Topic:  Rise to Reunite, Al Orto Lado, Family Reunification, US-Mexico Border,Segment: Rise to Reunite: Don’t be Afraid to Take a Stand Against Government Policies of HateParticipants:  Angeline  Chen,  Attorney and Co-founder of Rise to ReuniteBroadcast Air Date: 01/17/19Time: Station: KUCR 88.3 FM Riverside, CAArchive pages: https://soundcloud.com/stoppretending, http://www.dreport.orgSend comments about this segment to: [email protected]Segment produced in KUCR, the radio station of the University California in Riverside.Disclaimer: The views expressed are the sole responsibility  of the respective speakers and do not represent the endorsed position of  the UC Regents, UC Riverside or KUCR.Discussion Topics:-Rise to  Reunite , “We are a volunteer group of immigration attorneys and community  members dedicated to helping reunite children with their families at the  border.”– Al Otro Lado,   ”   We are a bi-national, social justice legal services organization serving  indigent deportees, migrants, and refugees in Tijuana, Mexico.”-How do we support one another as humans?-There are over 20,000  migrants in  Tijuana, waiting immigration proceeding.– What is the Migrant Persecution Protocol?– Why does the government  send  Central Americans to Tijuana to  wait for their immigration proceeding?– How are the migrant shelters funded?– What is the experience of children at the shelters?-How do we motivate people to do more to help the people seeking asylum?-How do we make sense of the US government’s action of  taking children  from their parents?-What is the difference in the  detention of men  versus detaining women with children?-What is the motive for applying torture tactics on the people being detained?-Why are people purposefully being kept in hieleras,  ice boxes ?-If  border enforcement officers are not following explicit instructions,  then  why  do they puncture water bottles, keep the lights on at night  and take away people’s extra clothing to cause injury?-Are officials being guided by a policy of hatred?-If the courts ended the zero-tolerance policy, then why are families being separated?-What is the relationship between the history of US intervention in Central America and the present immigration movements?-What happens when we recognize the humanity of one another and  question the policies of violence imposed by nations?-What is the lasting trauma effect on children resulting from being detained and separated from their families?-How are national policies different from human policies?-Don’t be afraid to take a stand.