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January 8, 2007
Arnold's New Era Begins
In his inaugural address last Friday, Governor Schwarzenegger announced the beginning of a new chapter in California history, the "post-partisan" era, explaining, "The question is not what are the needs of Republicans or Democrats? The real question is what are the needs of our people?… Post- ... More >>
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February 2, 2007
Healthcare and that Jolly Ol' Elf
There's been a lot of talk about the governor's universal healthcare plan, but once you get past all the talk you discover… well, that plan may be too strong of a word. The governor's universal healthcare good intention may be more accurate. Anthony York explains in the Capitol Weekly. (emp ... More >>
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May 23, 2007
Unfortunate Acronym of the Day
Earlier today, representatives from the Arizona Interfaith Network, Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform, Kansas City's El Centro and the United Farm Workers set up a teleconference call to argue why comprehensive immigration reform is necessary. They met under the name Coalition for Comprehensive Imm ... More >>
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July 7, 2006
Ed Royce Makes a Run for the Border
The San Diego Union-Tribune, whose editorials typically lean solidly to the right, has come out firmly against mixing illegal immigration with the war on terror--and with "The Wrong Mix," they more specifically chide OC's own Rep. Ed Royce (R-Fullerton) for chairing an Imperial Beach congressional h ... More >>
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November 12, 2007
Illegal Immigration: Follow the Bouncing Logic
When it comes to examining the root causes of illegal immigration, some Republicans work overtime to reconcile their hatred of "illegals" (cough—Mexicans!—cough-cough!) with the Bible—something that's not always easy to pull off given that the Bible preaches goodwill to those who are less fort ... More >>
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November 26, 2007
Monday's Headlines. No Surprises: Shaky ground for the mayor-who-would-be-governor
Preparing for deportation: In the past fiscal year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement made almost twice as many arrests (30,396) in its fugitive operations program as it did the previous year, reports the Register. ICE also picked up more than 4,000 illegals in workplace raids - up 11 percent fro ... More >>
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December 6, 2007
Funniest Quote of the New Millenium
"They came legally, though." --Idiot Iowa woman whose ancestors invaded the Americas on the Mayflower, in response to the issue of illegal immigration.
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December 26, 2007
Funniest Register Poll of the Year...
...has to be the one they ran last week asking readers what "is the most effective way to stop illegal immigration across the U.S.-Mexico border?" Reporter Amy Taxin sure knows her audience--of the options available, none included "open the borders ala the European Union," "reform the current immi ... More >>
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April 1, 1999
Shot in the Arm
Why the poor resort to backroom injections
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October 16, 2008
Barbara Coe Upset Sarah Palin Doesn't Acknowledge Her
On Sept. 15, California Coalition for Immigration Reform head Barbara Coe sent off a questionnaire to Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. "The California Coalition for Immigration Reform (CCIR) is a nationally recognized nonpartisan grassroots organization representing thousands of p ... More >>
News
March 15, 2001
Welcome to Orange County, Now Go Home
Cops say they want to bail on INS duty
Columns
July 3, 2008
[¡Ask a Mexican!®] Cherry-Picking César Chávez
Cops say they want to bail on INS duty
News
August 16, 2007
The Martin Chronicles
Onetime ally turns against controversial Anaheim school trustee Harald Martin
News
May 18, 2006
Gracias, OC!
'Gustavo Arellano: youre a race-card-playing punk!'
News
March 30, 2006
The Gilchristification of OC
Mondays student walkout shows the past aint dead. It isnt even passed
Columns
December 29, 2005
!Ask a Mexican!
The year in Mexican-bashing
News
June 2, 2005
THE RIGHT IS RIGHT
Minuteman founder Jim Gilchrist has it all figured outexcept for one little thing
News
December 9, 1999
Bankruptcy? What Bankruptcy?!
