>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES .

I AM ALEX HERNANDEZ .

ON THE SHOW TONIGHT, FROM SUPREME COURT DECISIONS TO SUPPORT FOR IMMIGRANTS, WE SPEAK WITH CONGRESSMAN GARCIA.

>>> PEOPLE LESS LIKELY TO RECEIVE CPR, WE WILL SHOW YOU HOW ANYONE CAN PERFORM THE LIFE- SAVING PROCEDURE.

>>> AND LATINOS WHO MADE HISTORY IN CHICAGO, AND A LOCAL SINGER-SONGWRITER WHO BLENDS HER VENEZUELAN AND MIDWESTERN ROOTS TO MAKE COUNTRY MUSIC.

>>> FIRST, JERRY GARCIA -- CHUY GARCIA.

>> CHICAGO TONIGHT: LATINO VOICES IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE SUPPORT OF THESE DONORS.

>> BETWEEN SUPREME COURT DECISIONS, STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS, A BATTLE TO RAISE THE DEBT CEILING, AND THE ON GOAL ARRIVAL OF IMMIGRANTS TO ILLINOIS, A BUSY SUMMER AND JOINING US NOT TO TALK ABOUT ALL THAT AND MORE IS CONGRESSMAN CHUY GARCIA , A DEMOCRAT REPRESENTING THE FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

LET'S GET STARTED.

CHICAGO HAS OVER 10,000 MIGRANTS WHO ARRIVED.

THE CITY SAYS NOT ENOUGH FEDERAL HELP HAS BEEN GIVEN TO HELP MIGRANTS.

WOULD YOU AGREE WITH THAT?

>> I DO AGREE.

MAYOR JOHNSON IS IN THE RIGHT POSITION IN MAINTAINING THE HISTORY AND THE LEGACY OF BEING A WELCOMING CITY FOR IMMIGRANTS.

THE CITY HAS NOT RECEIVED ENOUGH MONEY FOR FOOD, SHELTER, AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES.

WE ARE WORKING IN WASHINGTON TO GET MORE AID TO CHICAGO FROM THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

ED CHICAGO IS NOT ALONE.

OTHER CITIES ARE IMPACTED, LIKE NEW YORK.

>> THEY ARE GETTING MORE MIGRANTS RIGHT NOW.

WHAT DO ILLINOIS REPRESENTATIVES LIKE YOURSELF DO TO SUPPORT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT?

>> WE ARE URGING THE WHITE HOUSE TO ACT, URGING THEM TO GET FEMA TO RECOGNIZE THE EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES AND I AM LEAVING OVER 20 SIGNATORIES TO THE WHITE HOUSE TO EXTEND EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION, NOT JUST TO ARRIVALS BUT OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN HERE IN CHICAGO FOR DECADES.

IF PEOPLE HAVE THE ABILITY TO WORK AT A TIME WHEN THE ECONOMY IS BEGGING FOR ADDITIONAL WORKERS, IT ADVANCES OUR ECONOMIC INTERESTS, FOR THE MIGRANT AND THE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING FEDERAL AID.

>> HOW LIKELY IS THIS TO HAPPEN AND HOW MUCH WOULD YOU BE ASKING THE GOVERNMENT?

>> A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT.

THE CITY RECEIVED $10 MILLION IN THE LAST MONTH.

WE NEED ADDITIONAL FUNDING.

AGAIN, IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING ADDED SUPPORT, SIMPLY BY EXTENDING EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION TO THESE MIGRANTS, PEOPLE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR HANDOUTS, THEY JUST WANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR FAMILIES WHILE THEY WAIT FOR THEIR HEARINGS.

>> LET'S TALK MORE ABOUT THAT.

IF THEY ARE ABLE TO WORK, IT IS LESS OF A BURDEN.

THEY ARE HERE BECAUSE THEY WANT TO WORK.

WHAT CAN THE PRESIDENT DO IN THAT REGARD TO HELP IN THAT PROCESS?

>> WE ARE ASKING THE PRESIDENT TO EXTEND EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION TO THE MIGRANTS WHO ARE SEEKING ASYLUM TO OTHERS WHO WERE WAITING THEIR DAY IN COURT.

