California Reacts to Executive Order Banning Syrian Refugees
On Friday, President Donald Trump announced an executive order that, among other restrictions, indefinitely bans Syrian refugees from entering the country. We hear from a Syrian refugee who fled the Assad regime and settled in San Diego. We also talk with KPCC's immigration reporter Leslie Berestein Rojas about how the Southern California refugee community is responding to Trump's actions.
Voices From Both Sides of the U.S.-Mexico Border Wall
President Trump issued another executive order which lays the groundwork for him to deliver on one of the centerpieces of his campaign: building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. We hear from people who cross the border every day, and from one undocumented immigrant in the San Francisco Bay Area
What Funding Cuts to Sanctuary Cities Might Mean for California
Yet another immigration-related executive order from President Trump this week dealt with cutting federal funds to sanctuary cities where local officials have pledged not to use their resources to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. Marisa Lagos, from KQED's California Politics and Government Desk, explains what sanctuary cities are and how this order could affect California.
Remembering Japanese-American Internment, Celebrating Fred Korematsu Day
January 30 is Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution. This year marks the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which allowed for the internment of Japanese-Americans. Fred Korematsu challenged that order in court all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Fred's daughter, Karen, hadn't even heard of Japanese internment -- or her father's famous involvement -- before it came up in her high school social studies class in the 1960s. Now, she's carrying on her father's message of human rights for all.
'Street Requiem' Inspires Choir to Tackle Homeless Problem
As volunteers across the state try to put a number on California's homeless problem, KQED's South Bay Arts reporter Rachel Myrow tells us about a Silicon Valley choir that's preparing to perform a special piece of music designed to get us to stop ignoring the people on the streets and really see them.