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The California Report | Wed, Oct 22 2008, 8:50 AM
Back Pay for Braceros
This week, some of the first Mexican guest workers to labor in California's fields can sign up for some long-overdue back pay. A U.S. court has approved a class action settlement between the workers, known as braceros, and the Mexican government. But the deal only benefits some of the oldest surviving guest workers.
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Perspectives | Thu, Oct 16 2008, 7:37 AM
Hard Work
For Youth Radio's Denise Tejada and her hard-working family of immigrants, the financial crisis threatens to destroy their American Dream.
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KQED Radio News | Tue, Oct 14 2008, 8:33 AM
Angel Island Immigration Station
The historic Angel Island Immigration Station was reopened to visitors a decade ago. It documents the experiences of some 200,000 Asian immigrants who were processed there between 1910 and 1940. Many were detained for months or even years under prison-like conditions while their applications were reviewed. We toured the site in 2003.
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Forum | Fri, Oct 10 2008, 10:00 AM
Winning the Latino Vote
A record number of Latinos are expected to vote in November, according to one recent survey. We talk to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and other experts about the potential impact of the Latino vote on the presidential election -- and on state ballot measures and races.
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The California Report Magazine | Fri, Oct 3 2008, 4:30 PM
The Latino Vote, Part 3 - Noncitizens Get Out the Vote
In the Central Valley, a number of Latino immigrants who are unable to vote because they're not yet citizens or are undocumented are still finding ways to engage in politics. In the third part of our series on the Latino vote, we look into how noncitizens are encouraging those eligible to cast their ballot in November.
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The California Report | Tue, Sep 30 2008, 8:50 AM
ICE Raids
In what's being dubbed the largest immigrant fugitive operation in California's history, U.S. immigration officials have arrested more than 1,000 undocumented immigrants throughout the state.
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The California Report Magazine | Fri, Sep 26 2008, 4:30 PM
Obscene in the Extreme
Suitable or not, the economic meltdown is conjuring memories of the Great Depression. John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath" captured that era, and exposed the plight of migrant workers who came to work the fields in California. It wasn't a very flattering portrayal of land owners, and one of them helped convince Kern County Supervisors to ban the book shortly after it was published in 1939.
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The California Report | Wed, Sep 17 2008, 8:50 AM
Undocumented Student Tuition
Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants enrolled at California's community colleges and public universities are waiting to see if their tuition will go up. A state appeals court has ruled that California can't charge undocumented college students cheaper in-state tuition unless it offers the same benefit to any U.S. citizen from out of state.
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Forum | Wed, Aug 6 2008, 10:00 AM
New Americans
The number of immigrants applying for American citizenship has nearly doubled in the past five years. We welcome several newly minted Americans from different countries for a conversation on why they wanted to become citizens.
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The California Report | Tue, Jul 22 2008, 8:50 AM
Latinos and HIV
One of the biggest issues in fighting the spread of HIV and AIDS is getting those who might be at risk of infection to get tested in a timely way. Treatment is much less effective for those who avoid HIV testing until their infections are advanced. That problem is particularly acute among Latino immigrants, and treatment specialists are now trying to understand why.
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The California Report | Thu, Jun 12 2008, 8:50 AM
Humboldt Flower Farm
One of Humboldt County's largest employers has laid off half its workforce after an immigration audit found nearly 300 workers with questionable documents. The job losses have dealt a blow to the North Coast's tiny Latino community -- and left farmers across the state bracing for more possible audits.
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The California Report Magazine | Fri, Apr 11 2008, 4:30 PM
The New Latino Face of the U.S. Catholic Church
Politics and religion will likely converge next week when Pope Benedict arrives in the United States. Although he won't be visiting California, the Pope may be reminded during his visit that the church's center of gravity in the U.S. is shifting towards the Golden State. One reason for that shift has to do with an unprecedented exodus of parishioners over the past few years -- an exodus that's created a gap being filled by Latino immigrants.
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The California Report | Wed, Apr 2 2008, 8:50 AM
Migrant Trailer Park
In an agricultural valley about 130 miles east of Los Angeles, a rundown mobile home park is the site of a showdown between federal authorities and an Indian tribe -- with thousands of Mexican migrant workers caught in the middle. Federal officials call the park unsanitary and unsafe, and a federal judge appointed a receiver to take over the property and clean it up. If the park is beyond repair the judge could shut it down, leaving thousands of people without a home.
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The California Report | Tue, Apr 1 2008, 8:50 AM
Migrant Assistance
Mexicans who get deported from the United States through Tijuana will get some extra help under a program launched Monday. The program, called Humane Repatriation offers deportees food, shelter and assistance in finding their families in Mexico.
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The California Report | Mon, Mar 31 2008, 8:50 AM
Guestworkers
Today is Cesar Chavez Day. Back in the 1960s, one of Chavez's biggest battles was against the Bracero program which brought temporary farmworkers from Mexico. Chavez complained that the program made it easy for growers to exploit workers -- and that it undermined farmworkers already here. Now farmers use a different kind of guestworker program, and the federal government wants to expand it. But this time around, both farmworker unions and farmers oppose it.
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The California Report | Mon, Mar 17 2008, 8:50 AM
Calexico Schools
For generations, people from Mexico have crossed into the border city of Calexico to work in the Imperial Valley, about 100 miles east of San Diego. And for decades, Mexican students have been crossing into Calexico to attend public schools in this poor agricultural area -- but overcrowding in those schools is prompting school officials to crack down on the practice.
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The California Report | Fri, Mar 14 2008, 8:50 AM
Irish Bakery
California has more Irish immigrants than any other state in the nation. Within California, San Francisco takes the cake for Irish flavor. There's no one traditional Irish neighborhood, but you'll find a good place to whet your appetite for St. Patrick's Day in the city's Richmond District. There, John Campbell's Irish Bakery serves the buttery baked goodies that bring the Old Country alive in the new.
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Forum | Tue, Mar 11 2008, 10:00 AM
California Immigrants and Crime
A recent Public Policy Institute of California report finds that immigrants to the state are far less likely than the average U.S.-born citizen to commit crime in California. Forum takes up the issues with a panel of expert guests.
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The California Report | Tue, Mar 11 2008, 8:50 AM
Immigrant Seniors
The great majority of immigrants to the U.S. are young and of working age. But in recent years, an increasing number of immigrants are in their 60s, 70s and older. More than 100,000 elderly immigrants a year come to the U.S., and for many life here hasn't turned out they way they hoped. A new program in Fremont is designed to help.
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The California Report | Wed, Feb 27 2008, 8:50 AM
Guzman Lawsuit
Lawyers for a developmentally disabled Southern California man who was wrongfully deported to Mexico are suing the federal government and Los Angeles County. The case of Pedro Guzman, who went missing in Mexico for almost three months, has served as a rallying call for critics of U.S. immigration enforcement.
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