Date Pegs » Immigration

Back of the Line
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Broken Borders: Immigration Reform in the Southwest
Caption: Gustavo Valencia has been in line for 18 years. And on at least two separate occasions, his priority date has been called. But he still waits for a visa., Credit: John Rosman
Both President Obama's and the Senate's proposals for immigration reform support a "path to citizenship" for undocumented immigrants in this countr...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Feb 07, 2013
  • Length: 04:01
  • Purchases: 1
1986 Amnesty
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Broken Borders: Immigration Reform in the Southwest
Caption: A young man rallies for comprehensive immigration reform in 2010, Credit: Richard Morgan
Many critics and supporters of comprehensive immigration reform are looking back at the amnesty offered in 1986 for lessons for today.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Feb 07, 2013
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 1
Broken Borders: Temporary Farm Workers
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Broken Borders: Immigration Reform in the Southwest
Caption: Noel Stehly, an organic citrus and avocado farmer in northern San Diego County, says he's never tried to bring in guest workers because the process is cumbersome and expensive., Credit: Adrian Florido
One part of the immigration system widely seen as being in need of reform: seasonal guest workers.

Bought by KOSU and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 28, 2013
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 2
Broken Borders - Workplace Enforcement
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Broken Borders: Immigration Reform in the Southwest
Caption: Ross Tappan used to manage a dairy in Mesa, Ariz., that switched to using E-Verify., Credit: Jude Joffe Block
To avoid a future flow of illegal immigrant workers, employers must have a good way of certifying their workforce is legitimate. We look at Arizon...

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  • Added: Jan 28, 2013
  • Length: 04:09
  • Purchases: 1
Broken Borders: What is border security?
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Broken Borders: Immigration Reform in the Southwest
Caption: Workers raised the gate on the border fence of the U.S.-Mexico boundary to clean away debris from a cross-border wash. Accumulated debris has knocked down fence segments in the past., Credit: Michel Marizco
We need a secure border before we can reform the immigration system. But it turns out, noone knows exactly what a secure border means.

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KOSU


  • Added: Jan 28, 2013
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 2
Broken Borders: A Path to Citizenship
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Broken Borders: Immigration Reform in the Southwest
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What to do with the 11 million undocumented immigrants already in this country will be a critical component of immigration reform.

Bought by KUOW and KOSU


  • Added: Jan 28, 2013
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 2
Broken Borders: The Gang of Eight
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Broken Borders: Immigration Reform in the Southwest
Caption: Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake of Arizona are two of the eight lawmakers brainstorming to lay the foundation for comprehensive immigration reform., Credit: flickr
The bi-partisan group of Senators who have drafted a proposal for comprehensive immigration reform are led by two from the state that's famous for ...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2013
  • Length: 03:53
Tucson, AZ: Borderlands
From: Al Letson
Series: State of the Re:Union: Season Three
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Tucson sits in the borderlands, the desert landscape where America and Mexico meet. This place is crisscrossed by boundaries, visible and invisibl...

Bought by KUER, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, WRKF, WVTF, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Aug 24, 2012
  • Length: 53:52
  • Purchases: 33
Foreign Retirees Could Benefit From Immigration Bill
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Fronteras: Immigration Reform
Caption: Canadian couple Cécile Bastin and Sylvain Coté, stand with their realtor, Arnold Porter (left), as they shop for real estate in Phoenix., Credit: Jude Joffe-Block
A provision in the immigration reform proposal would allow wealthy retirees to stay longer in this country without a visa. This could be a boon to ...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2013
  • Length: 03:51
Senate Immigration Bill Calls For A Drone-Patrolled Border
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Fronteras: Immigration Reform
Caption: PRX default Piece image
To secure the border, the Senate committee says we need more drones. But it has been widely reported that drones on the border are ineffective.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2013
  • Length: 04:12
One In Two New Rural Neighbors Is Latino
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Fronteras: Immigration Reform
Caption: Dairy producers, their workers from Mexico and interpreter Shaun Duvall stand outside the Nelson Creamery in west central Wisconsin., Credit: Laurel Morales
Across the country in rural America one in two new neighbors is Latino, according to a recent study. And that's an adjustment for some communities.

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio


  • Added: Jun 04, 2013
  • Length: 04:03
  • Purchases: 1
Dairy Farmers, Workers Help Each Other Survive
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Fronteras: Immigration Reform
Caption: Dairy farmer John Rosenow stands in front of a semi truck. His 550 dairy cows fill one semi every day to sell across the street to the cheese factory., Credit: Laurel Morales
Wisconsin Dairy farmer John Rosenow hires workers from Mexico. How one dairy farmer sees his workers as his assets.

  • Added: Jun 04, 2013
  • Length: 03:33
Wisconsin Dairy Farmers Anticipate Immigration Reform
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Fronteras: Immigration Reform
Caption: Rosenow has two barns this size. Each houses about 300 cows. Two decades ago dairymen in Wisconsin discovered they had to grow in order to survive shrinking profit margins. , Credit: Laurel Morales
The Senate’s immigration reform proposal offers a fast track to citizenship for agricultural workers so that they can “continue to do the vital wor...