DO NOT FORGET ABOUT THE 11 MILLION PEOPLE, DREAMERS, DACA WORKERS, FARMWORKERS, WE TRIED TO PASS TWO BILLS IN CONGRESS WHICH WE PASSED IN THE HOUSE BUT ARE STUCK IN THE SENATE THAT WOULD PROVIDE A PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP.

THEY DESERVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK PEACEFULLY AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMY.

>> IN ILLINOIS, THE GOVERNOR ENDED THE HEALTH CARE ENROLLMENT FOR IMMIGRANTS.

HE POINTED OUT THAT, NEARLY TWICE THE AMOUNT WAS PROVIDED AND COST EXCEEDED THE BUDGET.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?

>> WE WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO CONTINUE THE ILLINOIS POSITION OF LEADERSHIP IN THE REALM OF TAKING CARE OF IMMIGRANTS.

PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE, THE GOVERNOR HAS BEEN A LEADER IN THIS REGARD.

REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS HAVE BEEN THERE FOR IMMIGRANTS.

THIS WILL ALLOW US TO PROTECT THE LEGACY AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE AN ABILITY TO HAVE THAT COVERAGE.

THERE IS DIALOGUE WITH THE GOVERNOR, WITH LEGISLATIVE LEADERS AS WELL, TRYING TO GET AT WHETHER OR NOT THE ANALYSIS THAT WAS DONE MAY HAVE BEEN OVERESTIMATED OR INFLATED.

WEATHER THERE WAS A LOWER COST ASSOCIATED THAT WOULD ENABLE US TO REACH A BETTER PLACE IN THIS.

BUT COMMUNITY GROUPS FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT IT IS IMPORTANT FIGHT TO WIN AND PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE.

IF WE DON'T TAKE CARE OF THEM NOW, WE WILL TAKE CARE OF THEM LATER AND IT WILL BE MORE COSTLY.

>> THEY MADE A MAJOR DECISION REGARDING HIGHER EDUCATION.

ENDING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, CANCELING STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS IS A BIG ONE.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THOSE DECISIONS AND HOW DOES THIS AFFECT THE COMMUNITY?

>> THIS IS A HUGE SETBACK WHICH STOPS THE RIGHTS OF COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE SUFFERED DISCRIMINATION FOR DECADES, SO THEY CAN ACCESS HIGHER EDUCATION.

IT TAKES US BACK TO THE DAYS OF SEGREGATION AND EXCLUSION IN MY OPINION.

YOU LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS, WHERE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION WAS STRUCK DOWN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.

THE ADMISSION OF MINORITIES DROPPED 40%.

THIS IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN UNLESS WE DO SOMETHING.

THIS IS NOT GOOD.

ON THE TOPIC OF STUDENT DEBT AND AGAINST THOSE INDICATED.

IN ILLINOIS, WE RANK NUMBER SEVEN IN TERMS OF PEOPLE WHO GRADUATED AND STUDIED AND OWED $60 MILLION.

THAT IS WHY I VOTED AGAINST THE DEBT CEILING AGREEMENT THAT REPUBLICANS PASSED OUT OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BECAUSE IT STOPS THE ABILITY TO HAVE STUDENT DEBT ENDED AND RESUMES PAYMENTS FOR THOSE WHO ARE INDEBTED TO LUNGS.

>> YOUR DECISION OF OPPOSING THE DEBT CEILING.

CAN YOU TALK TO US MORE ABOUT THAT?

>> EXTREME REPUBLICANS WANTED TO TAKE US INTO DEFAULT.

THREATENING TO DO SO UNLESS WE MADE DRACONIAN CUTS TO THE BUDGET.

IT WOULD HAVE AFFECTED MANY DIFFERENT AREAS, LESS MONEY IN CHICAGO FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES, TO IMPROVE O'HARE AIRPORT.

AND YOU TALK ABOUT OTHER SOCIAL PROGRAMS LIKE ACCESS TO FOOD AND OTHER IMPORTANT SERVICES.

I WASN'T GOING TO VOTE FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

WE HAD INCREASED THE DEBT CEILING 29 TIMES WITH REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTS.

WE HAD A RESPONSIBILITY.

ONCE YOU PASS A BUDGET, IT IS IMPLICIT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO COME UP WITH THE REVENUES TO DO THAT AND THERE WAS NO NEED -- >> WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING IN THAT REGARD BY THE END OF THE YEAR?

