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Week # Air Date, 6/4/2006

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Scope and Contents

Segment #1: 2-WAY: DON MOOERS

Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa speaks with immigration attorney Don Mooers about proposed guest worker legislation. (Self-contained 5:07)

Segment #2: 2-WAY: ROMAN RAMOS

Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa speaks with Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid Society caseworker Roman Ramos about his experiences with guest workers. (Self-contained 5:01)

Segment #3: PERU ELECTIONS

Peru holds its presidential run-off election Sunday, June 4th In the general election on April 9th, no candidate managed to get more than 50% of the vote. But the top two vote getters from the first round of elections aren't exactly filling the electorate with pride. Peruvians have to choose between radical retired-Colonel Ollanta Humala, and former President Alan Garcia, who once left office in disgrace. It's a choice many voters say has them stuck between a rock and a hard place. Jen Ross reports from Lima. (2:36)

Segment #4: FANIA MUSIC RE-RELEASE

In the mid 1960's, the small Latin music label Fania Records changed the sound of Afro Caribbean dance music. The label had a popular and profitable fifteen-year run before it stopped making new records in 1979. Now Miami-based label Emusica Entertainment has bought all the Fania masters and is embarking on a reissue schedule that will bring out old fans and introduce the music to a whole new audience. Latino USA contributor Felix Contreras has this report. (6:38)

Dates

  • Creation: 6/4/2006

Repository Details

Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository

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