Teaches students basic journalism skills im pumped about this. They are looking for students. Well have more on that in a few minutes. First, though, on tuesday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments about president obamas immigration plan to shield about 4 to 5 Million Immigrants from deportation. The nine justices say they will consider perhaps undoing a Lower Court Ruling that blocked that order. Joining us today to enlighten us a little bit about whats next and to review on where weve been our good friend, immigration attorney christopher cabanillas, and jose perez, an attorney from latinojustice. So, before we move forward with whats next legally, review for me the impact of this on dapa correct . Deferred action for parents of americans. Right. This would be huge. What it essentially has proposed is that it would enable people whove been here for a certain period of time and who have children that are either citizens or permanent legal or, rather, legal residents from the threat of deportation and to actually come out of the shadows, get work permits, start contributing to society as everybody else. And thats 4 to 5 million nationally, but i would assume its a pretty good number in the new york metropolitan area. Yes, the numbers for the new york tristate area are about a Million People would be affected by this. And, jose, dapa was implemented and put in place by president obama largely because congress could not get its hands together on comprehensive immigration reform. Is that correct . Thats right. Advocates for a long time have been pushing the president to exercise his executive authority. And Given Congress failure to enact any type of immigration reform, the president , in november 2014, announced these series of executive orders one creating dapa, which you mentioned, and also expanding the original deferred action, or daca, in terms of the pool of applicants that would be eligible for that. How did we get to this latest Supreme Court decision . Walk me through some of the legal judicial rulings that have led us to this point. You first. Immediately after the executive orders in a National Address back in november 2014, texas, leading a coalition of 25 other states, filed a lawsuit in a Federal District court in texas, seeking to enjoin or stop the president or the department of homeland security, from Going Forward with this program. In essence, dacaplus and dapa is a form of whats called prosecutorial discretion, that the federal government has the authority to determine who they will prioritize for removal and who they will not and who will be permitted to stay in the interim. So texas and other states took this to court, and they won, correct . So far, they have, yeah. What their argument basically is saying, that the president has over overstepped his bounds. Overstepped his bounds. Hes essentially creating law by doing this rather than simply enforcing law. And texas i think part of their argument is that the administration did not follow correct procedures in adopting the new policies not only that it exceeds the president s authority, but that implementing it for them would be costly, right, theres a legal term called standing. In order for texas to sue, they had to claim that they were injured. How would they be injured . They claim, because if dapa would go forward, that they would incur additional costs in having to issue drivers licenses for those who would be eligible for drivers licenses. Again, this is a experts on both sides of the aisle kind of agree this is kind of a specious or questionable argument, but, so far, they have prevailed on that claim. So, ultimately, the question that will be before the Supreme Court is what . Ultimately, whether, one, do they have standing . Two, did the president exceed its bounds . Was this something that is he creating law, or was he rather just enforcing the law as its permitted to do. And this has been through two courts already, and texas and the other states have prevailed, have they not . So far. And the District Court again, this was a Federal District judge in southern texas. The department of justice initially appealed to whats called the fifth Circuit Court of appeals, and, there, their appeal was denied, and, again, the injunction stopping the but, again, this was from a notoriously conservative court, and it is hoped that, now that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case, that, with nine wise justices, that justice will ultimately prevail. Okay, we will see. Very interesting. All right, sit tight a couple more questions more when we come back on the Supreme Court decision to take up obamas immigration actions. There is only one week left to sign up for Health Coverage this year through the Affordable Care act, and, for many latinos, the time to act is ahora. Welcome back to tiempo. The Supreme Court will hear arguments about president obamas immigration plan to shield 4 to 5 Million Immigrants from deportation. Enlightening us today about all of this are our good friend, immigration attorney christopher cabanillas, and jose perez, legal director from latinojustice. Naturally, there are thousands of people throughout the new york metropolitan area keeping an eye on what happens. New york city mayor saying this. Your thoughts on hearing the mayors comments there . As we know, this lawsuit was brought by texas and 25 other states, but, at the same time, 15 states, including new york, and 73 mayors and cities filed a brief in support of the department of justice appeal seeking to reverse the lower court decision. And if my understanding is correct, it was mayor de blasio and, i think, the Los Angeles Mayor garcetti who are two or three who are spearheading that effort. Yes. And, again, these are different constituencies. Again, those urban area where theres large number of immigrants welcome the