>> WE CONTINUE TO SEE REPUBLICANS, A SELECT GROUP OF THEM, ACT IRRESPONSIBLY AND VERY RADICALLY.

THEY ARE NOW SAYING THAT THEY WILL NOT ABIDE BY THE AGREEMENT WITH THE ADMINISTRATION.

>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

CONGRESSMAN CHUY GARCIA .

NEXT, MAKING MONUMENTS FOR LATINOS, THAT IS RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>>> IT IS NOT HARD TO FIND MONUMENTS IN CHICAGO, BUT VERY FEW WERE CREATED BY THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY.

AS PART OF THE CHICAGO PROJECT, WHICH ALLOCATED FUNDING FOR THE MELLON FOUNDATION, THAT MONUMENTS PROJECT IS BEGINNING THE PROCESS OF CREATING MONUMENTS THAT REPRESENT THE FULL SPECTRUM OF HISTORY DEPICTED IN THE LATINO COMMUNITY .

>> WE RECEIVED TWO GRANTS.

THE FIRST GRANT WAS TO MOSTLY BE PLANNING.

BUT WE ALSO HAD A COUPLE OF TEMPORARY MONUMENTS THAT WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT DOING.

ONE OF THEM IS ELEVATING AND CELEBRATING THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF AN IMPORTANT LATINO ORGANIZATION STARTED IN 1953.

WE ALSO ARE FUNDING, FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, A DIGITAL EXHIBIT ABOUT THE STREET FAIR THAT THEY PUT ON IN 1969, AND WE WILL BE LAUNCHING THIS.

MANY PEOPLE TODAY ARE NOT AWARE OF THESE IMPORTANT HISTORIC EVENTS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH WOMEN, LATINAS.

I AM A DOCUMENTARIAN, PHOTOGRAPHER, I FEEL IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THIS HISTORY AT THE FOREFRONT.

THIS IS THE HISTORY THAT MANY YOUNG PEOPLE TODAY, YOUNG WOMEN, PEOPLE ARE WALKING ON THIS HISTORY.

THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS ABOUT.

THE LBD TO IMMEDIATELY -- I AM EXCITED ABOUT PARTICIPATING IN THIS.

MAKING SOMETHING FOR THE CITY, FOR OURSELVES, THAT WILL ENGAGE IN DIALOGUE.

THAT WILL CHANGE THE WAY, BRING FORTH THE WAY WE FEEL WE SHOULD BE REPRESENTED.

>> WE WILL HAVE MORE ON THE MONUMENTS AS THEY DEVELOP.

>>> NEXT, WE LEARN HOW TO ADMINISTER CPR, THAT IS RIGHT AFTER THIS.

>>> BLACK AND LATINO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING CARDIAC ARRESTS ARE LESS LIKELY TO RECEIVE CPR FROM A BYSTANDER THAN WHITE PEERS.

THIS STUDY FOUND THAT, AT HOME, CPR WAS MORE LIKELY TO BE ADMINISTERED BY WHITE PEOPLE.

52% OF LATINOS AND 42% OF LATINAS HAVE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE .

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS SAY ANYONE CAN HELP SAVE A HEART.

JOINING US NOW ARE THE ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE AT A MEDICAL COLLEGE, AND A RESIDENT PHYSICIAN.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

WE HAVE MET BEFORE.

TALKING ABOUT THE SAME SUBJECT.

DOCTOR, CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT CPR IS?

>> THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

CPR IS CHEST COMPRESSIONS THAT ARE PROVIDING RESUSCITATION WHILE SOMEBODY IS EXPERIENCING CARDIAC ARREST.

THE HEART IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY PUMPING BLOOD THROUGHOUT THE BODY.

>> HOW DOES CPR HELP SOMEONE EXPERIENCING CARDIAC ARREST?

>> YOU ARE DOING THE WORK THAT THE HEART WAS DOING PRIOR TO IT STOPPING WITH YOUR OWN HAND.

PUT YOUR HAND IN THE RIGHT PLACE AND YOU ARE TAKING OVER THE HEART, YOU ARE SQUEEZING AND PUSHING BLOOD WHERE IT WOULD GO IF YOUR HEART WAS WORKING.

