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April 2005
April 1st | Listen to the program
UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS OPEN BUSINESSES - An uncommon alliance between the banking corporation Citibank and the Tepeyac Association, a pro immigrant organization from New York, begins to produce results. Both entities are trying to get financial credits and bank accounts for undocumented immigrants who want to open their own businesses, and this way gain access to some type of legalization. Marco Vinicio Gonzalez shares the details.
MORE KILLINGS IN CIUDAD JUAREZ - The news about the persistent killings in the border town of Ciudad Juarez, have caused indignation and sadness among some residents in Los Angeles. According to official numbers, March has been the most violent month of the current year for the women of Juarez. In response, Democratic Congresswoman from California Hilda Solis, recently introduced a resolution in Congress that asks both governments to do something about it. Rubén Tapia was present at a forum about the killings and reports from Los Angeles.
AMLO'S RECALL IS POSTPONED - The protection that every public official enjoys under the Mexican law, could be nullified for Mexico City's major Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, any minute. The virtual candidate to the presidency could be judge for a misdemeanor, related to disobeying a judge to open a road for a hospital, if this happens. The final decision in up to a committee in the lower chamber of the legislature, and was delayed until this weekend. The case is in the hands of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, for holding the majority in the committee. Citlali Saenz shares the details from Mexico City.
April 8th | Listen to the program
PROTESTS AGAINST SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM - President Bush continues his tour to 60 U.S. citites promoting his controversial plan to reform the Social Security system. In response, some of the country's prominent unions are planning demonstrations in several cities to warn on the dangers of the propossed privatization, against the retired. Dolores Bernal reports on the union protest in Washington, DC.
DOMESTIC WORKERS DAY - California officially recognized March 30th as Domestic Workers' Appreciation Day. Despite this recognition granted three years ago, home workers, as they prefer to be called, claim that working conditions for them have not improved, and they continue to suffer constant abuse. Ruben Tapia attended a Los Angeles demostration honoring domestic workers day.
JUDGMENT AGAINST AMLO BEGINS - Mexico's Congress voted in favor of withdrawing Mexico City Chief, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's immunity. This decision opens the door for a judgment against the capital's Mayor, accused of failing to comply with a judge's orders on the construction of a road to a private hospital. Lopez Obrador may be removed from his post and incarcerated. The most popular candidate for the 2006 presidential elections says that if he is jailed, he will appeal to international bodies to seek the presidency. Citlali Saenz shares details.
April 15th | Listen to the program
SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM CAMPAIGN - President Bush is nearing the half of his "60-day, 60-city" national tour that began last month to push for his social security reform plan. The White House maintains that support for the plan has increased, however as Patricia Guadalupe reports from Washington, DC, Democrats consider that this support is pure fantasy.
PROTEST AGAINST POLITICAL EXCLUSION - Mexican residents in New York and other U.S. cities propose a boycott of consular services, a campaign of letters and telephone calls to their President and the Mexican Congress, and demonstrations to protest for what they consider their political exclusion. The protesters argue that their actions are aimed at stopping the elimination of the most popular candidate to the presidency, from the 2006 elections, and to defend the vote of nationals abroad. Marco Vinicio Gonzalez reports.
AFFORDABLE PRESCRIPTIONS PROMISED - In California, the rising cost of prescriptions is leaving many without medical treatment, according to legislators and activists who are promoting initiatives to achieve affordable prescriptions. Pharmaceutical companies and the Schwarzenegger Administration assure that this legislation is unnecessary because they are already taking steps to reduce prescription costs. Ruben Tapia shares details from Los Angeles.
April 22nd | Listen to the program
IMMIGRATION BILL STILL FACES CONSIDERATION - As early as next week a bipartisan conference committee comprised of members of both Houses of Congress could consider an emergency appropriations bill for military expenditures in Iraq that contains several immigration proposals. While the Senate removed the provisions from their version, the lower chamber still has it in their bill, and supporters of the measures say they will fight to keep them in the final version that will be sent to President Bush. Patricia Guadalupe, our Washington, D.C., correspondent reports on this political face off.
ADVOCATES PUSH FOR MIGRANT INTERPRETERS - Failure to speak English while visiting a California Hospital may be harmful to health. This happens far more frequently than one may imagine. According to data from The California Endowment, in the state, 4 out of every 10 persons speaks a language other than English at home. Those that suffer from an even grimmer situation are indigenous immigrants. In order to achieve translators, some lawyers have been forced to turn to the courts. Sara Shakir investigated one such case and files the following report.
NEW TWIST IN TRIAL AGAINST POPULAR MEXICAN POLITICIAN - In Mexico the trial against the popular presidential hopeful, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, takes a new spin. In an obscure maneuver that reinforces political manipulation suspicions, enemies of the Mexico City chief posted bail to avoid Lopez Obrador’s imprisonment. This happened after a federal prosecutor from the Fox Administration filed a subpoena order before a judge. Citlali Saenz reports from Mexico City.
April 29th | Listen to the program
MEXICAN EMIGRES WIN RIGHT TO VOTE - After nearly a decade Mexico’s Congress cleared the way for a political rights law that may allow many Mexican émigrés to vote in upcoming presidential elections. The senate measure in favor of allowing Mexicans abroad to vote via mail arrives just in time for next year’s presidential elections. The measure still requires approval from Mexico’s House of Representatives. Ruben Tapia has followed the debate closely and files the following report.
SHEEPHERDERS: ALONE AND UNPROTECTED - More than three years ago, California sheepherders had reason to celebrate. State law finally granted their rights that were previously denied for being foreign workers allowed entry only under contract. The law granted workers rights to clean water, electricity and telephone service. Recently, labor advocates visited sheep camps to closely monitor the new law’s achievements and discovered that even though sheepherders continue to tend sheep, government inspectors are no where to be seen. Alma Martinez shares this report.
SHEEPHERDERS: ALONE AND UNPROTECTED - More than three years ago, California sheepherders had reason to celebrate. State law finally granted their rights that were previously denied for being foreign workers allowed entry only under contract. The law granted workers rights to clean water, electricity and telephone service. Recently, labor advocates visited sheep camps to closely monitor the new law’s achievements and discovered that even though sheepherders continue to tend sheep, government inspectors are no where to be seen. Alma Martinez shares this report.