MONDAY, JULY 19.

PROGRAM # 6161    12:00 PM PST

ACTING ON IMMIGRANT DREAMS. Thousands of immigrant youth descend on Washington, D.C. this week to push for the DREAM Act, the bill that would allow undocumented youth who graduated from high school in the United States a path toward permanent residency and citizenship. At the same time, same-sex couples push for a bill that would allow gay and lesbian citizens to apply for residency for their partners. And, government workers in Utah are accused of publishing a list of names of alleged undocumented immigrants in the state.

Guests: Tania Unzueta, Member, Immigrant Youth Justice League, Chicago, IL, www.iyjl.org; Luz Robles, Senator, Utah State Legislature, Salt Lake City, UT, www.le.state.ut.us ; Tony Yapias, Director, Utah Latinos, Salt Lake City, UT, www.utahlatinos.com ; Julie Kruse, Policy Director, Immigration Equality Action Fund, Washington, D.C., www.immigrationequalityactionfund.org

TUESDAY, JULY 20.

PROGRAM # 6162   12:00 PM PST

IMMIGRATION EDITION. Hundreds of undocumented students hold a symbolic “graduation” steps away from the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to symbolize the tens of thousands who graduate each year from high school in the United States who can’t go to college or work legally in the country. Also, an interview with the spokesperson for a group of conservatives for comprehensive immigration reform. Attorney Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago, discussing some of the most recent news developments around immigration reform. Piña also answers listeners’ questions about the do’s and don’ts of immigration reform.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 21.

PROGRAM # 6163   12:00 PM PST

MEXICO EDITION. Cayetano Cabrera Esteva has been on hunger strike for 88 days to demand that the workers of Luz y Fuerza del Centro get their jobs back. In Sonora, miners demand their strike in Cananea be recognized. Citizens hope that the new Secretary of the Interior, there is more openness to solving these and other movements demanding labor justice. Martha Elena Ramirez hosts the program Voz Pública, from Mexico City.

Guests: Sergio Tolano Lizárraga, General Secretary, National Union of Mining Workers of the Mexican Republic; Eduardo Bobadilla, Labor Secretary of Mexican Electrical Workers’ Union.

THURSDAY, JULY 22.

PROGRAM # 6164    12:00 PM PST

CREATING YOUR OWN WEBPAGE. In an age where people turn to the internet for entertainment, news, to pay their bills and do their shopping, even small businesses and independent contractors, domestic workers and gardeners need their own webpages. This program includes interviews with workers who have created their own webpages and the people who are helping them design the sites. This is part of our ongoing series “Conéctate”, to help reduce the digital divide and increase high speed internet connections for all.

Guests: Alma Rodriguez, Coordinator, Caminos, San Francisco, CA, www. caminossf .org/ ; Diana Medina, Owner, Diju Jewelery, San Francisco, CA; Erica Castillo, Student and Instructor, Caminos, San Francisco, CA, www. caminos sf.org .

FRIDAY, JULY 23.

PROGRAM # 6165    12:00 PM PST

MEXICO EDITION. Faced with the possibility of the creation of a new company, where they could be re-hired, electricians in Mexico decide to end the hunger strike in the capital’s main square, or Zócalo. Meanwhile, in the United States, Mexican consulates begin to promote the Seguro Popular, or People's Insurance, which offers Mexican citizens primary medical coverage. Users label this service as insufficient. Martha Elena Ramirez presents this edition of Voz Publica, from Mexico City.

Guest: David García Junco, General Director, Affiliation and Operations of the National Commission of Social Health Protection (Seguro Popular).