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Today on Your Call: What are the stories of migrant farmworkers?

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Solas Live This Saturday 3 pm!

Just Added!  Solas, one of this country's leading Irish-American bands, will be stopping by the KALW studios this Saturday for a live performance.  Led by talented multi-instrumentalist Seamus Egan,...

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African immigrants worry with elimination of Diversity Visa

Last June, the U.S. Congress made a landmark decision to pass immigration reform. The new law eliminates the Diversity Immigrant Lottery Visa, also known as the Green Card Lottery. 

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Bridging the language gap for immigrant parents

Oakland’s Skyline High School has one of the most diverse campuses in California, with students coming from a wide range of backgrounds. That means some parents are not fluent in English, making it...

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Philosophy Talk asks: Is racial profiling more than mere bias?

Whether for counterterrorism measures, street level crime, or immigration, racial profiling of minorities occurs frequently. However, racial profiling is illegal under many jurisdictions and many might...

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Your Call: Media coverage of immigration, the ICE raids, & resistance

On this week's media roundtable, we’ll discuss coverage of immigration and the recent ICE raids. More than 680 immigrants have been arrested across the country.

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Your Call Weekly Kudos: February 17th, 2017

Rose Aguilar and her guests discuss journalism that stood out this week. This week's guests: Nicholas Keung, reporter for the Toronto Star covering immigration, refugee, migrant and diversity issues...

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City Visions: Navigating the new immigration landscape

Host Ethan Elkind and guests discuss the new landscape of immigration under the Trump administration.

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Hey Area: A history of San Francisco's contested sanctuary city status

President Donald Trump recently issued an executive order promising to halt federal funding for cities that limit cooperation with immigration agents. Some mayors from across the country vowed to...

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Faith leaders reignite the original sanctuary movement

In the 1980s, hundreds of congregations across the country declared themselves to be sanctuaries, safe havens for refugees fleeing civil war in Central America. Today, there’s a revival underway of...

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Call this hotline number if ICE is at your door

All over the Bay Area faith groups are stepping up to oppose the Trump administration’s executive orders that could clear the way for massive deportations.

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What does President Trump's executive order mean for undocumented immigrants?

Karen Musalo is a refugee lawyer and heads the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies at U.C. Hastings College of the Law. She spoke with Hana Baba about why she believes President Trump’s executive...

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Your Call: What we can learn from the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882?

The new documentary, The Chinese Exclusion Act, examines the 1882 law that was established after decades of anti-immigrant rhetoric and violence against Chinese immigrants.

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Immigration Issues in the Workplace

Immigration Issues in the Workplace/the Employment Rights of Undocumented Workers, Language Discrimination, & Document Abuse. Guests: Employment Law attorneys -- Chris Ho (attorney for workers)...

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Your Call: Public Education in the DeVos & Trump era

What will the next four years look like for public education? Betsy DeVos , the new Secretary of Education, has spent years successfully working to privatize education in Michigan, and Donald Trump's...

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Sights & Sounds: Vinita Sud Belani

Sights & Sounds is your weekly guide to the Bay Area arts scene. Vinita Sud Belani, artistic director of Enacte Arts , told KALW’s Jen Chien about three great events happening around the Bay this...

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MAP: Which Bay Area faith communities are part of the sanctuary movement?

In the 1980s, the term “sanctuary” was used in the context of churches that sheltered individuals and families fleeing war in the Central American countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

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May Day update on the Bay Area labor movement

May 1, 2017: A 40-hour work week and paid sick leave are benefits that many in today’s workforce expect - and take for granted. Organized labor is to thank for these and other hard-won protections, yet...

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When it comes to housing, many young migrants fend for themselves

Eighteen-year-old Milton* knows all the songs on the radio, even if he can’t pronounce all the words in English. He’s singing along with Christian Ruiz, who along with being his soccer coach and...

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On a corner in San Rafael, day laborers wait — and worry

You’ve probably seen them: groups of men looking for work, standing in front of Home Depot or waiting on corners of busy thoroughfares. These men are day laborers, looking for short-term work ranging...

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