Disclaimer: The following description was created before the live broadcast aired and thus may not accurately reflect the content of the actual broadcast. The White House gave the Coalition of Immokalee Workers a presidential recognition for “extraordinary efforts” to combat human trafficking. Among those efforts by the CIW, Secretary John Kerry highlighted the pioneering fair food program and the investigations that uncovered farm slavery operations across the southeast. In this program, the honoree discusses the state of modern-day slavery, forced farm labor, and conditions in the fields. Guests: Lucas Benítez, Coordinator, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Immokalee, FL, www.ciw-online.org; (Audio recording) John Kerry, Secretary of State, The White House, Washington, DC. Also, Immigration Edition. Mayors around the nation are taking a stand against a lawsuit by 26 states to block President Obama’s immigration actions. A federal judge in Texas may rule on this case at any moment. An analyst discusses the legal arguments and the prospects for this litigatin process. Guest: Raquel Aldana, Professor of Law, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA.