benefits that would accrue if, in fact, dapa and expanded daca would go forward. Walk me through the timeline here. Here we are in late january. The Supreme Court will get the arguments will be presented when . Sure, they announced it now, so theyll be briefing it soon. Therell be oral arguments. All thats gonna start taking place by the end of march, more likely in april. And then a decisions expected by june, with a rollout hopefully depending if it gets approved probably by the summertime. Okay. So june. President is out of office early next year. Only six or seven months to sort of get the ball rolling if, in fact, it goes that way. Is that enough time to implement the plan . I believe it is because, when the president first announced this in november 2014, the department of homeland security, uscis, immigration services, began developing the infrastructure to handle the applications and how to issue these deferred actions or deferred removals and employment authorizations. So the go ahead. Thats right. And, remember, it was just two days before it was actually supposed to be rolled out and start taking applications that the injunction came in. So the framework is already laid. Thats right. So once you get the green light, then thats all theyre waiting for, and we can make it happen. All right. Prognosticator in you. Which way does this go before the Supreme Court . Im very hopeful that its going to be upheld, that its going to be approved, that the obama plan will allow to take place and that the work permits will start coming. On what basis do you have that confidence . Well, for years, you know, its sort of wellestablished that the president can dictate, basically, who can get deported and not. And its a natural consequence of that to say, well, if theyre not gonna get deported, theyre allowed to apply for work permits. So it just makes sense, its good for the economy, and i think thats the way its gonna roll out. But its not a done deal in either one of your eyes, right . Its not for sure. We shouldnt start planning the party now. No, its not a slam dunk, but, again, like chris, i have guarded optimism. Again, every president , dating back to the 50s, president eisenhower, both republican and democratic, have exercised this executive authority to determine immigration priorities. Congress has clearly delegated that to the president , and i think there are scholars on both with that. And therefore, again, i think theres optimism that the court will strike down the Lower Court Rulings and the injunction and allow the program to go forward. Let me take the other side. Sure. Two lower courts have already stated their decision, and i dont know how anxious the Supreme Court is to overturn what two other courts already did. Well, i think that theyre not even worried so much about that aspect. Theyre gonna rule as to the basic sort of decision as to the constitutionality of whether this action is permitted. Mmhmm. I agree. And basically, the Supreme Court in prior instances again, the notorious arizona s. B. 1070, antiimmigrant law a few years ago, where the court struck down much of the law, saying, again, states do not have a right to dictate to the federal government about immigrationenforcement priorities. That is a role specifically within the federal government. What irony do you see that if, in fact, as youre arguing, that the president ultimately does have the decision in deciding who gets deported and who doesnt, that, at the same time that this is happening, there are so many other activists who are accusing the president of being the deporterinchief and, in fact, against, i think, i. C. E. And the department of homeland security, saying, that has to change . You know, its almost a doubleedged sword, if you will. Yes, more people have been removed, and particularly latino immigrants, hardworking men and women, during this president s administration, and, finally, at the urging of activist and advocates around the country, that he finally decided to exercise his authority, as we opened up with, that congress had failed to act. So it is kind of, as you put it, a doubleedged sword. But were trying to have our cake and eat it, too. [ both laugh ] well end on that note. Guys, always an education. Thank you very much for and when the decision is made, get ready cause well have you back. Coming up next on tiempo so many latinos remain uninsured. They are not enrolled under the Affordable Care act. Now a push to change that. Well tell you where and how to sign up. Still ahead a Free Afterschool Program for Prospective Student journalists regresemos. Welcome aboard my starship. Ahoy, mateys its full of things i love. Like me brave crew. And my fellow Space Adventures and free of things i dont. Like aliens. Just like eye patches. And when its time to refuel, i eat chex cereal. Its full of stuff we pirates need. No artificial flavors, and its glutenfree. Excelsior eat up, me hearties keep it down im exploring the galaxy. There is only one week left to sign up for Health Coverage this year through the Affordable Care act. The u. S. Department of Health Human Services is trying to get last year, an estimated 8 in 10 uninsured latinos qualified for medicaid and various other healthinsurance options. New jersey is one of the four target states nationwide for boosting enrollment, and the Latino Community is a priority group. Here with a little help this morning to educate us is dennis gonz lez from the u. S. Department of Health Human Services, Danielle Holahan from the new york state of health. Welcome to you both. I hear i dont want to give the impression that latinos are not signing up. They are signing up, but you want more to sign up. So my question therefore is, why arent they just busting down the door to get in there for something that is so beneficial . Well, thats a good question. We have seen a progression