>> ONE THING TO TALK ABOUT IT, ANOTHER TO ACTUALLY DO IT.

THEY RECORDED A DEMONSTRATION.

>> THE FIRST THING, LET'S SAY WE ENCOUNTER A LOVED ONE AT HOME OR SOMEONE IN PUBLIC NOT BREATHING.

>> ARE YOU OKAY?

>> THE PATIENT IS NOT RESPONDING .

HE WILL ADVISE SOMEONE TO CALL 911.

THEY WILL CALL FOR HELP.

THEY ARE NOT RESPONDING.

HE DOES NOT HEAR OR SEE OR CAN FEEL ANY BREATH SO WILL START CHEST COMPRESSION.

RIGHT-HAND AND LEFT-HAND LIKE THIS, UNDER THE BREAST BONE.

FAST.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7-- PERFECT.

HE IS MOVING HIS ACTUAL BODY UP AND DOWN.

YOU WILL GET TIRED.

>> THAT IS A GREAT DEMONSTRATION.

I HAVE SEEN IT BEFORE.

SOMETHING WE SAW IN HIGH SCHOOL YEARS BACK.

THE STUDY SHOWED THAT BLACK AND LATINO PEOPLE HAVING CARDIAC ARREST IN PUBLIC ARE 41% LESS LIKELY TO RECEIVE BYSTANDER CPR.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT?

>> IT IS A SOBERING STATISTIC.

A PREDOMINANTLY HISPANIC AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN POPULATION ON THE WEST SIDE WHERE WE ARE ARE EXPERIENCING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.

THERE IS A LOT OF DIFFERENT REASONS WHY.

SOME SAY IT IS BECAUSE OF COVID .

PEOPLE ARE MORE HESITANT TO ENGAGE.

EARLY 2020, WANTING TO BE MORE DISTANT.

THERE IS A DISPROPORTIONATE EFFECT ON THE LATINO AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES WITH CPR, WHICH IS WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY TRYING TO TEACH OUR COMMUNITY.

>> YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB IN THAT REGARD.

YOU ARE A PART OF THE PROGRAM.

TEACHING LATINOS AND ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO LEARN CPR.

DISCREPANCIES ALSO OCCUR IN DIFFERENT SETTINGS.

DOES THAT SUGGEST A LACK OF EDUCATION ABOUT CPR?

>> WHETHER IT IS A LACK OF EDUCATION IS UNCLEAR TO ME.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST BARRIERS TO CPR IN GENERAL IS THE PHENOMENON THAT WE CALL ACTIVATION ENERGY.

AM I EVEN ABLE TO DO THIS?

WE TEACH TO ANY GROUP WE PROVIDE TRAINING TO, YOU CAN DO THIS.

YOU HAVE TWO HANDS, WE SAW IT IN THE DEMONSTRATION, YOU CAN DO THIS.

>> HAVING EDUCATION IN AN ACCESSIBLE LANGUAGE.

NOT JUST ENGLISH.

TWO, MAKING IT ACCESSIBLE AND A LOW-COST.

MAKING IT FREE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

A LOT OF COURSES COST MONEY.

IT IS A POTENTIAL BARRIER.

WE HAVE MADE THIS ACCESSIBLE, APPROACHABLE, GO TO PLACES OF WORSHIP, COMMUNITY CENTERS, THAT IS WHERE WE CAN BEND THE CURVE.

>> HOW CAN WE AS BYSTANDERS IDENTIFY SOMEONE THAT MAY BE HAVING A CARDIAC ARREST?

>> GREAT QUESTION.

THEY CAN HAVE DIFFICULTY BREATHING.

THEY CAN TURN BLUE, PURPLE.

THEY MAY NOT BE RESPONSIVE.

IF YOU FEEL UNDERNEATH HER NECK, YOU SHOULD FEEL A PULSE, YOU MAY NOT FEEL THAT, THAT IT A SIGN THAT THEY'RE NOT GETTING ADEQUATE BLOOD TO THE BRAIN SO YOU SHOULD ADMINISTER CPR.

>> THESE TRAININGS IN SPANISH, WHAT OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR LATINOS, ESPECIALLY SPANISH SPEAKERS TO LEARN THIS?

