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Facing a deficit of $14.4 billion in 2010-2011, California taxpayers are shouldering the burden of paying approximately $22 billion in state and local expenditures on illegal aliens utilizing state services. The conclusion comes from a comprehensive study (PDF) entitled “The Fiscal Burden of Illegal Immigration on United States Taxpayers,
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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
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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
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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
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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
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With the Democratic-controlled Congress weighed down by a devastatingly low twelve percent approval rating, Republican leadership might be tempted to flaunt the political pummeling that Democrats could face in November. The GOP certainly has some merit for their midterm optimism. The Christian Science Monitor notes the party with more enthusiasm
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With a whopping victory of sixty-four percent over Steve Poizner’s twenty-seven percent, Meg Whitman is prepared to fight her Democratic opponent Jerry Brown in November for the big cheese. As one of her strategies, Whitman is ready to round up the Hispanic vote, even with the GOP’s anti-immigrant
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For California cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco, opposition to the Arizona immigration law has been strident. Their reaction is quite typical, considering that their citizens and governments lean heavily Democratic. In cities like Costa Mesa, however, sentiments about the law lie on the opposite side of the fence,
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Coming off a fresh win over her Republican opponents in Tuesday’s primary, Carly Fiorina may have uttered the very words she will regret in November. Speaking without knowledge of a live microphone, viewers caught Fiorina discussing the most non-political issue concerning her opponent; namely, Barbara Boxer’s hairstyle. The
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Today marks the end of primary season as many eyes curiously rest on the Republican races to be decided by tonight. In a state where Republican voters are gasping to breathe the air of financial recovery, their ballots also will bear witness to just how much of a monkey wrench
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Reported by the Whittier Daily News, Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Lakewood) believes racist forces are the driving support for Arizona’s immigration law. She slammed the law for being a “concentrated effort” by people who “have ties to white supremacy groups.” Labeling the law as outside mainstream politics, Sanchez compared it
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With the primary just a week away, the Republican gubernatorial dance around illegal immigration seems to have ended for now. The clock ticking with an intense urgency, contenders on the Republican primary ticket are now succumbing to pressure to explicitly come out against illegal immigration. The main candidate under pressure