in the right direction from the first open Enrollment Period two years ago to now. We have seen a decrease in the number of the uninsured from 42 to 30 . So were moving in the right direction. We certainly are. You know, one of the problems, joe you know this about our community is that we procrastinate. We leave things for the last moment. And also, we have some barriers, some cultural and language barriers, and theres also that suspicion among our community with government. Understood. So were working to address those issues, and i think were doing a good job. What have you found to be the most effective strategy to knock obstacles . Well, its just to get the information out and to do it through community leaders, community organizations, people who the community trusts, individuals who the Community Feels comfortable with, which is why weve partnered with a lot of community organizations, advocacy groups, both in new jersey and new york, to get the information out. Danielle, i would assume its the same on the state level. Absolutely right. Yep. How do you go about reminding people that you know, educating them, if you will that this is beneficial, that its in your best interest . Were in hundreds of events across the state, trying to sponsor community events, be in the community, meet people where they are. I would say, as dennis said, that the way i think we really try to get involved with the hispanic and Latino Community is through trusted partners, partner organizations, and assistors. We have over 11,000 trained assistors in new york state. People want to meet in person with someone they know, someone they trust in the community. Our assistors speak over 38 languages, so language is important. We try to put our materials out in 22 languages and just be in the community, convince people this is important. Make it clear whats at stake. And you could take it from either perspective what you have to gain, or what you have to lose. Walk me through it. Walk me through the sales pitch. Sure. So, i think, in new york, insurance used to be unaffordable and that was the numberone reason people werent signing up. There are other reasons, as dennis walked through, but that has really changed in new york nationally and in new york. Insurancecoverage premiums are more than 50 what they were before we opened, and we have federal tax credits, to lower the cost, and weve launched a new plan in new york this year, the essential plan. Premiums are either 20 a month or nothing comprehensive healthinsurance benefits, very lowcost. Really, we think this is a very big turning point in new york to convince people. I would assume you say the same things. Do the eyes open up a little bit when you enlighten people that, you know, heres whats at stake . Oh, absolutely. And to add to what danielle just said, if you dont have insurance and you get sick or you have an accident, you know, youre gonna end up in the emergency room, where the care isnt as great as you would like, and its very expensive. And theres also the if you dont enroll, theres a penalty that you have to pay when you do your taxes. So theres a lot of incentives to enroll. One of the incentives to enroll because if you dont if you enrolled last year, you automatically enroll this year without any changes, but its in your best interest to review each year what changes you may want to make . During the open Enrollment Period is your chance to change plans. So if you want to reduce your cost, reduce your premium, you can look at all the various plans. In new jersey, there is 5 different plans with 38 different plans. So you can look at the plans to see if theres a plan thats cheaper. And perhaps, lets say, that your doctor is not in your current plan. That would be a typical reason why so this is another reason why you can change plans, yes. And time is of the essence, danielle, correct . Because its one week, and then enrollment closes for the rest of the year. January 31st is the end of the open enrollment season for this year. In new york, thats for the qualified health plans, the private healthinsurance options. The Public Programs and our new essential plan, actually, you could enroll yearround, which is wonderful. But, yes, people dont always know what it is theyre eligible for, so we encourage people to come and enroll by january 31st. Weve got less than a minute left, and i dont want to lose the opportunity to direct people in the right direction, so im gonna put up the website. I think you have it in spanish, if you go to the website, what will you find there . There it is cuidadodesalud. Gov. 18003182596. Very quickly you go to the website, will it walk you through the process . It will walk you through the process. Its very userfriendly. Theres also a tab where you can find local assistance. So you can click on that, you put in your zip code, and itll tell you where you can go in your community to find no matter what state youre in . No matter what state youre in. Because danielle is here from new york, but obviously theres latinos and viewers in connecticut and new jersey, as well, who are watching. Well, if you go to our website, cuidadodesalud, and youre from new york, itll direct you to the new york website. Perfect. And it will also direct you to the connecticut website. Okay. January 31st. Un placer. Thank you guys very much for being here. Thank you for having us. A Free Afterschool Program that teaches students basic journalism skills in the bronx, and the organizers are looking for students to join in. Listen up. There are only a few days left to take advantage of an Afterschool Program in the bronx that teaches students how to be journalists. Bronx youth heard is part of the norwood news, a bronx newspaper, and, at the end of each semester, they publish stories written by teenagers, for teenagers, about issues affecting their community. How