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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 intentions. The LA Times is reporting that many illegals are fleeing the state ahead of July 29, the date the law takes effect.  Their article, however, demonstrates their bias in such a way that frames the Arizona government as villains of Arizona’s small businesses whose customers are illegal immigrants.  In

California is poised to become the nation’s first state to ban single-use plastic and paper bags at supermarkets and convenience stores. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, breaking with his usual practice of not taking a position on legislation until it reaches his desk, praised passage of the measure by the Assembly in June, signaling his likely signature should it pass in the Senate. “This bill will be a great victory for our environment,” the GOP governor said in a statement.   Pending in the Sena

Luis Gutierrez, the Illinois congressman leading the push for comprehensive immigration reform, still believes that a bill of some sort will pass before the November midterms.  “Immigration reform is still possible this year...The American people demand law and order and secure borders and comprehensive immigration reform is the only way to get there,” he said in a written statement. He added that President Obama will make it incumbent upon Congress to pass a bill soon.  He also touted that pas

Voters are convinced that the Obama Administration’s pursuit of a lawsuit against Arizona’s immigration law is the wrong approach in dealing with the matter.  A Rasmussen poll released last week shows that 56 percent of the nation’s likely voters oppose the lawsuit. In fact, 61 percent of the nation’s likely voters would support an Arizona-like immigration law in their own state.  Those who label the law as racist, on the other hand, believe that a majority of the nation is on the fringe side o

The LA Times reports that anti-SB 1070 activists are attempting capitalize on Latino voter anger over Arizona’s immigration law, by working to transform Hispanic sentiment into ballot box dividends for Democrats in the coming election.  “Activists hope that SB 1070, which Republican Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law in April and is scheduled to take effect July 29, will generate enough angry new Latino voters...to reshape this state's hard-line approach to immigration,” the Times writes. Will it

On July 1, the federal government and dozens of states set up temporary “high-risk” health insurance pools for people denied health insurance due to so-called pre-existing conditions. These pools were one of the major provisions included in federal health care reform signed into law early this year. However, this is only a temporary fix intended to provide health insurance to individuals without coverage until the law goes fully into effect in 2014, when insurance companies will no longer be ab

In a speech touting the need for immigration reform, President Obama offered more of the same polarizing rhetoric typical of the contemporary Washington environment.  Ultimately, he blames Republicans if the reform effort fails, even though some Democrats aren't on board. To be fair, Obama did praise President George W. Bush for attempting to tackle immigration reform.  Additionally, he praised the Republicans who formerly backed some sort of reform last year.  But now, the president is shaking

Taking a page from gubernatorial candidate and fellow Republican Meg Whitman, Carly Fiorina is considering the political consequences of being silent toward California Hispanics.  In her Senate campaign against Barbara Boxer, Fiorina is strategically courting the Hispanic vote through a specially developed campaign. According to the AP, the primary vehicle for this special campaign is through a website, which she launched at a Hispanic-owned catering company in front of a Hispanic audience.  He

While California faces a harrowing budget crisis, one State senator is set to see that California is the first state to boycott Arizona over its strict immigration law.  In a bill authored by State Sen. Gil Cedillo and endorsed by 40 lawmakers, the legislation would amount to an official state level boycott. Other states have merely passed resolutions against the law, the AP reports, but Cedillo's bill significantly raises the stakes.  According to the AP, Cedillo’s bill includes an anti-Arizon

Over the past week, two Californian politicians whose fates hang uncomfortably in the balance this November have made surprising moves courting the center. On the one hand, Sen. Barbara Boxer, the incumbent currently being challenged by former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, has recently rereleased an ad run by erstwhile GOP Senate candidate Tom Campbell that targets moderate Republicans, seemingly out of desire to woo the GOP. On the other hand, Meg Whitman, the GOP gubernatorial nominee, ha