the host in WRTU, Radio Universidad in San Juan de Puerto Rico, comments on current news developments in the Caribbean basin.

Monday, May 22nd

PROGRAM # 4807 - 12:00 PDT
COMMUNITIES IN ACTION FOR ASTHMA. Asthma groups from all over the country meet in Washington to discuss strategies in a common effort to get asthma under control and improve health in their home communities. A recent study found that asthma programs that address environmental triggers do help reduce emergency room visits, improve quality of life, and reduce missed days of school and work when they work together with health care providers and local grassroots groups. This edition focuses on a community-health project that provides asthma relief services to Puerto Ricans, a community with a high incidence of asthma attacks and mortality rates.

Guests: Lina Younes, national spokesperson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC; Paloma Hernandez, Chief executive officer, El Nuevo San Juan Health Center, Bronx, NY; Sylvia Romero Johnson, project director, Asthma Relief Street - El Nuevo San Juan Health Center, Bronx, NY.

Tuesday, May 23rd

PROGRAM # 4808 - 12:00 PDT
IMMIGRATION EDITION – SENATE VOTE WATCH. Chicago-based attorney Rosalba Piña brings the latest on an immigration bill moving through the Senate. Congressional leaders are invited to comment on key provisions of the Senate bill. Listeners are encouraged to call in.

Guest: Congressman Silvestre Reyes, Democrat, El Paso, TX.

Wednesday, May 24th

PROGRAM # 4809 - 12:00 PDT
TEXAS EDITION – SENATE VOTE WATCH. Carlos Spector Calderón hosts this edition from El Paso, TX. Congressional leaders comment on the debate about building a border wall, the legalization plan, and a number of provisions in the Senate’s immigration bill that would exclude applicants from legalizing. Also, this edition gives news on lobbying efforts by immigrant advocacy groups on Capitol Hill.

Guests: Sen. Robert Menendez, Democrat, New Jersey; Flavia Jiménez, policy analyst, National Council of La Raza, Washington, DC; Marisela García, National Network for Immigrants and Refugee Rights, Chicago, IL.

Thursday, May 25th

PROGRAM # 4810 - 12:00 PDT
MEXICO EDITION. Martha Elena Ramírez hosts this edition of the “Voz Pública” series from Mexico City. This radio service provides news and interviews of interest for Mexicans on both sides of the border.

Friday, May 26th

PROGRAM # 4811 - 12:00 PDT
THE SENATE VOTE: A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP? The Senate has approved an immigration bill that includes harsh penalties against immigrants and employers, and a legalization plan. This program provides a debate on the Senate bill and its outlook in the House. It also reports on Mexican president Vicente Fox’s meeting in Sacramento with legislative leader Fabian Nunez and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, after visiting Utah and Washington.

Guests: Rosario Marin, Secretary of the State and Consumer Services Agency, Sacramento, CA; Hessy Fernandez, Press Secretary for Outreach Communications, Republican National Committee, Washington, DC; Angela Sanbrano, Executive director, CARECEN, Los Angeles.

PROGRAM # 4812 - 13:00 PDT
PUERTO RICO EDITION. Wanda Colón Cortés, the host in WRTU, Radio Universidad in San Juan de Puerto Rico, comments on current news developments in the Caribbean basin.

Monday, May 29th

PROGRAM # 4813 - 12:00 PDT
GREEN CARD CASUALTIES. On this Memorial Day edition, family members of Latino soldiers and veterans comment on the Iraq war, including the casualty rate for Latino non-citizen troops and the crackdown on their immigrant families back home. Latino troops are most represented in the Army and Marines, the forces with the highest casualty rates in Iraq. They also make up a high number of the front lines and get the most dangerous assignments.

Guests: Jesus and Rosalia Paredes, parents of a U.S. soldier enlisted in Iraq, Fresno, CA; Raul Campos, father of a U.S. soldier currently under suicide watch in Iraq, Miami, FL; Fernando Suarez del Solar, father of a soldier who became one of the first casualties in the Iraq war, director of Guerrero Azteca Foundation, San Diego, CA.

Tuesday, May 30th

PROGRAM # 4814 - 12:00 PDT
UNIVERSAL PRE-SCHOOL. All California families will have access to free, high-quality pre-school education for their four-year children. This is what Proposition 82 in the June 6th ballot offers California voters. This is a debate on the issue.

Guests: Christine Soto, senior adviser, Preschool California, Yes on Proposition 82 Campaign, Palo Alto, CA; Jesus Arredondo, Republican spokesman, No on Proposition 82 Campaign, Sacramento, CA.

MAY FIRST FIRINGS. Civil rights lawyers have received a number of reports from workers who complain they were fired after taking the day off to join immigrant-rights rallies on May 1. A woman in Lodi became the first to file a formal complaint in California over employer retaliation.

Guests: Sandra Carreno, plaintiff, Stockton, CA; Matthew Goldberg, lead attorney, Employment Law Center, Legal Aid Society, San Francisco.

STUDENT EXIT EXAMS. The California Supreme Court has reinstated the state high school exit exam as a graduation requirement for students. Tens of thousands of students who failed the test are in a state of limbo. This is a report and a debate on the story.

Guests: Attorney Arturo Gonzalez, lawyer for ten plaintiff students from Alameda county, San Francisco, CA; Lupita Cortez, spokeswoman, Department of Education, Sacramento, CA.

Ramírez airs a live interview with Jaime Cárdenas, former member of Instituto Federal Electoral, who comments on the recent decision by the electoral court favoring conservative candidate Felipe Calderón. He also comments on the future of governance in Mexico. Ramírez also interviews Rosendo Ramírez, a teacher from Oaxaca, about the ongoing teacher unrest in that southern state.

Wednesday, May 31st

PROGRAM # 4815 - 12:00 PDT
TEXAS-GUADALAJARA SIMULCAST: THE FIRST BALLOTS. This is the monthly edition of “Sin Fronteras,” a simulcast with the three-station network of Sistema Jalisciense de Radio y Televisión in Guadalajara. Mexican émigrés began mailing the first absentee ballots to vote in Mexico’s July 2nd presidential election. This is a report on the glitches of the absentee voting process. In addition, contributor Carlos Spector-Calderón from El Paso, TX, gives an analysis on the future for the immigration bill in the joint Senate-House negotiating meeting after statements by chief negotiator James Sensenbrenner against any "path to citizenship."

Guests: Patricio Ballados, coordinator, Vote of Mexicans living Abroad, Instituto Federal Electoral, Mexico City; Rogelio Castillo Betancourt, director, Instituto Federal Electoral, Jalisco; Salvador Garcia, president, Federacion de Clubes Jaliscienses, presidente del Consejo de Federaciones Mexicanas, Los Angeles.

 

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