On today’s next Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about the alarming rate of deportations and prospects for immigration reform. Under President Obama, almost two million undocumented immigrants have been deported. Immigrant rights activists are taking part in nationwide demonstrations urging President Obama to stop the deportations? What explains this policy and what’s the status of immigration reform? Join the conversation and call in with your questions on Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
Guests:
Chris Newman, Legal Programs Director for the National Day Laborer Organizing Network
Anoop Prasad, staff attorney at Asian Americans Advancing Justice -Asian Law Caucus
Ju Hong, immigrant rights activist and a member of ASPIRE–Asian Students Promoting Immigrant Rights Through Education.
Web Resources:
National Day Laborer Organizing Network
Asian American Advancing Justice: We Will Not Be Used: Why the Deportation Crisis is an Asian Pacific Islander Issue
Huffington Post: More Protesters Arrested As Obama's Deportation Record Nears 2 Million
San Jose Mercury: S.F. State student who shouted at Obama has history of gutsy protests
Politico: Putting immigration on right path