Week # Air Date, 4/29/2007
Scope and Contents
Segment #1 2-WAY: IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION
Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa speaks with Steven Camarota, director of research at the Center for Immigration Studies, about what immigration legislation could likely be passed. (Self-contained 5:21)
Segment #2 lMMIGRATION LAWSUITS
As ICE steps up its raids across the country, in California a new set of lawsuits are challenging some cities sanctuary status for undocumented immigrants. In San Jose, Los Angeles and San Francisco, lawsuits have been filed by local citizens who say they want the police in their towns to uphold state law and notify ICE if they arrest a person on drug related charges who may be in the country illegally. Throughout the state, city governments have instructed local police not to participate in immigration raids and in many cases, not to contact ICE agents at all, even if the state law tells them to...now, some police are speaking out in support of the lawsuits. Nancy Mullane has this report from San Jose, California. (4:17)
Segment #3 Commentary: IMMIGRATION
Commentator Ruben Navarrette has written extensively about immigration. He shares these thoughts on where he believes the debate now stands. (2:51)
Back Announce:
Ruben Navarrette is a member of the editorial board of the San Diego Union-Tribune and a nationally syndicated columnist.
Segment #4 REVIVING SELKNAM
A 15-year-old-boy has managed to single-handedly revive an extinct native language of Chile's Far South. He's now the world's only speaker of Selk'nam, and he's learning Yagan-another language on the verge of extinction. He even creates his own songs in an effort to spread interest in Chile's tribal heritage. But it's a lonely road, with no government support. Jen Ross brings us his story from Santiago. (7:28)
Dates
- Creation: 4/29/2007
Repository Details
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