Jun 06 2007

The War on Immigrants – Part 2

Immigration SpecialCo-hosted by Sonali Kolhatkar (KPFK) and Dalia Hashad (WBAI), Part 2 of Pacifica’s National Immigration Broadcast, The War on Immigrants, continues the analysis of the new Senate immigration bill set to be voted on by the upper house. The first part of the program features interviews with local immigrant rights activists, historians, writers, and analysts. The program also features produced stories from FSRN stringers from around the world and an interview by Mitch Jeserich with author Deepa Fernandes.

GUESTS:

* Aviva Chomsky, Professor of History and coordinator of Latin American Studies at Salem State College, author of several books including her latest, “They Take Our Jobs” and 20 Other Myths About Immigration

* Isabel Garcia, Coalicion de Derechos Humanos, based in Arizona

* Deepa Fernandes, author of “Targeted: Homeland Security and the Business of Immigration”

* Shahina Parveen, who’s son Matin Siraj, who Siraj was sentenced to 30 years in prison for terrorism charges based on an NYPD-paid informant’s entrapment

* Fahd Ahmed, Desi Rising Up and Moving (DRUM)

* Hesham El- Meligy, activist in the New York Immigrant Muslim Community

* Abdulai Bah, Na We Yone, African Immigrant Rights group in NYC

* Alexandra L. Wisotsky, Staff Attorney with Human Rights First

Special thanks to Mitch Jeserich, Coordinating Producer, Ngoc Nguyen, Features Coordinating Producer (FSRN), and Nathan Moore, Network Programming Coordinator

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