Poof…Temporary Student Visas Magically Become Years-Long Work Permits
By Joe Guzzardi October 11, 2017 Parents paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual university tuition bills or students amassing mountains... Read More
Included in Trump’s 70-Point Immigration Principles: More Judges
DHS, ICE, Enforcement Advocates Endorse Hiring More Immigration Judges. One of President Trump’s 70-point immigration principles sent to Congress on October 8... Read More
Trump’s ‘Immigration Principles’ Turn off Dems; DACA Deal Likely Dead
By Joe Guzzardi October 9, 2017 When President Trump punted deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) to Congress, and gave it six... Read More
Enforcement Gives Jeopardized Habitat a Helping Hand
A trash-filled wash located below Arizona’s scenic Diablito Mountain, 21 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border at Nogales. Among the many positives... Read More
Responding to California, Now a Sanctuary State, ICE Promises Stepped up Removals
By Joe Guzzardi October 7, 2017 Last week, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Values Act, SB 54, which officially... Read More
Bad Bureau of Labor Statistics September Report—Minus 33,000 Jobs
Hurricanes Irma, one of three storms blamed for weak September jobs report. Going into the Bureau of Labor Statistics release of it... Read More
Congress Debates Four Amnesties, but No E-Verify Progress
Amnesties (four!) mean more population growth, fewer American jobs. Congressional amnesty discussions have Californians on edge. Once amnesty banter picks up on... Read More
Senate Committee Stalemates on DACA Amnesty
By Joe Guzzardi October 4, 2017 Earlier this week, the Senate Judiciary held a hearing about the deferred action for childhood... Read More
Brown Signs Bills to Alleviate Affordable Housing Shortage; Mum on Population Growth
Senate Pro Tem President Kevin de Leon Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, and others at Hunter’s Point, an impoverished, crime-ridden neighborhood Sacramento... Read More
These 2,450 Acres Near L.A. Are California’s Next Big Development Fight
PHOTO BY JIM GALLAGHER By Will Doig October 2, 2017 Next City An emerald island in a sea of gray and... Read More