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KCSM Democracy Now February 13, 2017

Would be eligible for deportation under the executive order. Amy and we will speak to the head of the new york immigration coalition. First, hundreds of fast food workers plan to converge today on the corporate offices of labor secretary nominee, fast food ceo Andrew Puzder. We will speak to a guest from the restaurant opportunity united group, a former employee at one of puzders restaurants, carls jr. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Immigration officials have arrested more than 600 people across the u. S. In the last week. The arrests in at least 11 states including california, new , york, georgia, north carolina, south carolina, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, missouri, and wisconsin have spread fear amonimmigrants and their advocates. It is not clear if ice, or immigration and customs enforcement, is continuing routine operations or stepping up its deportations in line with President Trumps policies. On sunday, trump tweeted the crackdown on illegal criminals is merely the keeping of my campaign promise. Gang members, drug dealers others are being removed heat tweeted he tweeted. The department of Homeland Security has said the arrests are routine practice. In new york city, ice sats that says that it has arrested at least 40 people over the last week. The raids in new york city come despite the fact that nyc mayor bill de blasio has insisted new york city is a sanctuary city. On saturday, hundreds protested the new York Police Departments broken windows policing strategy, under which the Police Target and arrest people for lowlevel offenses, funneling people into a process that can result in deportation. Under President Trumps Public Safety executive order, immigrants face deportation if charged with a crime, even if they are never convicted. Black alliance for just immigration addressing mayor bill de blasio at the protest saturday. He has to get his house in order ife really wants a section where he city, a freedom city, where we can feel free to walk around our own communities without feeling like i did something wrong, just existing, where we do not have to make little mistakes that ruin the rest of our lives. Amy at a march after the protest, Police Arrested five protesters, charging four with crossing against a steady red light and one with resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration, one of 170 offenses the nypd cooperates with federal immigration authorities on,. We will have more on the immigration raids later in the broadcast. Senior white house policy adviser Stephen Miller repeated President Trumps lies about widespread voter fraud in the 2016 election during an interview with Abcs George Stephanopoulos sunday. He falsely claimed thousands of people were bussed to New Hampshire to vote, a claim that has been widely debunked, including by New Hampshires New Hampshires former Republican Attorney general. Trumps other lies about voter fraud have also been widely debunked. In a separate interview with cbs program face the nation, also sunday, miller said the white house will fight to reinstate trumps travel ban and that trumps authority will not be questioned. The end result of this is that our opponents, the media, and the whole world will soon see, as we begin to take further actions, that the powers of the president to protect our country a very substantial and will not be questioned. Amy the suspension of trumps travel ban was unanimously upheld by a federal Appeals Court on thursday. The administration now seems divided on whether and when to appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court. A white house official told Media Outlets friday the administration wouldnt immediately challenge the Appeals Court ruling, but only an hour later, chief of staff Reince Priebus said the white house might appeal the ruling. Trump also said he might sign a new executive order to crackdown to ban immigration from some majority muslim countries. It is said tvetting. Many have criticized it as an ideological test. North korea tested a Ballistic Missile sunday, sparking widespread condemnation from south korea, china, japan, russia, the european union, nato, and the United States. It is a violation of the United Nations resolution. It was a successful launch of an intermediate range missile or the council will hold an urgent consultation monday in response to the launch. The test came trump hosted abe hosted japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe over the weekend at the trumpowned maralago resort in palm beach, florida. The two also played golf at the Trump International golf club. Ethics groups say the move to host japans leader at Trump Properties is a clear conflict of interest. Thousands of people rallied nationwide saturday in support of planned parenthood and efforts to counter the planned antiplanned parenthood rallies to it opponents said they organize more than 100 rallies in more than 40 states for saturday, but in multiple cities, when they the antiplanned parenthood protesters showed up, they were met by even larger crowds of people who support the