  • Added: May 03, 2013
  • Length: 04:02
Labor Unions Have A Big Stake In Immigration Reform
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Fronteras: Immigration Reform
Caption: A San Diego union says these housekeepers without legal immigration status were fired because workers at their hotel were trying to organize. Labor unions hope legalization for 11 million immigrants will make organizing workers easier by removing that fea, Credit: Adrian Florido
Unions hope legalization for 11 million immigrants without authorization will make organizing those immigrants easier.

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 04:31
  • Purchases: 1
Gang Of Eight's New Pathways To Citizenship
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Fronteras: Immigration Reform
Caption: The hotly anticipated bill to overhaul our nation's immigration system is expected to be presented Tuesday by a bipartisan group of senators. We show with an interactive map what that might look like., Credit: Jill Replogle and John Rosman
The hotly anticipated bill to overhaul our nation's immigration system is expected to be presented Tuesday by a bipartisan group of senators. We sh...

  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 04:35
Guest Worker Programs Have A Long History In U.S.
From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Fronteras: Immigration Reform
Caption: A former Bracero holds up his identification card from his days as a guest worker in the United States. , Credit: Monica Ortiz Uribe
One of the oldest and certainly the largest guest worker program in United States history was that of the Braceros. Nearly 5 million Mexican labore...

  • Added: May 02, 2013
  • Length: 03:48
American Dreamer: Sam's Story
From: Long Haul Productions
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Every year, an estimated 65,000 undocumented students graduate from American high schools. Raised entirely in American culture, they finish high s...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, High Plains Public Radio, WYPR, WRGY, WKSU and more


  • Added: Mar 30, 2010
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 41
HV013- Crossing Borders
From: Hearing Voices
Series: Hearing Voices
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A Tale of Two Countries, from Mexico to US

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KFAI Minneapolis, KQED, KUNC & The Colorado Sound, KSUT and more


  • Added: May 06, 2009
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 52
Crossing East: Relations
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
Caption: Ellen Choy-Asians4BlackLives, Credit: Brooke Anderson Photography
Crossing East: Relations is one-hour documentary special produced by Dmae Roberts, executive producer of MediaRites’ Crossing East series with Roby...

Bought by KTSW 89.9, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KUT, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Jun 28, 2017
  • Length: 58:28
  • Purchases: 5
Raising Cane: Hawaii's Plantation Labor
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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A brief history of the impact the sugar industry had on immigration to Hawaii from all over the world.

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  • Added: Jul 31, 2009
  • Length: 24:42
  • Purchases: 1
Hawaii's Plantation Culture
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
Caption: Docent at Hawaii's Plantation Village, Credit: Photo Credit: Richard Jensen
“Plantation Culture” takes a look at what life was like growing up and living on the plantations. And how this life shaped the multicultural soci...

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  • Added: Jul 27, 2009
  • Length: 11:10
  • Purchases: 1
Wilma Pang
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Wilma Pang, Professor at San Francisco City College, shares the influence of Chinese opera, a rapidly-disappearing art form, wherever she can. Pan...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2009
  • Length: 04:58
Jon Jang
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Jon Jang, composer and jazz pianist, who paved the way for Asian American jazz musicians.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2007
  • Length: 04:59
Baby Pictures
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Vietnamese adoptees from Operation Babylift tell their stories.

Bought by KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: May 01, 2007
  • Length: 05:41
  • Purchases: 1
Crossing East Music Featre: Violinist Aishu Venkataraman
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Profile of 13-year-old prodigy and her musician family

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 08, 2007
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 1
Crossing East: Jared Rehberg Music Feature
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Singer/Songwriter Jared Rehberg is perhaps the only transracial and international adoptee who sings about being an adoptee.

Bought by KCUR


  • Added: Nov 07, 2006
  • Length: 04:59
  • Purchases: 1
Crossing East: Shasta Taiko
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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A 1st Person profile of Russel Baba and Jeannie Aiko Mercer of Shasta Taiko

Bought by KCUR


  • Added: Sep 15, 2006
  • Length: 04:58
  • Purchases: 1
Crossing East: Jon Jang Music Feature
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Profile of Composer and Pianist Jon Jang

  • Added: Sep 14, 2006
  • Length: 04:59
Hawaiians in the Pacific Northwest
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Early history of Hawaiians settling along the West Coast

Bought by KREV-LP, KLCC, KSUT, and KUOW


  • Added: May 01, 2006
  • Length: 04:10
  • Purchases: 4
Crossing East: Refuge From War - Program Seven
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Refugees from Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos had no choice but to flee their homelands and come to America. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THER...

Bought by KRCB 104.9, WCPN, WCPN, KQED, KGNU Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 24, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Crossing East: New Waves, New Storms - Program Eight
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Recently, Asian Americans have faced discrimination, but remained strong. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS OF THIS ...

