Línea Abierta : TOWNHALL ON REFORM. HOUR 2.




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Summary: TOWNHALL ON REFORM. HOUR 2. This is a special live bilingual town hall meeting on immigration reform and DACA, the temporary stay granted to young immigrants by the White House. Two of the four Congressional Representatives of the four districts in California’s San Joaquin Valley will be having presence in the forum in Fresno's City Hall to listen to testimonies ranging from family members separated by deportation, to young students whose lives are in limbo, as well as opinions from leaders from faith-based communities and the agricultural industry. The Valley has rapidly changed with congressional districts now home to larger than ever Latino and Asian constituencies who have high stakes and strong concerns about the outcome of this historic moment for immigration reform in the nation. Guests: Rep. David Valadao, CA-21, R-Hanford; Rep. Jim Costa, CA-16, D-Fresno; Manuel Cunha, President, Nisei Farmers League; Rev. Dina Gonzalez Pina, Fresno Pacific University; Lazaro Salazar, immigration attorney; Yenedit Valencia, Centro Binacional para el Desarrollo Indigena Oaxaqueno; Maria Rocio Scamio, Mother of deported teen; Luis Ojeda, young immigrant.