immigration Archive
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Orange County’s Ritual Humiliation, aka Dana Rohrabacher.
Posted on January 31, 2012 | 10 Comments. . . “I’M ON THE MOON!” Damn, what schmucks we are here in the OC. What rubes, what drooling idiots. It’s surprising we don’t sit and play in traffic... -
Anaheim’s Little Arabia: An Ethnic Enclave Seeks to Make it Official
Posted on January 29, 2012 | 8 Comments. . . . . A year after the Egyptian uprising began, I take a look with this Orange County Weekly cover story at how the Arab Spring has swept... -
Is Santa Ana a “sanctuary city”? Let’s ask GOP candidates from this day in 2007
Posted on November 29, 2011 | 6 Comments. . . . . From exactly four years ago today in the New York Times (fair use basis is ready upon request; for now, I note that use of... -
Documentary Trailer Shows Santa Ana’s Fight to Change Checkpoint Policy
Posted on November 27, 2011 | 127 Comments. . . . . Earlier last week, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the city of Los Angeles were said to be considering changes to impound policies for unlicensed drivers at... -
Adiós cabrón! Russell Pearce Recalled in Arizona!
Posted on November 9, 2011 | 22 Comments. . . . . Last night, in a historic recall election in Arizona, top Republican State Senator Russel Pearce (seen pictured on the right next to a neo-Nazi, how... -
5 DEAD in OHIO. (and much more!)
Posted on November 8, 2011 | 41 Comments. . . Senate Bill 5 is dead, that is – Ohio Governor Kasich’s draconian overreach of a union-busting bill was utterly slaughtered today by 61% of the state’s voters.... -
California DREAM Act Becomes Reality
Posted on October 9, 2011 | 89 Comments. . . . . Over the weekend, California Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 131 into law. The legislation joins AB 130, which was signed earlier this year. Together,... -
Embattled Chicano Activist Carlos Montes Speaks in Anaheim Tuesday Sept. 27
Posted on September 27, 2011 | 37 Comments. . . . . Brown Beret co-founder and tireless Chicano, human, and immigrant rights activists Carlos Montes will speak tonight in Anaheim starting at 7 p.m. on his experience... -
The California GOP clutches its archaic irrelevance tightly to its breast.
Posted on September 20, 2011 | 18 Comments. . . Those of us on the sidelines, those of us who aren’t Republicans, who might be Democrats, independents, etc., how should we feel about the California GOP’s long-running... -
142 Immigrants Imprisoned for Border Crossing
Posted on July 20, 2011 | 48 Comments. . . CNN is reporting that 142 illegal immigrants crossing the border from Guatemala into Mexico were arrested and are now being held in jail. Under the Mexican Constitution... -
“Bring us your poor… and downtrodden…” – Will Dominique Strauss-Kahn walk?
Posted on June 30, 2011 | 4 Comments. . . DSK is out on OR. New York District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. has in his wisdom; Released Dominique Strauss-Kahn on his Own Recognizance! In a most compelling... -
McCain Says Immigrants Caused Arizona Fires
Posted on June 20, 2011 | 13 Comments. . . The raging fires in Arizona, besides consuming thousands of acres of forest and countryside, are also fanning the flames of debate about immigration. The Huffington Post, AOL... -
Bullet Points for the ABCs of Matricula IDs
Posted on June 13, 2011 | 3 Comments. . . . . Concerning my recent news article in the OC Weekly regarding the Mexican Matricula Consular ID and California liquor law there was extensive research and analysis... -
INITIATIVE. Deny benefits for persons who are not US citizens or qualified aliens
Posted on May 26, 2011 | No CommentsProponent Bill Siler has just filed a request to CA Attorney General Kamala Harris for “Title and Summary” of an Statewide Initiative to be called the “California Taxpayer Protection...
