Radioactive Live Call-In Show on Immigration Issues in Mountain West

  • April 23, 2025
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RadioACTive, in partnership with Rocky Mountain Community Radio, and KGNU in Boulder, Colorado, hosted a live call-in show about immigration Issues with Ciriac Alvarez Valle and Liliana Bolaños of Voices for Utah Children and Raquel Lane-Arellano with the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition.

Tonight's edition of RadioACTive features the following people, organizations and/or events. Check them out and get plugged into your community:

This live call-in show explored how federal immigration laws intersect with state and local policies. We heard from experts, community members, and those directly impacted—unpacking the policies, the people, and the personal experiences behind the headlines.

KRCL Guests:

  • Ciriac Alvarez Valle, Senior Policy Analyst, Voices for Utah Children, and her colleague
  • Liliana Bolaños, a proud Mexican American from Michoacan, Mexico, an Immigrant Family Policy Analyst at Voices for Utah Children, and an Immigration Advisor to Mormon Women for Ethical Government. 

KGNU Guest: 

  • Raquel Lane-Arellano with the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition, a state-wide organization founded in 2002 to improve the lives of immigrants and refugees by making Colorado a more welcoming, immigrant-friendly state

Presented by the Rocky Mountain Community Radio Coalition, the broadcast originates from the studies of KRCL in Salt Lake City, Utah, and KGNU in Boulder, Colorado. 

#PublicRadio #LocalMatters #ImmigrationStories

How'd you like the show? Share your thoughts, suggestions and observations by calling the RadioACTive hotline: ‪(385) 800-1889‬. Or, send a voicememo to radioactive@krcl.org. Please tell us your name and neighborhood and leave a short message that may air on the show. So, keep it clean!

Guests' views, thoughts, or opinions are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the board, staff, or members of  Community Radio of Utah, KRCL 90.9fm. Tonight's RadioACTive team included:

  • KRCL Executive Producer, Host: Lara Jones
  • Co-Host: Sam Fuqua of KGNU 
  • KRCL Producer: Valene MC
  • On-site Colorado Production:
    Maeve Conran RMCR
    Tech support Evan Perkins KGNU

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