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USA - Coverage of the US including Congress, the White House and the Pentagon.Priorities Are Shifting for US Job Seekers in COVID EraNow that federal unemployment benefits have expired, unemployed Americans are being encouraged to apply for about 10 million job vacancies nationwide. But as VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias explains, concerns about the COVID-19 delta variant and low wages are prompting some to reassess their job-hunting priorities.Camera and producer: Verónica Balderas Iglesias2021-09-1403 min
Science & HealthMounting US State Abortion Restrictions Propel Action from Supporters, CriticsPandemic economic pressure and more state limits on abortion are driving an increasing number of women, especially the poor, to Washington, D.C., to terminate their pregnancy. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias explains why.
Camera, Producer: Veronica Balderas Iglesias2021-06-2504 min
Silicon Valley & TechnologyUS Law Enforcement Eager to Dig Into Your Car DataDo you know how much data your car is collecting? VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias reports on how law enforcement agencies in the U.S. are among those eager to dig into the automobile data gold mines.
Camera: Veronica Balderas Iglesias Producer: Veronica Balderas Iglesias2021-06-0504 minUSA - Coverage of the US including Congress, the White House and the Pentagon.More Justice After Floyd Case?Inspired by the verdict in the George Floyd murder case, relatives of other alleged police brutality victims in the U.S. want their cases reopened. It’s not so clear-cut. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias looks at the complexities of their quest to seek justice. Be advised that this report contains language and video that some might find disturbing.
Camera: Veronica Balderas Iglesias Producer: Veronica Balderas Iglesias2021-05-1404 minScience & HealthDeadly Drug Overdoses Epidemic Rages OnMore than 86,000 people died from drug overdoses last year in the U.S. – a massive increase of just over 24 percent. It is an epidemic that as VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias reports, has been shoved in the shadows by the pandemic – but is no less serious a public health issue.Camera: Veronica Balderas Iglesias Produced by: Veronica Balderas Iglesias2021-03-0103 min
Immigration'Alien': How a Word Can HurtImmigrants are referred to as “aliens” in U.S. laws, but the term, seen by many as derogatory, could be replaced soon. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias spoke to those in favor and against the proposed change.2021-02-0103 min
Arts & CultureFor Standup Comics, a Tricky COVID ComebackFrom dark, crowded venues, to social-distanced back yards, stand-up comedians are adapting to life in the nation with the world's highest death toll from COVID-19. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias found comics in the Washington, DC area who, despite their own struggles, are still succeeding to make people laugh.
Camera, producer: Veronica Balderas Iglesias2020-09-2403 minSilicon Valley & TechnologyTech Giants Confirm People Move Less During COVID LockdownAs governments and communities around the world respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, Google and other tech giants have been tracking the dramatic changes in the mobility of people as they cope with lockdown measures. Reporter Veronica Balderas Iglesias talked to residents in and around Washington, D.C., to find out where people are going these days, and why.2020-05-1202 min
The AmericasVOA Films Illegal Logging Inside Mexico Monarch Butterfly SanctuaryIn the Mexican state of Michoacan this year, the suspicious death of a prominent communal leader at the Monarch butterfly’s World Heritage reserve rocked the conservation world. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias went to Michoacan and found that in this place of beauty, there was an underside of lawlessness, corruption and poverty that could threaten the sustainability of the biosphere.2020-04-2906 min
Student UnionRecruited, Rejected, Deported: When Disputes Arise, Au Pairs Have Few RightsIn much of the world, child care is a family duty. But in the U.S., parents often work hectic jobs and need to hire someone for the job. An increasingly popular choice: au pairs – young foreigners who live in the home and watch the children, all for the chance to sample life in the USA. Some 20,000 come each year -- but as Veronica Balderas Iglesias reports in Part 1 of her series, “The Perils of Au Pairs," not everyone gets the cultural experience they are promised.2020-02-1205 min