great is that . Joining us now to talk about the Program David cruz, the program director, and arlenis pea, a former student. Shes written, and well hear from her in a second. Fabulous. This is great. When you guys pitched this to me and i saw it students, journalists i said, thats in my wheelhouse. I want that. How long you been doing the program . Ive been doing the program for two years. The programs been in existence for about nine years. Okay, and give me the nutshell version of how it works. What are you teaching the kids here . Bronx youth heard is a 12week Journalism Program where we are teaching students how to so we spend the 12 weeks learning news values, learning how to write, and, of course, perfecting their craft so that they can publish their stories within the norwood news. So budding journalists, right . Budding journalists, definitely. And you walk them through how to write a lead, how to write a feature story, how to write a personality profile, how to write hard news . We certainly go through all those facets, but the first six weeks is dedicated to craft. And then, of course, we take that craft, and then, in the midpoint, we learn about the actual application of it. And so thats when they begin to actually write their news stories. And within that time frame, we are certainly teaching them these news values that we hope that they can carry on if they decide to become journalists. Arlenis, you just came through the most recent class, correct . Yes. All right. You wrote a story . Yes, i did. It was in the paper. Yes, it is. What was your story about . My story was mostly an opinion piece, and it was about how hard it is for immigrant students to go through from the application and all that. And i want to get your thoughts when you saw your name in the paper attached to the opinion story that you wrote. What ran through your heart . Well, [chuckles] it was really rewarding because, for me, writing it was really mostly out of frustration because i was going through the process, and i was i wanted to i know im not the only one going through this, and i think it was really good, since that people reading will feel the way i feel about it. Sure. Biggest thing that you learned out of this program was what . Well, writing news is not easy. No, it isnt. And its not. And especially for newspapers, we think, like, because its writing and you have to go through a process and a pattern and pages in the story, and, you know, its not easy, but i loved it. Do you find that thats a hurdle you encoutner with many of the students, that, whoa, this isnt easy . Right. [ laughter ] people dont realize that there is a structure to writing news, any medium, as well. And when they learn that aspect, that there is a lead, that there is a nut graph, that there is backstory, a quote, a poll quote or a folk quote or what have you, people really they understand that its not as its a lot of sleight of hand. Its not as easy as it looks. And there is a perfection to it. Its a craft. It is certainly a craft. And its something that needs to be worked on for you to get better. Certainly. What is the greatest sense of appreciation that you get . Have you had former students come back to you, say, mira, david, what i learned in that class im still using to this day . Yes, ive had a lot of students who have come back. Ive had one one intern over the past summer who came, and she became my intern, and she learned a lot. It wasnt a lot of handholding like i typically do with a lot of interns. She already knew it. And having that foundation certainly helps me when im actually editing the story. So its not as though i have to go ahead and do a oneonone with them, where im explaining, well, your lead shouldve been here. This wouldve they already and i have another bronx youth heard former student who had become a freelancer that i use now. What do you hope students get out of this class . Well, one thing we want to tell everyone whos watching is that this is not necessarily for people who want to be journalists. This is something thats open to everyone, so theres a lot of Transferable Skills that everyone knows. You could learn how to be a good writer, you become a good listener, you become a good public speaker. And we tell them that you dont necessarily have to be a journalist to sort of take what youve learned and apply it to what you want to do for the rest of your life. Sure. And weve had one lawyer or one student who wants to be a lawyer, and i told him, this is probably a class that you certainly would take advantage of. Because for law, you need to know how to write, as well. Are you using what you learned in this class, arlenis, to carry you on to bigger and Better Things . If so, what . Well, yes, i want to be a sports journalist, and im actually writing for a website really cool, and it has helped me. This paved the way for you. Yes, it does. Okay. Were gonna put up the website and the phone number for more information, but this is reserved for Highschool Students in the bronx, correct . Correct. Okay, so theres the information. Thats the phone number. You supply a written application . Right. When you go to the website, norwoodnews. Org, youll see a tab where it says youth journalism. And youll click to go to the online application. Fill it out, and itll certainly walk you through it. Budding journalist right there before you. Good to see you guys. Continued success. You know, sports journalist i want to be reading your stuff later on, okay . I hope you do. Thank you so much for joining us this morning. We hope that you learned something at home. And check this out. If you missed any part of our show, all is not lost. You can watch it at abc7ny on the web, on your tablet, or even on your smartphone. Im joe torres. Thank you for watching. We will see you next time on
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