Its no accident that the MSM is showcasing Immigrants this week. Obama was going to announce an Immigration Reform plan this week, before it got canceled idefinately.


NBC News. .Today. will take a look at Hispanic America in a special
week-long series, .We The People. beginning Monday, June 15. The series
will cover a wide range of issues facing the Hispanic community and
examine the successes and challenges of Hispanics across the country. NBC News launched the .We the People. series in February 2009 on .NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams..

On Monday, .We the People. kicks off with a report from Natalie Morales on the booming Hispanic population, which is expected to nearly triple in the next fifty years. She will talk to Dr. Juan Andrade of the US Hispanic
Leadership Institute about the impact of the population surge and how the
2010 Census results affect every American. On Tuesday, CNBC.s Carl
Quintanilla explores the challenges of families torn apart by immigration.
He will talk to two families in which the children are living separately
from one or both parents because of deportation. Also on Tuesday,
Telemundos Maria Celeste Arrars and Dr. Nancy Snyderman report on breast cancer, which has become one of the leading causes of death for Hispanic women. They will take a look at available healthcare as well as grassroots efforts to improve prevention.

Continuing on Wednesday, Miguel Almaguer will discuss the bilingual divide across the country and the ongoing debate on how the school systems are meeting the challenge. On Thursday, .Today. will examine the Hispanic influence on America.s pop culture. Kerry Sanders will take a look at the impact Hispanic-Americans have made in music, movies and cuisine. On Friday, CNBC.s Michelle Caruso-Cabrera will profile five trailblazing Hispanic women: Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, entrepreneur Linda Alvarado, astronaut Ellen Ochoa, WNBA player Diana Taurasi, and ballet dancer Paloma Herrera.

Additionally throughout the week, .Today. will feature notable and
up-and-coming local chefs including Jose Garces (Philadelphia) , Marcela
Valladolid (San Diego), and Denisse Oller (New York City).

The series will be featured online at WeThePeople. todayshow. com, where
.Today.s. correspondents will share their personal reflections on the
stories they covered. Viewers are encouraged to log on to find additional
reporting about issues facing the Hispanic community.

Jim Bell is the executive producer of .Today. (Mon.-Fri., 7-11 a.m.).

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