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GOP may have a chance to reach Hispanic voters in 2012
GOP may have a chance to reach Hispanic voters in 2012
A recent article in Politico takes note of the positive impact that Hispanic voters had in offsetting the Democratic Party's already devastating losses on Tuesday. Despite little progress in the forme...
Prop 19 debate goes international
Prop 19 debate goes international
With scarcely two weeks to go before one of the biggest elections in recent history, voters are being asked to make several pivotal choices. But the one that has effectively dominated the news markets...
Stephen Colbert's immigration testimony before Congress has California connection
Stephen Colbert's immigration testimony before Congress has California connection
Political theater literally arrived at Washington DC thanks to a free comedic act from faux news man Stephen Colbert last week.  And if there’s anyone to thank for Colbert’s appearance on Capitol...
Great Recession curtails illegal immigration, giving DC time to craft a new strategy
Great Recession curtails illegal immigration, giving DC time to craft a new strategy
Between 2007 and 2009, the Great Recession appears to have discouraged illegal immigrants from flowing into the US, according to a new Pew Hispanic Center study.      “The ann...
California able to deploy National Guard troops to border before Arizona
California able to deploy National Guard troops to border before Arizona
This week, California became the first state to be provided with resources to deploy National Guard troops to its southern border with Mexico.  The move is a part of a promise from the Obama admi...
Looming Arizona immigration law sets the stage for impassioned debate
Looming Arizona immigration law sets the stage for impassioned debate
While Arizona’s immigration law is set to take effect this Thursday, there is much to consider both now and after the law is implemented.  It seems as if the law is already fulfilling its intenti...
California's gubernatorial candidates and the failure of the Democrat-Republican consensus on drug policy
California's gubernatorial candidates and the failure of the Democrat-Republican consensus on drug policy
By any reasonable standard, I would argue that the 40 year-old “war on drugs” has been a failure.  Among other things, this war has hurt the lives of countless individuals and families, swelled t...
California Could See Over $1.4 Billion Revenue Spike From Tax Cannabis Act
California Could See Over $1.4 Billion Revenue Spike From Tax Cannabis Act
California's very own State Board of Equalization reports in its legislative bill analysis that revenues from a bill similar to the Tax Cannabis Act would equal roughly $1.4 billion.With California's ...
Gulf of Mexico drilling disaster triggers counterproductive reaction in California
Gulf of Mexico drilling disaster triggers counterproductive reaction in California
Santa Barbara environmentalists who have been fighting offshore oil drilling for more than 40 years appeared to have gained a new ally when Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced this week that he w...
President Obama proposes cutting border security in 2011 federal budget
President Obama proposes cutting border security in 2011 federal budget
Possibly indicating what direction the president might lean on comprehensive immigration reform, the Washington Examiner reports that President Obama has proposed cutting U.S. border security as part ...