organization. In denver, as many as 6000 fro planned parenthood people rallied, compared to only about 250 to 400 evil who rallied to demanding defunding of land parenthood 250 to 450 people who rallied to demand defunding. Of United Nations majority victims last week were women and children. The deadliest strikes were on thursday and friday, when as many as 18 civilians of majority women and children were killed. Thousands of mexicans marched on mexico city on sunday to denounce President Trump and his plans to deport millions of undocumented immigrants from the United States. This is mexican writer hector aguilar. Insane. That he is allcans have said no to that he is done, and we are against the wall and deportations and all that he is doing to mexicans, acting as if they are enemies. There are families who have been very affected. Children do not want to go to school. It is like a ghetto environment. Amy in north dakota, military veterans have begun returning to Standing Rock to support the fight to stop the construction of the 3. 8 billion Dakota Access pipeline, which was approved by the army corps of engineers last week. Water protectors say there are an increasing number of helicopters and bureau of Indian Affairs agents policing the resistance camps. The guardian reports multiple agents from the fbis joint terrorism taskforce have been attempting to contact water protectors, sparking concerns the fbi may be investigating the indigenousled movement as a form of domestic terrorism. Civil rights lawyer Lauren Reagan said, the idea that the government would attempt to construe this indigenousled Nonviolent Movement into some kind of domestic terrorism investigation is unfathomable to me. It is outrageous, unwarranted and its unconstitutional. , water protectors are organizing an indigenous womens gathering for next weekend, february 18 and 19, at the main Oceti Sakowin resistance camp. Meanwhile, activists in bellingham, washington, shut down interstate 5 on saturday as a protest against the Dakota Access pipeline. In california, more than 180,000 people evacuated their homes after erosion caused damage to the spillway at the nations tallest dam on sunday, prompting fears of potential flooding. The oroville dam is about 75 miles north of sacramento. Its already filled after a season of heavy rainfall. On sunday, officials realized the emergency spillway was eroding, prompting a mandatory evacuation for several counties around the dam. At least six new england patriot players now say they wont visit the white house for the traditional super bowl celebration as a protest against President Trump. Defensive end chris long, running back legarrette blount, defensive tackle alan branch, linebacker donta hightower, safety devin mccourty, and tight end Martellus Bennett are all boycotting the visit. Meanwhile, seahawk defensive end Michael Bennett and Miami Dolphins wide receiver kenny stills have pulled out of an israeligovernment sponsored trip to israel next week. In an open letter that referenced muhammad ali and quoted olympian john carlos, bennett said, when i do go to israel, and i do plan to go, it will be to see not only israel but also the west bank and gaza so i can see how the palestinians, who have called this land home for thousands of years, live their lives. President trump is meeting with israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week in washington. Trump is also meeting the canadian Prime Minister today at the white house. Yale University Says it will rename the residential dorm Calhoun College, named after former Vice President john c. Calhoun, one of the most prominent proslavery figures in american history. The announcement comes after years of organizing and protests led by students of color. On saturday, Yale University president Peter Salovey said, john c. Calhouns legacy as a white supremacist and a National Leader who passionately promoted slavery as a positive good fundamentally conflicts with yales mission and values. Over the summer, a Yale University dishwasher broke a stained glass window at Calhoun College addicting smiling enslaved africans carrying bales of cotton. Here he is speaking about the window and his protest on democracy now i noticed it was a picture that, as soon as you look at it, it just hurts, like, oh, man. Here in the 21st century, you know, we are in a modern era. We should not have to be subjected to those primitive and degrading images. Amy the residential dorm, formally known as Calhoun College, will be renamed for grace murray hopper, a groundbreaking Computer Scientist and yale alum. And last night were the 59th annual grammy awards. British singer adele won a total of five awards, including album of the year for 25 even though many had expected beyonce to win the nights top award for her wildly popular album, lemonade. Even adele said beyonce should broke herhe award and grammy in half while on stage. Beyonce did win two awards for best music video and best urban contemporary album. She was the first of the night to speak about politics in her acceptance speech. Important it is for me to show images to my shoulder and so they can grow up in the world and look in the and see their