A few months ago, the Obama administration announced in a memo that it could prioritize deportation cases to focus scarce resources on criminals. And then last month, DHS announced that it would suspend the deportations of those who fit the low priority category (meaning DREAMers). Just because changes are announced doesn’t necessarily mean that the [...]

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Webmaster’s note: This brief discussion is based on Seneca’s personal observations having lived, traveled and worked in Latin America and the Iberian peninsula. They are meant to enable a more cogent and better understanding of the cultural patterns prevalent in Latin America. It also helps to explain the attitudes, origins, values, tastes and preferences of [...]

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Coming soon: a Loretta Sanchez golf tournament, a Loretta Sanchez Halloweeen fundraiser, perhaps a few trips to the Playboy Mansion to butter up Hef and more because she’s left with almost zero campaign funds. As mentioned earlier in the week, campaign treasurer Kinde Durkee has been accused of defrauding her clients. Durkee is supposed to [...]

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Following up on the Claudia Alvarez remarks that have garnered much outrage, the Santa Ana City Council has condemned her statement in a meeting yesterday. And Alvarez offered another apology. Also worth noting is the public support for Alvarez at the meeting. Gustavo Arellano has some insight about the context of the support Alvarez has [...]

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Kinde Durkee, a campaign operative who most people wouldn’t really know about unless they paid attention to campaign finance and mail pieces in local elections, was arrested over the weekend and will likely face mail fraud charges. Durkee is connected to some of the more prominent Latino politicians in Southern California including Representative Loretta Sanchez, [...]

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