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Housing illegal immigrant prisoners in California becoming expensive for taxpayers
According to a recent Modesto Bee editorial, the costs associated with housing imprisoned illegal immigrants who commit offenses in California are on track to becoming an unfunded liability for t ...
25 Feb, 2011
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Credibility will be key to winning the immigration debate
As those immersed in the immigration debate configure their tactical strategy to reform a currently unsatisfactory system, both major political ideologies face the prospect of losing credibility in wi ...
22 Feb, 2011
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How California could learn a thing or two about immigration reform from Florida
Michael Bennett, Florida Senate President Pro Tempore, expressed no confidence in the federal government's current ability to fix a broken immigration system, according to a recent News-Pres ...
18 Feb, 2011
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Independents gather for national conference in New York City
On Saturday, hundreds of Independents from across the country gathered in New York City for the CUIP’s National Conference of Independents entitled, “Can Independents Reform America?” The con ...
16 Feb, 2011
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Michelle Obama blames lack of comprehensive immigration reform on Republicans
Recently speaking before a key Hispanic audience through the Spanish television network Univision, The Hill newspaper blog reports that First Lady Michelle Obama placed blame for her husband's inabili ...
14 Feb, 2011
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Bill introduced to ban open carry of handguns in California
What's that you say? You didn't even know open carry was legal in California? Why yes it is. The gun must be in clear view at all times and be unloaded. You may also legally carry ammo on a clip ...
14 Feb, 2011
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As Sheriff Joe Arpaio calls out California for lax immigration policies, Hispanic voters make immigration reform their top priority
In a speech on Tuesday night at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, immigration hawk Joe Arpaio of Arizona said that California's lax immigration policies are to blame for the state's lingering high con ...
11 Feb, 2011
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President Obama ties immigration reform to economic recovery
In his first State of the Union speech after the defeat of the Dream Act, President Obama linked reviving immigration reform to breathing life back into the country's downtrodden economy, noting ...
28 Jan, 2011
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Welfare for children of illegal immigrants in L.A. County likely headed toward unsustainable path
Costs in the CalWORKS welfare benefits program for the children of illegal immigrants living in Los Angeles County are rising, according to a report released by County Supervisor Michael Antonovich.We ...
21 Jan, 2011
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Arizona shooting trial moves to California judge, possible California venue
A California federal judge will hear the case against Jared Loughner, who faces multiple charges related to the shooting rampage in Tuscon, Arizona which left an Arizona federal judge dead and Congres ...
18 Jan, 2011
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