Richard Gonzales : NPR

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/452608572/452608573" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Wednesday October 21, 2015

The Two-Way

Immigrant Advocates Report Abuses At ICE Facilities, Call The Agency 'Complicit'

October 21, 2015 • The National Immigration Justice Center and Detention Watch Network say they reviewed government inspection documents for 105 detention facilities run by public and private entities.

Friday October 16, 2015

National

Bay Area Commuters Angered Over Mismanagement Of Bridge Project

October 16, 2015 • The eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is only two years old, and it's already requiring millions of dollars in repairs. The project, 10 years late and $5 billion over budget, is one of California's most expensive public works projects. Commuters are frustrated over cost overruns.

Bay Area Commuters Angered Over Mismanagement Of Bridge Project

Listen · 3:45 3:45

Transcript

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/449238071/449238072" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Sunday October 11, 2015

The Two-Way

California Governor Vetoes Drug Conviction Bill

October 11, 2015 • The bill would have protected immigrants with or without legal status from being deported for low-level drug offenses.

Thursday October 8, 2015

Partisan Divide Widens Over Immigration Policy

New citizens wave American flags during a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalization ceremony in Miami. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption

toggle caption

Wilfredo Lee/AP

The Two-Way

Partisan Divide Widens Over Immigration Policy

October 8, 2015 • A new study from the Pew Research Center shows American opinions about immigration policy are increasingly split along party lines.

Tuesday September 22, 2015

How Junipero Serra Helped Shape California

Statue of Junipero Serra at an interstate rest area in California, 2001. Theron Trowbridge/Flickr hide caption

toggle caption

Theron Trowbridge/Flickr

NPR History Dept.

How Junipero Serra Helped Shape California

September 22, 2015 • Set to be canonized while Pope Francis is in Washington this week, Junipero Serra and his vision for a series of missions were instrumental in creating the Golden State as we know it.

Tuesday September 15, 2015

National

California Officials Warn Of No Swift End To Severe Fire Season

September 15, 2015 • It has been a record year for wildfires in California, and officials are warning that the end is not yet in sight. NPR checks in on the fires burning in Northern California and the Sierra Nevada.

California Officials Warn Of No Swift End To Severe Fire Season

Listen · 5:24 5:24

Transcript

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/440621363/440621364" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Monday September 14, 2015

National

Valley Fire In Northern California Devours Homes, Forces Evacuations

September 14, 2015 • Thousands of acres continue to burn in Northern California, devouring homes, threatening geothermal plants and leaving scores of evacuated residents unsure whether or not they will return to their homes. Firefighters say they have never seen wildfires behave in this way. At least one person has been confirmed dead, others are unaccounted for.

Valley Fire In Northern California Devours Homes, Forces Evacuations

Listen · 3:55 3:55

Transcript

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/440327606/440327607" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

National

Fast-Moving Wildfires In California Claim 1 Life, Hundreds Of Properties

September 14, 2015 • Two wildfires have swept across 100,000 acres in Northern California, prompting evacuations and an emergency declaration by Gov. Jerry Brown. Fire officials have confirmed at least one death.

Fast-Moving Wildfires In California Claim 1 Life, Hundreds Of Properties

Listen · 4:05 4:05

Transcript

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/440173540/440173541" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Tuesday September 8, 2015

Federal Requests For Immigration Holds Continue To Decline

Immigrant families board a bus headed to the downtown bus station in McAllen, Texas, after being released by the Border Patrol. Seth Robbins/AP hide caption

toggle caption

Seth Robbins/AP

The Two-Way

Federal Requests For Immigration Holds Continue To Decline

September 8, 2015 • A research group at Syracuse University has determined that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is decreasing its practice of asking local police to hold detained immigrants.

Thursday September 3, 2015

Southern U.S. Border Sees A Slowdown In Unaccompanied Minors From Central America

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine agents patrol the Rio Grande in Texas on the border with Mexico. Eric Gay/AP hide caption

toggle caption

Eric Gay/AP

The Two-Way

Southern U.S. Border Sees A Slowdown In Unaccompanied Minors From Central America

September 3, 2015 • A new study from the Migration Policy Institute shows a slowdown in apprehensions at the U.S. border, thanks in part to increased efforts by Mexico.

Wednesday September 2, 2015

Pope Francis' 2015 U.S. Tour

Pope Visit Highlights Latino Role In The Future Of The Catholic Church

September 2, 2015 • Latinos are a big part of the shift of the Catholic Church's strength from the Northeast to the West and South. NPR speaks to Latino Catholics in California about the Pope's upcoming visit.

Pope Visit Highlights Latino Role In The Future Of The Catholic Church

Listen · 4:19 4:19

Transcript

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/436966732/436966735" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

Wednesday August 19, 2015

The Two-Way

Analysts See U.S. Border With Mexico As More Secure Than It's Been In 40 Years

August 19, 2015 • A study by the Migration Policy Institute finds that entry by unauthorized immigrants continues to decline, and about half are nabbed by U.S. authorities at least once.