>> THE DOCTOR MAY HAVE MORE RESOURCES THAN I, BUT THERE ARE AMPLE TRAININGS AVAILABLE ONLINE THAT YOU CAN USE THROUGH VARIOUS REPUTABLE ORGANIZATIONS.

>> AND YOU GUYS PROVIDE TRAINING AS WELL.

>> WE ARE TRYING TO GET OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND BE MORE PROACTIVE, NOT HAVING THEM COME TO THE HOSPITAL, BUT GOING TO THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

WE ARE HAVING CLASSES WHICH ARE FREE.

WE HAVE FACULTY THAT ARE NURSES , PHYSICIANS, RESIDENT DOCTORS, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO COME TO A LOCATION NEAR YOU.

>> THERE WERE TIMES WHEN IT MIGHT BE DANGEROUS TO ADMINISTER CPR?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

WE ARE EXPERIENCING FEROCIOUS GUN VIOLENCE IN THE CITY.

THE FIRST THING YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE OF BEFORE YOU ADMINISTER CPR, IS THE AREA IN WHICH YOU ARE GOING TO DO THIS SAVE?

DO NOT PUT YOURSELF IN HARMS WAY TO ADMINISTER CPR.

IF YOU FEEL SAFE, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT.

YOU ARE THE HELP BEFORE HELP ARRIVES.

>> A SINGLE PERSON WANTS TO TAKE A CPR COURSE, DO THEY HAVE TO BE A PART OF A GROUP?

CAN THEY FIND A WAY TO DO THE COURSE?

>> YOU CAN BE PART OF A GROUP, EMAIL US AND WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>>> THE EXPERIENCE OF GROWING UP WITH BICULTURAL ROOTS CAN FEEL LIKE HAVING THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS.

A LOCAL MUSICIAN AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS NATIVE GHOST THE NAME HALF GRINGA.

YOU CAN HEAR ABOUT HER CULTURES IN THE MUSIC SHE CREATES.

THIS IS HER NEW RELEASE.

♪ >> ♪ SOME NIGHTS I AM READING OUT LOUD, HOPING YOU WILL HEAR ME ON THE VERANDA, BUT THROUGH THE YEARS IT COMES BACK TO HAUNT YOU ♪ WHEN I STARTED WRITING THE SONG, I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE MUSIC.

IT IS A SONG THAT IS ABOUT LOVE AND A LOT ABOUT SELF-LOVE.

♪ TRY TO APPROACH THIS, THINGS OUT OF YOUR CONTROL, THINGS YOU CAN APPROACH WITH CARE.

♪ I AM A PENSIVE PERSON.

I HAVE BEEN STUDYING POETRY.

BOTH OF MY PARENTS ARE POETS AND I STUDIED POETRY IN COLLEGE.

THAT IS WHAT MY ENTRY POINT TO WRITING SONGS WAS.

I DID NOT WRITE MUSIC IN EARNEST UNTIL I WAS 19.

>> ♪ REACH OUT AND COMFORT THE DEAD ♪ GETTING INTO THE CHICAGO MUSIC COMMUNITY, IF YOU JUST WRITE ONE SONG, IT CAN BE A CATALYST IN THE DOORWAY THAT OPENS.

ACTUALLY, I CAN WRITE A SONG.

>> HALF GRINGA IS A NAME, WHEN I STARTED USING IT, I WAS THINKING ABOUT MY CULTURAL IDENTITY, MY MOM IS FROM VENEZUELA AND MOST OF MY FAMILY LIVES IN AMERICA.

I GREW UP IN THE MIDWEST.

IN A TINY TOWN.

>> ♪ DON'T BE THE BRAVEST OUT THERE, YOU ARE SCARED ♪ THE LATINO COMMUNITY HELPS ORIENT MYSELF, IT IS OKAY IF YOUR SPANISH ISN'T PERFECT.

IT IS OKAY IF YOU FEEL LIKE A DUALITY OF YOUR IDENTITY.

ACKNOWLEDGING BOTH OF THOSE THINGS AND INTERROGATING THEM IS IMPORTANT IN MY WORK.

SOMETHING I WANT TO KEEP DOING.

♪ >> THAT WAS AN ACOUSTIC VERSION OF "MIRANDA."

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