What do laws affecting undocumented immigrants reveal about how they are treated in our society? On the next Your Call, we'll talk about what these laws tell us about how our systems are structured. In California, Governor Jerry Brown passed the Dream Act, which allows undocumented students to apply for financial aid. Alabama recently passed one of the country's harshest sets of anti-immigrant laws. What are implications of these policies? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How do the struggles of undocumented immigrants affect all of us? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.
Guests:
Julianne Hing, reporter for Colorlines Magazine
Jose Arreola, outreach manager for Educators for Fair Consideration
Victor Palafox, student activist with Alabama Dreamers for the Future
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Monday, October 31, 2011
How do we treat undocumented immigrants?
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Your Call 052108 Sanctuary Cities
Does a sanctuary city protect residents in a city or simply make its progressive residents feel good? On the next Your Call we'll look at Mayor Newsom's public awareness campaign educating Chinese, Russians and Latino immigrants about the public services the city will provide and the federal immigration laws they won't enforce. San Francisco has been a sanctuary city for more than 20 years and proponents say that public health and safety are all better in San Francisco for it. What are other sanctuary cities finding? This summer, San Francisco will issue local IDs to otherwise undocumented residents of the city, but municipal sanctuary doesn't protect anyone from federal raids. Are we finding the right balance? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.
Guests:
Carolyn Tran in San Francisco
Program Coordinator for the San Francisco Immigrant Legal & Education Network.
Robert Rubin in San Francisco
Legal Director for the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Sheila Chung Hagen in San Francisco
The first Immigrant Rights Administrator for the city and county of San Francisco.
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