In the Hive — Today on the show: With over 11 million people living in the U.S. without documents, what will it take to streamline the countryâs immigration system? The solution might change, depending on your status or occupation. DACA recipients Ciriac and Pablo share their experience living in limbo, since the Trump administration’s 2017…
Natalie Gochnour is joined on The Right by Rep. Dan McCay, R-Riverton, and on The Left by Rep. Mark Wheatley, D-Murray. They discuss DACA and the future of immigration reform; the Salt Lake City Police Department’s reaction to the aggressive arrest of Nurse Alex Wubbels; and potential candidates for Orrin Hatch’s Senate seat — if…
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air date: April 15, 2015) – Walter Hixson, a distinguished professor of history at the University of Akron, spoke recently at the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah. Hixson specializes in the history of U.S. foreign policy, and he recently published a book, American Settler Colonialism: A…
The Hinckley Institute Radio Hour (Air date: March 25, 2015) – The Hinckley Institute of Politics recently hosted the 17th Annual Rocco C. and Marion S. Siciliano Forum, Considerations on the Status of the American Society. This yearâs theme: âThe Future of U.S.-Latin American Relations.â Latin Americaâs influence on the U.S. is increasingly significant, whether…
(KCPW News) Utah Congresswoman-elect Mia Love got a veteran Republican as her mentor, to help her learn the ropes in Washington. To find out more, KCPW’s Roger McDonough spoke with Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes – a daily, online roundup of Utah politics.
(KCPW News) A lawsuit pitting Salt Lake County against a man it detained over immigration status has been settled. Enrique Uroza will receive $75,000 after being held by county and federal officials for 46 days after posting bail. Furthermore, the Salt Lake County Metro Jail has agreed to end a policy of holding suspected undocumented residents for a…
(KCPW News) A letter on immigration reform, co-signed by leaders from six different Mountain West states, got a boost from prominent Utahns at a Tuesday press conference. The letter is addressed to each U.S. Representative from Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah, and it urges the regionâs Congressional members to work toward passing…
(KCPW News) United States Representative Chris Stewart faced a bombardment of questions related to immigration reform on Thursday. The congressman from Utahâs second district held open hours at his Salt Lake City office. But due to some confusion over the format of the meeting, a large crowd of mostly Latino constituents gathered in Stewartâs lobby,…
Earlier this week, President Obama declared âNow is the timeâ to take action on immigration. The President isnât wasting any time; Mr. Obama says he would like to see an immigration bill passed by the end of the year. Former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff has been asked to help gain support for the Presidentâs plan. KCPWâs Jessica Gail reports on what he plans to do.
Segment 1: Salt Lake City attorney Mark Alvarez has weighed in on the immigration debate and immigration policy for years. He says whatâs often missing from the discussion is the individual stories from immigrants themselves. On Wednesday, Alvarez joins us to discuss the immigration challenge and what it means to be American. Guest: Mark Alvarez…
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