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With the surge in undocumented immigrants especially children coming to the U.S./Mexico border the nation has seen many images from those being detained. Warren Binford has compiled a book entitled, Hear My Voice: The Testimonies of Children Detained at the Southern Border of the United States for Project Amplify. Amidst colorful drawings Binford laces in what she and others have heard from the children. Host Don Rush talks with her about the book and her experience at the border.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
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Then, we explore whether it s time to eliminate the filibuster from the U.S. Senate that has been so effectively used by Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). Host Don Rush talks with Atiba Madyun, President of Party Politics US and former Deputy Executive Director of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators about his view that it is time to end the practice.
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With the surge in undocumented immigrants especially children coming to the U.S./Mexico border the nation has seen many images from those being detained. Warren Binford has compiled a book entitled, Hear My Voice: The Testimonies of Children Detained at the Southern Border of the United States for Project Amplify. Amidst colorful drawings Binford laces in what she and others have heard from the children. Host Don Rush talks with her about the book and her experience at the border.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
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Then, we explore whether it s time to eliminate the filibuster from the U.S. Senate that has been so effectively used by Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY). Host Don Rush talks with Atiba Madyun, President of Party Politics US and former Deputy Executive Director of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators about his view that it is time to end the practice.
Published April 14, 2021 at 10:37 AM PDT
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We hear plenty from the politicians about the proper management of the U.S. border with Mexico.
Children usually end up right in the middle of the debates, especially lately, when so many have arrived at the border without adults. Why do they come?
A new book is uniquely equipped to answer that question;
Proceeds from sales of the book go to
Project Amplify, set up to protect migrant children. Warren Binford, co-founder of the project and compiler of the book, visits along with Michael Garcia Bochenek of Human Rights Watch.
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A Spanish version of
Hear My Voice/Escucha Mi Voz
reads, We entered the United States by crossing the Rio Grande on a raft that started to sink. I got wet up to my waist. (Excerpted from
Hear My Voice/Escucha mi voz. Foreword by Michael Garcia Bochenek; Compiled by Warren Binford; Workman Publishing. Copyright 2021.) Adriana Campos/Workman Publishing
In June 2019, attorney Warren Binford traveled to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility in Clint, Texas. She was there on a routine visit to monitor the government s compliance with the Flores Settlement Agreement, which governs how long and under what conditions migrant children can be held in detention facilities. She ended up interviewing dozens of children over a few days, and gathered stories so shocking of hungry, cold and sick children sleeping on concrete floors under Mylar blankets that they became international news.
A Picture Book About Children At The Border Aims To Spark Family Conversations
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Hear My Voice/Escucha Mi Voz includes a child s account of crossing the Rio Grande. (Excerpted from
Hear My Voice/Escucha mi voz. Foreword by Michael Garcia Bochenek; Compiled by Warren Binford; Workman Publishing. Copyright 2021.)
Adriana Campos / Workman Publishing
In June 2019, attorney Warren Binford traveled to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility in Clint, Texas. She was there on a routine visit to monitor the government s compliance with the Flores Settlement Agreement, which governs how long and under what conditions migrant children can be held in detention facilities. She ended up interviewing dozens of children over a few days, and gathered stories so shocking of hungry, cold and sick children sleeping on concrete floors under Mylar blankets that they became international news.