The Golden State is leading by example in tackling some of the era’s most pressing issues and pushing back on an oppressive administration.
A new book helps explain California’s role as a bulwark against the president’s anti-immigration policies.
It’s not just the “bad dudes” and others the president has maligned—Trump’s administration does not welcome vast numbers of those looking to gain entry to the U.S. for a particular reason.
In the detention centers and the separation of immigrant families, we can see how the fragile protections of the Constitution and the courts and the ideals of our nation are endangered by a reckless president.
The president criticizes the state’s position on “sanctuary cities” and says it needs to learn the value of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
The new owner has a chance to do a great public service by reviving the civic treasure, battered by years of dictatorial and incompetent regimes. But he'll soon learn that running a newspaper is not science or showmanship.
The courts often impose unfair penalties on immigrants arrested by ICE. The process can also be a nightmare for judges and lawyers, and it’s only getting worse.
More indicators of the president’s march toward a police state and the destruction of democracy are evident in his ouster of the FBI director.
The president lost big in Congress this week as Republicans and Democrats rejected his budget cuts for now, including those directed at immigrants.
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