OCs financial meltdown, five years later
Blogs
August 11, 2009
Orange County Clergy Goes Hollywood for Obamacare
Yes, the people popping up everywhere to disrupt explanations of Obamacare by congress people and administration folk seldom get covered these days. A favorite was two days ago on CNN, when the anchorwoman cut to such a town hall where a U.S. senator was detailing the plan. Without ha ... More >>
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August 26, 2009
Orange County Faith Leaders Pray for Immigration Reform
OCCCO recently held a prayer vigil for healthcare reform. Now immigration reform is the cause.Orange County Congregation Community Organization (OCCCO) is teaming up with local faith leaders for a prayer vigil calling for just immigration reform Friday evening in the sanctuary at Immaculate ... More >>
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August 28, 2009
Racist OC Register Fustercluck of the Week: Special Kennedy Appreciation Edition
Until brain cancer ended his career, Senator Ted Kennedy was one of the hardest working legislators in American history, someone who even right-wing ideologues like Orrin Hatch admired and loved for his tireless dedication to public service. Ok sure, he had his faults. The man liked to drink. He cau ... More >>
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September 2, 2009
The Other Side of the Health-Care Debate Strikes Back
The other side of the health-care debate (think opposite of Fox News' town hall criers) has come out swinging of late.California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee just issued a statement with the provocative title, "California's Real Death Panels: Insurers Deny 21% of Claims." ... More >>
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September 16, 2009
UC Irvine Seeks to Cut Through Healthcare Reform Bullshit
The AFL-CIO convention in Pittrburgh voted last night to endorse single-payer, universal healthcare for all Americans, and rU.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana) just trotted out to reporters his bill to provide non-single-payer, non-universal healthcare for not-quite-all Americans. Coincidence? ... More >>
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February 4, 2010
Roe v. Wade Wades into Newport Beach
ColbertNation.comSheryl WuDunn, who appeared on "The Colbert Report" last year, is the guest speaker at Saturday's Roe v. Wade event.A Roe V. Wade commemoration will be held Saturday evening in Newport Beach and--guess what?--it's a celebration of the landmark 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision leg ... More >>
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March 22, 2010
Deborah Pauly, Villa Park Councilwoman, Needs Health-Care Reform for Her Tushy
VillaPark.orgOof!"Applauding this Health Care Bill is like applauding a mugging or a rape. Do you feel sodomized?"-Villa Park City Councilwoman Deborah Pauly, reacting to the House passage of monumental health-care reform legislation Sunday, on her Facebook page, according to the Orange County Re ... More >>
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April 1, 2010
Healthcare Celebration Today, Healthcare Protest Tomorrow
Supporters of the historic healthcare reform bill signed into law by President Barack Obama will gather in front of the Garden Grove district office of Rep. Loretta Sanchez this afternoon to thank Orange County's only Democratic member of Congress for her yes vote on the controversial legislation ... More >>
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May 18, 2010
Progressive "Brownbaggers" Invite Teabaggers to Join Them in Government Spending Protests
Tim Carpenter hammers away at the war.Former Orange County progressive activist Tim Carpenter, who now does his agitating for the Michigan-based Progressive Democrats of America, is inviting tea partiers to protests at congressional district offices nationwide Wednesday aimed at reducing "unjusti ... More >>
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June 2, 2010
[UPDATED:] Yorba Linda Becomes First OC City to Back Arizona's Immigration Law
UPDATE: The Yorba Linda City Council votes 3-0 Tuesday night in favor of a resolution supporting Arizona's SB 1070. Let us travel back in time to May 13, 1971, when President of the United States of America--and Yorba Linda favorite son--Richard Nixon was engaged in conversation with John Ehrlich ... More >>
News
June 3, 2010
Badlands: From Ground Zero of the Immigration Crisis Along the Mexican Border
Tougher border enforcement in California and Texas has spelled disaster for southern Arizona
News
July 8, 2010
What's a Little Marriage Fraud Between Amigos?
It's a felony, sure, but in the absence of real immigration reform, some young, assimilated illegal immigrants see it as their best path to citizenship
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July 15, 2010
[UPDATED:] Saint Margaret Ranch, er, Rancho Santa Margarita Backs Arizona's SB 1070
UPDATE: As expected, the Rancho Santa Margarita City Council passed a resolution last night supporting the controversial Arizona immigration-reform law SB 1070. In adopting the thing, one panelist revealed he does not believe in immigration reform (see end of post) . . .Aw hell, Rancho, go all t ... More >>
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July 16, 2010
Racist OC Register Reader Fustercluck of the Day
Headline: Westminster Council Debates Arizona Immigration LawComment by HARRYWSMINSTR: What a great idea to leave it to the voters. All in favor say "Si".
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July 28, 2010
Judge Knocks Down Meat of Arizona's SB 1070
She ruled WHAT!?!A federal judge has blocked the part of Arizona's controversial SB 1070 law that allows police to ask people if they are in the country legally.The tough new immigration law that has sparked national debate is scheduled to take effect Thursday. However, the ask/you'd-better-tell ... More >>
News
August 12, 2010
Seized
Inside the brutal world of America's kidnapping capital
News
August 26, 2010
Asylum Denied
Only a fraction of Mexicans get U.S. asylum.
