"The increased number of violent ICE raids and arrests have escalated concerns about the equal protection and due process rights of migrants. Non-citizens won these rights more than a century ago, when two Chinese laundrymen brought their fight against discrimination all the way to the US Supreme Court. Yick Wo vs. Hopkins is just one way early Chinese immigrants helped shape constitutional principles that remain foundational to American democracy. And as KQED's Cecilia Lei reports, that case still resonates today."
"And as KQED's Cecilia Lei reports, that case still resonates today. The Trump administration's aggressive tactics around immigration enforcement have spread fear in immigrant communities. But volunteers across California are staffing hotlines around the clock, and joining rapid response networks to help inform immigrants about their rights. KQED's Carlos Cabrera-Lomeli spent a day with the Rapid Response Network in Santa Clara County."
A weekly California radio program launched on October 6, 1995 with a soundscape intended as a roadmap for covering the state's size and diversity. Recent increases in violent ICE raids and arrests have escalated concerns about migrants' equal protection and due process rights. Non-citizens secured constitutional protections more than a century ago when two Chinese laundrymen brought their fight against discrimination to the U.S. Supreme Court, and Yick Wo v. Hopkins helped shape protections that remain foundational. Aggressive immigration enforcement has spread fear, prompting volunteers across California to staff hotlines, join rapid-response networks, and develop creative mutual aid efforts to help neighbors.
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