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Grants to illegal immigrant students could cost California $14.5 million

Written on 9 Oct, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 44 comments

The California Dream Act, which Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Saturday, could cost the state $14.5 million a year in state grants to illegal immigrants. [LATimes] The California Department of Finance estimates 2,500 additional universities and community colleges students... (Continue reading)

Illegal workers exploiting tax credit

Written on 7 Sep, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 51 comments

A federal tax law passed in 2001 intended to widen the income tax collection net apparently had the opposite effect, opening the floodgates for massive fraud, according to a recent government report. Undocumented individuals not authorized to be employed, milked... (Continue reading)

Senate approves college aid for illegal immigrants

Written on 15 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

Illegal immigrants would be allowed to get privately financed student aid administered by state universities and colleges under legislation approved Thursday by the state Senate and sent to Gov. Jerry Brown. [LATimes] Brown said during last year’s election campaign that... (Continue reading)

Fifteen illegal immigrants found off Santa Barbara coast

Written on 12 Jul, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

Fifteen illegal immigrants were plucked off of Santa Cruz Island Sunday after being stranded and calling 9-1-1 for assistance. [LA Times] Members of the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Park Service searched the islands off of Santa Barbara last... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles couple pleads to harboring illegal aliens

Written on 7 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A Paso Robles couple pleaded guilty late this afternoon to federal charges of harboring illegal aliens who were smuggled into the United States and worked under sub-standard conditions at the couple’s elder care facilities. Maximino Morales, 45, and Melinda Morales,... (Continue reading)

Poll: Golden State not so golden

Written on 18 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 32 comments

The Golden State has apparently lost its luster. California residents ranked their quality of life at its lowest mark in 20 years because of the continuing economic downturn. [San Francisco Chronicle] The poll by UC Berkeley and Field, conducted in... (Continue reading)

Fresno student body president admits to being illegal immigrant

Written on 18 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

The student body president at California State University — Fresno has been forced to publicly admit that he is an illegal immigrant. [Associated Press] Pedro Ramirez, 22, was outed by the campus newspaper Tuesday after the staff received an anonymous... (Continue reading)

Whitman admits hiring undocumented housekeeper

Written on 30 Sep, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 33 comments

Meg Whitman admitted Wednesday that she paid an undocumented worker to clean her residence and provide other services in her home for nine years but insisted that she had been unaware of the woman’s immigration status. The Republican gubernatorial candidate,... (Continue reading)

Dispatches: Postcard from Arizona

Written on 10 Jul, 2010 in Discovered, Featured | 3 comments

By DAVID CONGALTON Greetings from the Grand Canyon State, where I have been holed up since Friday. Here until Monday morning. Four days isn’t much of a vacation, but I prefer to be away from home for only short spurts at a... (Continue reading)

Californians divided on new Arizona law

Written on 30 May, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 8 comments

The recent crackdown on illegal immigration in Arizona finds Californians closely divided, with deep splits along age and ethnicity, according to a new Los Angeles Times/USC poll. [Los Angeles Times] Overall, 50 percent of those surveyed indicated support for the... (Continue reading)