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California Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes ethnic studies bill
By Stephen Ceasar, L.A. Times ~ October 13, 2015 http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-brown-ethnic-studies-bill-20151011-story.html Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill that would have required state education officials to develop a model ethnic studies ... -
Polarization on immigration rising
By David Lauter, L.A. Times ~ October 11, 2015 American views on immigration have grown more polarized, with Republicans taking harder-line positions as Democrats and independents take more liberal stands, ... -
California Community Foundation pledges $1 billion to L.A. County nonprofits
By Alice Walton, L.A. Times ~ October 8, 2015 Contact Reporter http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-me-la-county-ccf-grant-20151008-story.html In celebration of its 100th anniversary, the California Community Foundation is pledging $1 billion to Los Angeles County's ... -
Asians to surpass Latinos as largest immigrant group in U.S.
By KATE LINTHICUM, L.a. times ~ sept. 28, 2015 http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-immigration-asians-20150928-story.html Asians are likely to surpass Latinos as the nation's largest immigrant group shortly after the middle of the century as the ... -
50 years ago, Cesar Chavez led a crusade to unite and empower farmworkers
By MIRIAM PAWEL http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-pawel-chavez-delano-grape-strike-20150916-story.html On a Thursday night 50 years ago, at the height of the table grape harvest in California's Central Valley, hundreds of Mexican American farmworkers crowded expectantly into ... -
Don’t mess with the 14th, the issue of birthright citizenship has been settled
By DAVID RIVKIN & JOHN YOO, l.a. times ~ September 6, 2015 http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0906-rivkin-yoo-birthright-citizenship-20150906-story.html Donald Trump's call to end birthright citizenship has roiled the Republican presidential primary. Jeb Bush, John Kasich and ... -
Jose Antonio Vargas-- I'm not an 'alien'
By JOSE ANTONIO VARGAS, l.a. times op-ed ~ august 13, 2015 http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0814-vargas-illegal-alien-20150813-story.html "RESIDENT ALIEN." Those two words, in all caps, adorn the plastic-covered green card that my grandfather, a naturalized U.S. ... -
Border fences are succeeding -- in keeping migrants in U.S.
By WAYNE A. CORNELIUS, l.a. times op-ed ~ august 10, 2015 http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0810-cornelius-border-security-20150810-story.html In the first Republican presidential debate, Donald Trump swore he'd build a wall to keep out Mexican migrants and ...