Almost five years after the largest ICE raid in US history devastated Mississippi’s immigrant community, the LMC speaks with Lorena Quiroz, the founder and director of the Immigrant Alliance for Justice & Equity, about the challenges immigrant whistleblowers still face in Mississippi’s meat-packing industry.
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March 15th, 2024: Growing Extremism on the Border
As the militarization of the border in Texas continues to increase under governor Greg Abbott, the LMC spends the hour with Heidi Beirich, the co-founder of the Global Project Against Hate & Extremism, about how continuing militarization has become a magnet for armed hate groups.
December 22nd, 2023: Texas in Review
Xenophobia. Homophobia. Transphobia. Racism. The LMC looks back on a tumultuous year in Texas with freelance writer Arturo Dominguez to examine the administration of Gov Greg Abbott.