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Linea Abierta Programming

All times are listed in Pacific Standard Time.

WEEK OF JANUARY 24, 2010

Latino Business Boom; Obama's First Year; The Raid in Postville; Immigration Edition; Latino Business Boom: A Repeat; Radio Row: Healthcare for Latinos; Immigrant Health Reform; Healthcare and the Census; Unemployed, Uncounted, Uninsured.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 24.

PROGRAM # 6006 6:00 PM PST

IOWA PLANT CLOSES. One of the largest companies in Sioux City, Iowa, the John Morrell meat processing plant, plans to close its doors in April. The move will eliminate 1500 jobs, many of them occupied by Latinos. Samuel Orozco, of Radio Bilingüe, and Isaac Quiñones, of affiliate station KWIT, host this show from Sioux City, Iowa.

Guests: Norma de la O, Coordinator, New Iowan Center, Sioux City, IA, www.iowaworkforce.com/centers/newiowan; Juan Carlos Popoca, Worker, John Morrell Plant, Sioux City, IA; Jacobo Hernández, Local union organizer, John Morrell plant, Sioux City, IA; José Luis Arreola, Worker about to retire, John Morrell plant, Sioux City, IA.

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PROGRAM # 6007 7:00 PM PST

LATINO BUSINESS BOOM. Latinos are changing the landscape of Midwestern towns, lining the Main Streets and downtowns of rural Iowa and Nebraska with Latino businesses. Latinos are becoming farmers faster than any other population group in Iowa, yet face problems like lack of access to credit and anti-immigrant backlash. Samuel Orozco, of Radio Bilingüe, and Isaac Quiñones, of affiliate station KWIT, host this show from Sioux City, Iowa.

Guests: Adriana Dungan, Hispanic Business Center Director, Rural Enterprise Assistance Project, South Sioux City, Nebraska, www.cfra.org/reap; Art Figueroa, Business owner, A-1 Preferred Air Duct Maintenance, Sioux City, Iowa, www.a-1preferred.com; Carlos G Rodriguez, Project Manager, Younglove Construction LLC, Sioux City, Iowa, www.younglovellc.com; Aurelio Picazo, Taqueria owner, South Sioux City, Nebraska.

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PROGRAM # 6008 8:00 PM PST

LATINO TOWN CHALLENGES CRISIS. The town of Denison, Iowa, has made history in recent years. The migration of Latino immigrants from California and other states to Denison has revitalized the local economy. The town recently elected its first Latino councilman. Samuel Orozco, of Radio Bilingüe, and Isaac Quiñones, of affiliate station KWIT, host this show from Sioux City, Iowa.

Guests: Pedro Rodríguez, City councilman, Denison, IA; Luis Navar, Resident, Denison, IA; Ana Nieto and José Socorro Nieto, Owners, Creaciones y Detalles Ani, Denison, IA; Rogelio Cabrera, Store owner, Denison, IA.

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PROGRAM # 6009 9:00 PM PST

MIGRATION FROM CALIFORNIA TO MIDWEST. Rural towns in Iowa and Nebraska are witnessing a great migration of Latino immigrants who are leaving California to try their luck in the Midwest. Samuel Orozco, of Radio Bilingüe, and Isaac Quiñones, of affiliate station KWIT, host this show from Sioux City, Iowa.

Guests: Alberto Castillo, Store owner, Sioux Soccer, South Sioux City, NE; Rosario Bautista, Owner, Model Beauty Salon, South Sioux City, NE; Martha and Mario Martínez, Store owners, Esperanza’s Creations, South Sioux City, NE; Marco Vinicio González, Reporter, Radio Bilingüe.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 25.

PROGRAM # 6010 12:00 PM PST

OBAMA'S FIRST YEAR. Iowans delivered the first primary election victory for Obama. This victory was crucial, as an ethnic minority candidate showed success in a state that was 96% white. Editors of Iowa Latino newspapers and grassroots activists discuss his State of the Union address and the Obama presidency one year after inauguration, the primary election process, and the changing face of the Iowa electorate.

Guests: Tony Gomez, County Commissioner, Dakota County, South Sioux City, NE, http://www.dakotacountyne.org/; Abril Garcia, Editor, Mundo Latino, South Sioux City, NE, http://www.mundolatino.net; Dr. Lillian Lopez, Associate Professor of Political Science, Morningside College, Sioux City, IA, http://www.morningside.edu, Lorena Lopez, Editor, La Prensa Iowa, Denison, IA, www.laprensaiowa.com.