families, the super bowl, olympics, the white house, and the grammys, and see themselves and have no doubt that they are beautiful, intelligent, and capable. Amy other artists also spoke about politics throughout the night, including Michael Jacksons daughter paris jackson, who mentioned the Dakota Access pipeline protests. So much. You we can really use this kind of excitement at a pipeline protest, guys. Nodapl. Amy meanwhile, j lo quoted a Toni Morrison essay. Actress laverne cox spoke about High School Student gavin grimms fight for the right to use the bathroom that matches his gender identity, a reference that came only two days after the Trump Administration said it was dropping a challenge to a federal injunction prohibiting grimm and other transgender students from having the right use the bathroom that corresponds to their identity. Katy perry wore a planned parenthood pin and an armband reading persist, in reference to elizabeth warrens reading of Coretta Scott kings letter against Jeff Sessions during a debate over his confirmation as attorney general. Senator warren was silenced for reading the letter. Rapper busta rhymes also called out President Trump during while making a guest appearance on stage with a tribe called quest. I just want to thank president agent orange for perpetuating the evil throughout the United States. I want to thank president agent orange. We come together, we the people, we the people. Amy and those are some of the headlines. Now,is democracy democracynow. Org, the war and peace support. Kyl de today, jon juan today, hundreds of fastfood workers plan to converge on the corporate offices of labor secretary nominee Andrew Puzder and demand the fastfood mogul withdraw his nomination. Puzder is head of the company that franchises the fastfood outlets hardees and carls jr. He is a longtime republican donor who has been a vocal critic of raising the minimum wage, the fight for 15 movement, paid sick leave, and the Affordable Care act. His Senate Confirmation hearing is scheduled for thursday. The hearing has been postponed four times previously. Last week, he became the second of trumps cabinet nominees who has acknowledged hiring an undocumented worker. The first was commerce secretary nominee, billionaire wilbur ross. Similar practices have led to the rejection of past cabinet nominees, including two of president clintons nominees for attorney general in 1993. Amy the riverfront times in st. Louis also reports that puzder was accused of abusing his former wife multiple times. Puzders exwife even went on oprah decades ago in disguise to speak about the domestic violence. Meanwhile, a recent survey by Restaurant Opportunities Center united has found a shocking twothirds of women working at puzders restaurants experience Sexual Harassment at work. Of puzder workers said theyve onethird had some of their wages stolen or not received required breaks. The report also called into question the food Safety Standards at puzders restaurants, with nearly 80 of puzder workers saying theyd prepared or served food while they were sick. Well, for more, we go now to washington, d. C. Where were , joined by saru jayaraman, cofounder and codirector of the Restaurant Opportunities Center united, known as roc united. Their new report is titled, secretary of labor violations . The low road Business Model of cke restaurant incs Andrew Puzder. And in los angeles were joined , by Maggie Guerrero who worked as a shift leader addict carls jr. For two years. I believe the date is set for thursday for puzders confirmation hearing, put off five times. It is quite astounding. Can you talk about your concerns about the head of carls and hardees becoming secretary of labor under donald trump. It has to be understood that as the leader of cke restaurant is ceo butew puzder also a leader in the National Restaurant association, a trade lobby that has essentially lobbied for almost a century to keep wages as low as inhumanely possible, including keeping wages for fast food workers at 7. 25 and tip workers at 2. 13 hour. Today, we are highlighting the fact that the which has been stuck at 2. 13 an hour for a quarter century, and it is that cut of policy that Andrew Puzder has been lobbying for successfully for the last many, many decades. In his own restaurants, andy could has said i wish i replace these workers with robots and i do not actually believe in the minimum wage at all, but has been found serious violation, not only by our of labor. It has found that more than half of his restaurants were in violation of basic wage and hour laws, like not paying overtime, not providing breaks, workers working off the clock, and worst of all, as you mentioned, just incredible amounts of Sexual Harassment. Juan on the minimum wage and the fight for 50, here he is, andy puzder, on fox Business News in 2015. If your concern is to create entrylevel jobs for young americans, then a 15 minimum wage is something you should be protesting against. Dr. Carson brought this up, Labor Participation for minority uses a really very low. There is an article about that from a year and a half ago. Even if you look at labo

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