Today on AirTalk, our weekly political roundtable recaps the big stories you might’ve missed over the weekend and looks ahead to the week to come in national political news. We also examine the pressure immigrant groups are facing as the threat of ICE raids still loom over communities across Southern California; and more.
Week In Politics: ICE Raids, Escalation With Iran, Buttigieg’s Tense Town Hall And More
AirTalk’s weekly political roundtable recaps the big stories you might’ve missed over the weekend and looks ahead to the week to come in national political news. Here’s what we’re watching through the weekend:
New immigration sweeps in Southern California and beyond. What is the strategy behind Trump’s back and forth on raids?
What are the conditions like for minors at the border? Plus, AOC gets both heat and support for calling detention centers “concentration camps”
The latest on the U.S. conflict with Iran after President Trump ordered – and then called off – military strikes
Plus, the Pentagon’s press briefing in the wake of the escalating tensions and new sanctions
Trump to officially nominate Mark Esper as next SECDEF
Fallout from Biden comments on working with segregationist lawmakers
The latest on 2020:
Pete Buttigieg traded in the campaign trail for a town hall
Previewing the debates this week
President Trump’s 2020 campaign kickoff last Tuesday
Bernie promises to erase $1.6 trillion in student loan debt
Joe Sestak, a 24th Dem candidate, throws their hat in the ring
New sexual assault allegations emerge against Trump by columnist E. Jean Carroll. She is the 22nd person to accuse Trump of sexual misconduct
SCOTUS census citizenship decision is set to come down Wednesday
What (if anything) we learned from Hope Hicks’ testimony before House Judiciary Committee
An update on the U.S.-China relationship after the Trump administration blacklisted five Chinese tech companies Friday
After Roy Moore announced he’ll run for Senate again in 2020, what can political parties do about candidates they don’t support?
Guests:
Matt Barreto, professor of political science and Chicano/a Studies at UCLA and co-founder of the research and polling firm Latino Decisions; he tweets
Lanhee Chen, research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University; he was an adviser for Marco Rubio’s 2016 presidential campaign and served as policy director for the Romney-Ryan 2012 presidential campaign; he tweets
Taking The Temperature Of Immigrant Communities Across SoCal As Threat Of ICE Raids Still Looms
President Trump
At the request of Democrats, I have delayed the Illegal Immigration Removal Process (Deportation) for two weeks to see if the Democrats and Republicans can get together and work out a solution to the Asylum and Loophole problems at the Southern Border. If not, Deportations start!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 22, 2019
on Saturday that he would delay planned mass deportations for two weeks to “see if the Democrats and Republicans can get together and work out a solution to the Asylum and Loophole problems at the Southern Border.”
But despite the delay, rapid response networks across Southern California are out in full force in communities with large immigrant populations that could be impacted by these raids, ensuring that members of those communities understand their rights and know what ICE is and is not allowed to do in the event of a raid.
On Sunday, protesters gathered for a rally held by The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Los Angeles (CHIRLA) at the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown Los Angeles in response to the president’s planned raids. Organizers shared tips with the audience through a loudspeaker on what to do if ICE knocks on their door and shared rapid response hotline numbers to call in the event of a raid.
What have you been seeing and hearing in your community about this enforcement action? How are local rapid response networks mobilizing and ramping up their educational and outreach campaigns in light of possible ICE raids? If you live in a community with a large immigrant population, are people going about life as usual or is there a heightened sense of fear in light of the raids? If you are an outreach worker with a rapid response network, what is your read on how members of the communities you serve are feeling? Join the conversation at 866-893-5722.
Guests:
Shannon Camacho, coordinator of the Los Angeles Raids Rapid Response Network and campaign coordinator with The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights Los Angeles (CHIRLA)
Jennaya Dunlap, deportation defense coordinator with the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice, a rapid response network serving residents of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties
Erik Garcia, community engagement and policy advocate with the ACLU of SoCal based in Orange County; he has been working directly with Orange County Rapid Response Network doing community outreach in immigrant communities in Orange County
Maribel Cruz, operations manager for The Long Beach Immigrant Rights Coalition, part of the Long Beach Community Defense Network, a rapid response network serving residents of Long Beach County
A Clock That’s Out Of This World: How NASA’s Deep Space Atomic Clock Will Help Humanity Travel The Stars
The Deep Space Atomic Clock by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a technology demo aimed at self-flying spacecraft.
Barely the size of a toaster oven, the clock is meant to help spacecraft navigate by themselves when far from Earth. The Deep Space Atomic Clock will launch tonight on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket alongside 24 research satellites, a solar sail, a clean and green rocket fuel and even human ashes.
If you’d like to watch the live stream of the Deep Space Atomic Clock leaving earth, you can catch NASA’s live stream here. The Falcon Heavy Rocket will launch around 8:30 P.M. PST/11:30 P.M. EST from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
With files from the Associated Press
With guest host Libby Denkmann.
Guest:
Jill Seubert, deputy principal investigator for NASA's Deep Space Atomic Clock, a GPS-like device for space navigation
Nearly Two Years After The Start Of #MeToo, The Role Of HR In Protecting Employees And Employers
HR departments welcome new employees, give them workplace perks, and send them off to their next jobs – but how well do they protect those employees from harassment while they work?
Atlantic contributing editor Caitlin Flanagan says not very well… but what should you expect from a department that, at its core, serves employers first? In her new piece “The Problem With HR,” Flanagan explains how HR departments have become very good at preventing sexual harassment lawsuits – but not the sexual harassment itself.
Have you ever reported a sexual harassment claim to HR? If so, did you feel the claim was treated seriously, or swept aside? If you are an HR professional, have you ever faced a moral dilemma between protecting the employee and protecting the employer? What direction did you receive from company higher-ups? Weigh in at 866-893-5722.
Guest:
Caitlin Flanagan, contributing editor at The Atlantic; her most recent piece is titled “The Problem With HR”