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EPISODE · Jan 8, 2026 · 48 MIN

MALDEF President Thomas Saenz Speaks About the Agenda Behind the Raids

from The Raid · host John Carlos Frey

MALDEF (The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) President and General Counsel, Thomas Saenz discusses his thoughts about why we are seeing a targeted effort to remove Latinos from the US. It's not just the deportation raids but a systematic approach to marginalize and disenfranchise the fastest growing voting block - Latinos. Saenz, with strong evidence believes the political right is trying to disempower the Latino community and as a means to win elections and keep political power. the immigration raids are a means to do just that.https://www.maldef.org/https://theraidpodcast.org/ Disclaimer:The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates").  The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program.     Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

MALDEF (The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) President and General Counsel, Thomas Saenz discusses his thoughts about why we are seeing a targeted effort to remove Latinos from the US. It's not just the deportation raids but a systematic approach to marginalize and disenfranchise the fastest growing voting block - Latinos. Saenz, with strong evidence believes the political right is trying to disempower the Latino community and as a means to win elections and keep political power. the immigration raids are a means to do just that. https://www.maldef.org/ https://theraidpodcast.org/ Disclaimer: The statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants on this program are solely their own and do not necessarily represent those of the distributor of the program and any person or entity affiliated with said distributor ("distributor's affiliates"). The distributor and distributor's affiliates are not responsible for, and shall not be liable for, the statements and opinions expressed by the host or participants, or for any content that appears on the program.

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