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  • Added: Apr 18, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 21
Crossing East: Exclusion & Resistance - Program Four
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Accounts of immigration laws designed specifically to restrict Asian Americans. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS O...

Bought by Radio Catskill, WCPN, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WCPN, KQED and more


  • Added: Apr 18, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Crossing East: The Post '65 Generation - Program Six
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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After '65, Asian families could immigrate together and became entrepreneurs. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS OF TH...

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  • Added: Apr 06, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Crossing East: Brides & Children - Program Five
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Stories of Asian brides of American servicemen and adopted Asian children. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS OF THIS...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WCPN, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, WCPN, KQED and more


  • Added: Apr 06, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 20
Crossing East: Raising Cane - Program Three
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Hawaii's multicultural plantation heritage from the 1700s-today. Hosted by George Takei. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL ...

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  • Added: Mar 28, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 18
Crossing East: First Contacts - Program One
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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Asian sailors and adventurers helped to form the new country of America. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THERE ARE SEVERAL VERSIONS OF THIS...

Bought by KUOW, Radio Catskill, KZYX, KRCB 104.9, WCPN and more


  • Added: Mar 28, 2006
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 25
Crossing East: Frontier Asians - Program Two
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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The communities, farms and ranches settled by Asian Americans on the frontier. Hosted by George Takei. THE ACTUAL SHOW LENGTH IS 59 MINUTES. THER...

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  • Added: Mar 23, 2006
  • Length: 01:53:00
  • Purchases: 20
Hawaiian Pidgin English
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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More than half of Hawaii's residents speak Pidgin - a combination of English, Hawaiian and Asian languages.

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, KREV-LP, KZYX, KUOW and more


  • Added: Aug 15, 2005
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 6
The Story of Ing (Doc) Hay-Frontier Herbalist-feature
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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The Story of Ing (Doc) Hay is about a frontier herbalist and acupuncturist in John Day, Oregon.

Bought by KZYX, KREV-LP, and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 23, 2005
  • Length: 09:10
  • Purchases: 3
The Story of Ing (Doc) Hay-Frontier Herbalist
From: Dmae Lo Roberts
Series: Crossing East - Asian American History series
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The Story of Ing (Doc) Hay is about a frontier herbalist and acupuncturist in John Day, Oregon.

Bought by WKSU, WHRV, WGBH Radio Boston, KZYX, KMUN and more


  • Added: May 31, 2005
  • Length: 58:00
  • Purchases: 14
Thanksgiving story
From: Holly Kernan
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A refugee remembers his first Thanksgiving

Bought by Angelica Community Radio, WNCW, KRZA, WHRV, KHSU and more


  • Added: Nov 11, 2003
  • Length: 05:51
  • Purchases: 42
Immigrants and Jobs
From: Carnegie Council
Series: Global Ethics Corner
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A Colombian immigrant was recently denied her investor's visa, forcing her to shut down her U.S. company and fire her six employees. Does immigrati...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2009
  • Length: 01:30
Day Laborers
From: World Vision Report
Series: Stories from the World Vision Report
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Arizona’s new immigration law has focused attention on immigration once again. Since debate on the controversial law began, there have been report...

  • Added: Aug 06, 2010
  • Length: 05:31
Latitude News Podcast #9 — Mexican, undocumented...Mormon?
From: Latitude News
Caption: The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah. , Credit: Cookiecaper
A personal story from a growing demographic

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
  • Length: 15:09
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 12: Canta Y No Llores
From: Decode DC
Series: DecodeDC
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In the first of a two-part series on immigration, DecodeDC looks at how humor can get closer to a problem than political talking points ever could....

Bought by KUER and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: May 09, 2013
  • Length: 19:37
  • Purchases: 2
Undocumented and Undaunted: DREAMer Artists Speak Out
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Naci Libre: Born Free, Credit: Julio Salgado
The struggles of undocumented youth in the US often fly under the radar of the mainstream media. But with the tools of creative expression and the ...

Bought by KVNF, WXDU, and 90.5 WSNC


  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Invisible Americans: Stories from the New Immigrants
From: Black Swan Arts
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Invisible Americans: Stories from the New Immigrants explores the lives of immigrants through the eyes of children. “One of the values of seeing t...

Bought by KAZU Seaside, Calif., KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Louisville Public Media, KQED and more


  • Added: Apr 09, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 8
To Date or Not To Date? That is the Chinese Immigrant Teenager's Question
From: Philly Youth Radio
Series: At the Heart, From the Heart
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Philly Youth Radio’s Yingci Chen is a first generation Chinese immigrant. She's noticed that Chinese immigrant parents often don't want their kids ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Feb 12, 2013
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 2
Fatima Learns to Drive
From: Sarah Bromer
Caption: Fatima and Her Daughter, Rana
Fatima Alsamawi, a recent immigrant to the United States from Iraq, experiences the sweet freedom of driving for the first time.

Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 02, 2013
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 2

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