Blogs
November 16, 2010
Tancredo vs. Arellano: Where to Watch--Here!
Starting at 6:30 p.m. PST tonight, come back to Navel Gazing (fresh post will be at the top also!) to find where we will be live streaming from Colorado the Tancredo vs. Arellano debate on immigration.Tancredo is a former Colorado congressman known for his, uh, extreme stance on immigration refo ... More >>
News
December 2, 2010
Mexican Macroeconomics
Do undocumented migrants steal jobs from American workers?
News
December 2, 2010
FAIR-y Tales In the Immigration Debate
Anti-immigrant think tanks are aiming their dubious statistics at the 14th Amendment
News
December 16, 2010
DREAM Act Supporters Keep Fighting
From Santa Ana to Texas to Capitol Hill, OC residents prove among the most prominent advocates of the DREAM Act
News
December 23, 2010
Return to Sender
What would comprehensive immigration reform look like if the Feds got off their duffs?
Columns
January 13, 2011
Why Do Mexicans Steal Cactus Leaves?
[¡Ask a Mexican!] And can gabachos love the Mexican culture but hate the Mexican?
Blogs
March 30, 2011
Loretta Sanchez Asked to Speak About DREAM Act at Pomona College, Talks About Herself Instead
Here at your favorite infernal rag, we have long criticized Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez for not having the, um, ovaries to support the DREAM Act, waiting until the tragic death of a DREAMer to co-sponsor the bill in Congress. Of course, we always hear it from Loretta apologists aghast that we c ... More >>
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May 5, 2011
California DREAM Act Passes State Assembly
It's a little confusing, but no less a victory for illegal immigrant college students. While the national DREAM Act, an immigration bill aimed at providing a path to citizenship for young people, died in the U.S. Senate--and possibly forever--last year, the California DREAM Act is very much alive ... More >>
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July 26, 2011
Jerry Brown Signs Half of California DREAM Act; Illegal Immigrants Now Eligible For Private College Scholarships
Having made a campaign pledge to do so, Gov. Jerry Brown signed the California DREAM Act yesterday. Well, half of it.During a town hall meeting at Los Angeles City College, Brown signed AB 130, the part of the two-bill package that gives illegal immigrants who live in California and at ... More >>
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October 12, 2011
[UPDATED With Email From an Arrested DREAMer] Five Undocumented College Students Detained at ICE Offices in Los Angeles After Sit-In; Three from Orange County
UPDATE, 2:39 p.m.: Francisco Javier Bravo, one of the arrested OC DREAMers, sent out an email to friends explaining the reasoning behind the protest."Hello Family/Friend/Ally," his email began. "Today I will be risking arrest to bring attention to one of my very important issues."
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October 25, 2011
ACLU Study Reveals Almost 200 Allegations Of Sexual Abuse Of Immigration Detainees, Three Cases At Santa Ana City Jail
A recent American Civil Liberties Union report shows that sexual abuse of people in immigration detention facilities is a widespread, and likely underreported, issue in the U.S. Through Freedom of Information Act requests, the ACLU learned of almost 200 cases of alleged sexual abus ... More >>
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January 6, 2012
California Dream Act Repeal: EPIC FAIL!
Supporters of a state initiative to repeal the California Dream Act Governor Jerry Brown signed into law last year announced today they failed to obtain the 500,000 signatures required to get a proposition on the ballot. See what happens when you have your Mexican gardener's wife distribute petit ... More >>
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January 27, 2012
Mitt Romney Abandoned for Newt Gingrich by Hispanic Leaders including OC's Miguel Orozco
A Hispanic business and community leader in Santa Ana has joined other Hispanics around the country in signing an open letter to Mitt Romney that essentially accuses the GOP presidential candidate of hypocritically running away from his Mexican heritage. "Our purpose here is to advise you that t ... More >>
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February 6, 2012
[UPDATED with ICE Freeing Eder Giovanni Herrera:] Itzcoatl Ocampo, Serial Killer Suspect, Accused of Fatal Stabbings of Mom and Son
Eder Giovanni HerreraUPDATE, FEB, 6, 4:22 P.M.: Federal immigration officials freed Eder Giovanni Herrera on his own recognizance."ICE's case review showed Mr. Herrera had not had any prior immigration enforcement encounters, nor did he have a criminal history, aside from the charges which wer ... More >>
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