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Fight Over California’s Proposition 23 Takes to the Airwaves

By | 09.28.10 | 5:38 pm

The fight over California’s Proposition 23, which seeks to roll back the state’s landmark legislation to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, is taking to the airwaves this week, with ads emerging from both camps.

Police Argue Against School-Issued Guide on Immigration Raids

By | 09.27.10 | 6:18 pm

There is a debate brewing in San Diego over how much schools should teach students about their rights in immigration raids and deportation proceedings, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported this weekend. As immigration enforcement efforts grow, some schools across the country have handed out guides telling More…

The Next Tea Party Convention: July in Vegas?

By | 02.08.10 | 8:47 am

From the stage of the National Tea Party Convention, Judson Phillips announced that organizers would be putting together a second convention from July 15 through July 17. (Worth noting: The convention program called it the “first” but not “first annual” event of its kind.) The main goals, said Phillips: more More…

ACLU: Rise in Border Crossing Deaths Are ‘Humanitarian Crisis’

By | 09.30.09 | 11:15 am

Fifteen years after the United States first instituted “Operation Gatekeeper” to reinforce the U.S.-Mexican border with more agents, walls and fences, the American Civil Liberties Union has released a report concluding that the enforcement effort has been deadly.

The report — a joint effort of the More…

Jim the Realtor’s Slightly Twisted View of the World

By | 04.17.09 | 9:30 am

Right now, that video of  47-year-old unemployed Susan Boyle of Scotland taking “Britain’s Got Talent” by surprise with her soaring voice continues spread throughout blogosophere, even landing on PBS’ otherwise very serious NewsHour last night. But in the housing world, there’s a different video star – Jim More…

Obama to Appoint ‘Border Czar’

By | 04.16.09 | 12:30 pm

The Obama administration is expected to appoint Alan Bersin, a former U.S. Attorney in San Diego, to be its new “border czar”.

“The position will focus on illegal immigration into the U.S. as well as southbound gun trafficking and cash smuggling,” a Department of Homeland Security official told The More…