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PROGRAM # 6011 1:00 PM PST

THE RAID IN POSTVILLE. Twenty months ago, Postville, Iowa was the scene of the largest immigration raid in U.S. history. The federal raid against Agriprocessors meat plant resulted in the arrest of nearly 400 workers, a company in bankruptcy, separated immigrant families, a crippled local economy and a city government in financial trouble. In a live roundtable, a filmmaker, human rights advocates, detained immigrants, and Postville residents revisit the immigration trial and the outlook for the town.

Guests: David Vasquez, Pastor, Luther College, Decorah, IA; Luis Argueta, Director, Abused: The Postville Raid, New York, NY, www.abusethepostvilleraid.com; Violeta Aleman, Legal Secretary, St. Bridget's Church, Postville, IA; Aura Leticia Godines, Worker detained in raid, Postville, IA; Tim Counts, Spokesperson, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Minneapolis, MN.

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TUESDAY, JANUARY 26.

PROGRAM # 6012 12:00 PM PST

IMMIGRATION EDITION. A group of American children is suing the Obama administration to suspend the deportation of their undocumented parents until immigration laws are reformed. Attorney Rosalba Piña, an immigration law expert, hosts this edition from Chicago. Piña also answers listener questions about the do’s and don’ts when applying for residence and naturalization.

Guest: Alfonso Oviedo, President, American Fraternity, Miami, FL, www.americanfraternity.org.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27.

PROGRAM # 6013 12:00 PM PST

LATINO BUSINESS BOOM: A REPEAT. Latinos are changing the landscape of Midwestern towns, lining the Main Streets and downtowns of rural Iowa and Nebraska with Latino businesses. Latinos are becoming farmers faster than any other population group in Iowa, yet face problems like lack of access to credit and anti-immigrant backlash. This is a repeat of the second hour of the live remote broadcast Sunday from Sioux City, Iowa.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 28.

PROGRAM # 6014 12:00 PM.

RADIO ROW: STATE OF THE UNION. Live from radio row at the Health Action 2010 conference on Capitol Hill, in Washington DC, Samuel Orozco and Graciela “Chelis” López interview national leaders and consumer health advocates to analyze President Obama’s comments during his state of the union address, on immigration, jobs, the economy, and health reform.

Guests: Vanessa Cárdenas, Project Director, Center for American Progress, Washington, D.C., www.americanprogress.org; Nancy Marisa Gómez, Regional Organizer for Southern California, Health Access, www.health-access.org.

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PROGRAM # 6015 1:00 PM.

IMMIGRANT HEALTH REFORM. Under proposed health reform legislation, undocumented immigrants are being banned from purchasing health coverage in the insurance exchange market. In addition, legal resident immigrants are barred from enrolling in Medicaid during their first five years in the U.S. Live from Capitol Hill, this program focuses on how immigration reform could change healthcare reform.

Guests: Nancy Marisa Gómez, Regional Organizer for Southern California, Health Access, www.health-access.org; Geraldine Henrich-Koenis, Spokesperson, Families USA, www.familiesusa.org.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 29.

PROGRAM # 6016 12:00 PM.

REFORM: HEALTHCARE, IMMIGRATION AND THE CENSUS. Latinos are among those suffering the most drastic rises in unemployment. Due in part to the loss of employment and employer-based health insurance, Latinos continue to be among the most likely to be uninsured. Live from Capitol Hill, Samuel Orozco and Chelis López meet with leaders to talk about what is being done to include immigrants in federal health reform plans, and the impact of the 2010 Census on federal money for health care.

Guests: Louis Caldera, Former Secretary of the Army and former Director, White House Military Office; Olivia Carter Pokras, Associate professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland, http://medschool.umaryland.edu/community/epi.asp; Lizette Olmos, Spokesperson, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), www.lulac.org; Robert Carmona Borjas, President, Arcadia Foundation, http://arcadiafoundation.org.

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PROGRAM # 6017 1:00 PM.

UNEMPLOYED, UNCOUNTED, UNINSURED. Unemployment puts Latinos at high risk of losing their health insurance. Live from Capitol Hill, Samuel Orozco and Chelis López speak with a auto worker from the NUMMI plant which is about to close, as well as with national leaders about the possibilities for immigration reform this year, and the importance of Latinos being counted in the 2010 Census, in order to receive more public benefits.

Guests: Robert Carmona Borjas, President, Arcadia Foundation, http://arcadiafoundation.org/; Maricela Álvarez, NUMMI Auto Factory Worker, United Auto Workers, www.uaw.org; Andrea Nill, Immigration Researcher-Blogger, www.ThinkProgress.org; Gloria Montaño Greene, Director of Washington, DC office, NALEO Educational Fund, www.naleo.org.

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Funds for Línea Abierta are provided in part by The National Endowment for the Arts, The California Endowment, the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the James Irvine Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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