Senators Propose Amendment to Immigration Bill Protecting Communities from Climate of Fear
by: Martina GuzmánThe Senate Judiciary Committee voted on an amendment which curbs the culture of ICE Raids at Schools, Churches and hospitals.
Craig speaks with Patrick Oakford of the Center for American Progress about the economic growth that could accompany immigration reform in Michigan.
WDET's Martina Guzman speaks to Ryan Bates, Director of Michigan United, an immigrant rights group. They discuss how amendments to the U.S. Immigration Reform bill would protect immigrant communities from a climate of fear.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on an amendment which curbs the culture of ICE Raids at Schools, Churches and hospitals.
Bob Ghannan; Director of Special Projects for the Arab American and Chaldean Council discusses the violence in the Middle East and how many are leaving there (some are starting to come in from Syria) and coming specifically to metro Detroit. Her organization assists thousands of immigrants each year (it is estimated that approximately 3,500 come each year, mostly from Iraq) who find challenges in assimilating to the culture.
Metro Detroit is the new home to an estimated 30,000 Iraqi refugees and will be home to refugees from war torn countries like Syria. Martina Guzman looks into how this new immigrant community is readjusting.
Craig speaks with Mark Jurkowitz, Associate Director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism, about how the pundits may respond to immigration legislation this time around.
Craig sits down with David Garcia of Metro Detroit's LGBT and Allies center, Affirmations. Garcia discusses the significance of President Obama's plans for immigration reform, which includes immigration equality for same-sex couples.
Craig speaks with an expert on the issue of immigration, Lynn Tramonte of America's Voice, and takes calls from listeners on immigration reform.
The two sides have different interpretations of the plaintiffs' "legal" status.
Four years ago Latinos played a crucial role in Barack Obama’s election. WDET’s Martina Guzman reports on Mexican immigrant Daniel Morales, whose support for Obama and views on politics have dramatically changed since 2008.
Immigration is not only playing a pivotal role in this presidential election, but also in the re-shaping of this very city. A new book titled Green Card Stories looks at the true tales of 50 recent immigrants to the United States. Two immigration lawyers who collaborated on the book will lead a panel discussion on immigration tonight at 5:30 p.m. at the Westin Book-Cadillac hotel in Detroit. They spoke with WDET's Travis Wright.
Craig speaks with State Representative Rashida Tlaib about incidents in the past year involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE) detaining parents outside of schools in Southwest Detroit.
Craig speaks with Journalist Daniel Denvir about two recent articles he wrote for The Atlantic Cities. The articles take a look at immigration in Detroit, specifically in Dearborn and the Mexicantown neighborhood in Southwest Detroit.
Director of Alliance for Immigration Rights and Reform Ryan Bates, Christian Ramirez, Human Rights Director at Alliance San Diego and Executive Director of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations Dawud Walid join Craig to discuss the Civil Rights Audit that was requested by eleven members of Congress.
Continuing the immigration conversation, Craig sits down with Juan Sancen, an 18-year-old from southwest Detroit. Sancen, who recently graduated as salutatorian from Cesar Chavez Academy, came to the United States from Mexico when he was 12.
Cayla Roberts is one of approximately 800,000 young people who could be affected by the Obama Administration's announcement last week to stop the deportation of young people. Craig sits down with Roberts to talk about her experiences. Roberts came to America from China when she was 14 years old, after being sold to a human trafficker by her father. Nadia Tanova, the director for the National Network for Arab American Communities, also joins in the conversation.
Craig discusses the "Welcome Dayton: Immigrant Friendly City" report with Dayton Human Rights Department Executive Director Tom Wahlrab.
Drivers in Southwest Detroit say until the construction work and entrance ramps at the Ambassador Bridge are complete, people will continue to unwillingly be funneled onto the bridge. Some of those drivers say it's cost them time, money, and in some cases, their residency in the U.S. Craig speaks with Anna, an undocumented resident of Detroit, who is being deported because she accidentally ended up on the bridge.
Author and activist, Theresa Flores, talks to Craig about her experience as a former sex slave, the status of human trafficking in the U.S., and her own efforts through the Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution (S.O.A.P.) campaign.
The Ann Arbor Campus for the Thomas M. Cooley Law School is adding new curriculum and with it, a new clinic which will serve as a Center for Immigration and Civil Rights Law. Today on the show, Craig welcomes Cooley Law Associate Professor Jason Eyster to discuss Cooley's new changes and their impact on the area. This is the first in-house clinic available for the Ann Arbor campus.
Craig takes listener-calls on the Las Vegas GOP debate.
Panelists join Craig to discuss the continuation of the "American Dream," alive in immigrant communities.
Craig talks with Ryan Bates and Father Thomas W. Sepulveda
Current deportations hearings have been suspended unless the person in question is suspected of being dangerous.