HELLO, I MUST BE GOING; TO BOYCOTT OR NOT; ICE TO CRACKDOWN ON EMPLOYERS OF ILLEGALS; LOVING AND LOATHING OUR INNER HOUSEWIFE
HELLO, I MUST BE GOING
Acting secretary of the prison system, Jeanne Woodford, has resigned just two months after taking the post. Her resignation is another blow to the beleaguered prison system. A federal judge stripped control of the department's health care system and prisons across the state are overflowing with inmates. Ted Chen talks to State Senator Gloria Romero and Lance Corcoran, Chief of Government Affairs for the Correction Peace Officer Association, about this latest development in the prison system.
TO BOYCOTT OR NOT
Organizers of immigration protests are split over whether to go ahead with the next big demonstration, a May first national work stoppage and student boycott. Protest supporters want to show how important immigrants are to the US economy by leaving construction sites and restaurants under-staffed, crops untended and hotel rooms uncleaned. They hope empty classrooms will demonstrate that immigration reform is a major issue for future voters. But others are afraid such protests will make immigrants look anti-American, annoy the public and alienate lawmakers who are still undecided about how to reshape immigration policy. Guest host, Ted Chen talks with immigrant's rights organizers about whether to boycott or not.
ICE TO CRACKDOWN ON EMPLOYERS OF ILLEGALS
This morning the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency announced plans to step up immigration enforcement by cracking down on employers of illegal immigrants. Ted talks with Jack Kyser, Chief Economist from the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation about how this might impact business in our region. Additionally, Ted will talk about the legal and social implications with local activists.
LOVING AND LOATHING OUR INNER HOUSEWIFE
In her book To Hell With All That, New Yorker staff writer, author and provocateur Caitlin Flanagan postulates that all women have an inner housewife, a domestic alter ego who is obsessed with keeping house, folding linens and cooking meals. The problem, as Flanagan sees it, is that women don't know whether to embrace or strangle this inner housewife and also don't know who to cope with the inherent contradictions of being a modern mother, wife and wage earner. Guest host Ted Chen talks with Caitlin Flanagan about the tough issues facing women trying to find balance and satisfaction in the demanding worlds of work and family.