IMMIGRATION EDITON. Debate on the immigration reform bill begins on the Senate floor. Meanwhile, the House of Representatives voted to end deferred deportation for undocumented youth who arrived as children, effectively demanding deportation of young "dreamers." Analysts discuss what this may mean for immigration reform, and immigration attorney Rosalba Piña answers listeners’ questions about applying for residency, naturalization, and preparing in the event of a reform law.

Guests: Arturo Rodríguez, President, United Farm Workers (UFW), Washington, D.C., www.ufw.org ; Marielena Hincapie, Executive Director, National Immigration Law Center (NILC), Los Angeles, CA, www.nilc.org ; Attorney Rosalba Piña, Immigration Law Expert, Chicago, IL, www.rosalbapina.com

IMMIGRATION EDITION: REFORM IN THE HOUSE. As the immigration reform bill in the Senate heads to the floor, the question remains: will Republicans block it? What fate might the bill encounter once it reaches the Republican-controlled House of Representatives? Top Republican leaders join this edition to discuss their party’s role in the future of the bill and the efforts of the moderates to rein in the extremists.

Guests: Héctor Barreto, Chairman, The Latino Coalition, Irvine, CA, www.thelatinocoalition.com ; Elías Bermúdez, President, Inmigrantes Sin Fronteras, Host of "The Voice of the Immigrant" on AM 1540 Phoenix, AZ

DREAMERS AND FARMWORKERS: A REPEAT. Experts join this edition to comment on news developments about immigration reform and discuss amendments to the immigration reform bill that would affect farm workers and undocumented youth, as well as how DACA applicants would benefit if the DREAM Act passes, and the denial of driver’s licenses for DACA youth in Arizona.

Guests: Erica Lomelí, Civic Participation and Policy Director, UFW Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, www.ufwfoundation.org ; Dulce Matuz, President, Arizona Dream Act Coalition, Phoenix, AZ, theadac.org

DREAMERS AND FARMWORKERS. Experts join this edition to discuss amendments to the immigration reform bill that would impact farm workers and undocumented youth, as well as the slowing down of the applications for the benefit of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the fate of New York's Dream Act and the denial of driver’s licenses for DACA youth in Arizona.

Guests: Erica Lomelí, Civic Participation and Policy Director, UFW Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, www.ufwfoundation.org ; Dulce Matuz, President, Arizona Dream Act Coalition, Phoenix, AZ, theadac.org

IMMIGRATION EDITION. The immigration reform bill is now headed to the U.S. Senate floor where an amended version will be voted within weeks. This edition examines the content of the bill, the amendments that await ahead, and the challenges expected from the opposition. An immigration reform advocate and attorney Rosalba Piña discuss news developments. Piña also answers listeners’ questions about immigration, permanent residency, and naturalization.

Guests: Eliseo Medina, Secretary-Treasurer, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Los Angeles, CA, www.seiu.org ; Attorney Rosalba Piña, immigration law expert, Chicago, IL, www.rosalbapina.com

OBAMACARE: IT'S THE LAW. Almost half of Americans do not know if Obamacare is still law, and more than half of the uninsured do not know how it will impact their families. A top medical doctor joins this edition to go over the basics of what the Affordable Care Act is and how it is impacting U.S. families.

Guest: Dr. Pablo Rodriguez, CEO, Women’s Care, Pawtucket, RI, www.women-care.com

ALSO, REFORM PASSES TO FLOOR. The immigration reform bill has passed to the Senate floor. This edition includes a brief segment of an interview with Senator Robert Menéndez on the news.

Guest: Sen. Robert Menéndez, U.S. Senator for New Jersey, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C., www.menendez.senate.gov

REBEL. The feature documentary Rebel, a film focusing on a Cuban immigrant woman who defied laws and risked her life to dress as a man and fight as a soldier in the U.S. Civil War, is being broadcast on the public television network PBS this week. The director is an award-winning filmmaker who immigrated to the United States without documents and eventually graduated from one of the nation's most prestigious universities.

Guest: María Agui Carter, Writer/Producer/Director, Rebel, Cambridge, MA, www.iguanafilms.com/aboutus/maria/

ALSO, DREAMERS. As the immigration reform debate continues in Congress, young undocumented immigrants who were brought here as children have taken the reins to push for a path to legalization for all the undocumented. This is an interview with the author of a new book, Dreamers, La lucha de una generación por su sueño americano (Dreamers, The Struggle of a Generation for their American Dream).

MARCHES FOR MICHOACÁN. Immigrants from the state of Michoacán, Mexico organize marches in several California cities to protest the wave of violence by organized crime and against impunity in their home state, a hotspot of narco violence. Demonstrators show support for self-declared community police in towns that are reportedly under siege. This edition includes an interview with an organizer.

Guests: José Sandoval, Michoacanos en apoyo a municipios con autodefensa comunitaria, San José, CA; Ismael Cortés, Supporter of communities besieged by violence, Stockton, CA.

ALSO, NEWS ON THE REFORM. A Senate committee discusses today a number of amendments to Title III of the proposed bill on immigration reform, including E-Verify and other interior enforcement measures, and new criminal penalties for immigrant workers. An expert joins this edition to comment on this and other recent developments on the immigration reform debate.

IMMIGRATION REFORM: THE AMENDMENTS. Hundreds of amendments were proposed to the Senate bill for immigration reform. Most of these challenges come from conservative Republican senators. Could they block the road to reform? Evangelical and Catholic leaders who have been urging for comprehensive reform share their views on the debate and report on their outreach to lawmakers.

Guests: Attorney Rosalba Piña, Immigration law expert, Chicago, IL, www.rosalbapina.com ; Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, President, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, Sacramento, CA, www.nhclc.org ; Father Alejandro Solalinde Guerra, Abriendo Puertas a la Esperanza Caravan, Atlanta, GA.

IMMIGRATION REFORM: WILL IT PASS THE HOUSE? The Senate has begun hearings on its immigration reform bill. What possibilities does that bill have of passing the Republican-controlled House of Representatives? When will the House’s own bipartisan bill be unveiled? This edition includes interviews with members of Congress and political analysts.

Guests: Senator Robert Menendez, U.S. Senator for New Jersey, Washington DC, www.menendez.senate.gov ; Larry Kleinman, Executive Committee Member, Fair Immigration Reform Movement , Woodburn, OR, www.fairimmigration.org