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Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff supports immigration reform

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 15, 2013
CONTACT: Hector Barajas @ (323) 314-3342

Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff Supports Immigration Reform
Joins fellow Republicans in Bipartisan Resolution for Path to Legal Status

Sacramento, CA – Senate Republican Leader Bob Huff (R-Diamond Bar) joined Democratic and Republican colleagues today in supporting Senate Joint Resolution 8. This resolution sponsored by Senator Lou Correa (D-Santa Ana) outlines a set of principles for repairing our nation’s broken immigration system. The resolution urges Congress and the President to take a comprehensive, workable approach to improving the nation’s immigration system using these principles. Continue reading→

Young Americans for Liberty to host their state convention at CSUF on 4/9

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YAL State Convention in Fullerton

The Young Americans for Liberty California State Convention is coming to Cal State Fullerton on Saturday, April 13th, from 9 am to 7 pm at the The Royal Ballroom at Holiday Inn Fullerton, located at the south end of the CSUF campus, at 2932 Nutwood Ave.

There be speakers and activism training offered by expert faculty, and young leaders for liberty will also converge on the campus of Cal State Fullerton from all over the map: from NorCal to SoCal, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and Hawaii. Continue reading→

Will a lack of minorities on the Fullerton City Council lead to a lawsuit?

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Jan Flory

I received an email this week from an Asian activist who was wondering why it is that the Fullerton City Council has no Asians or Latinos on it, even though they make up over 56% of the population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

That is a very good question.  The elections in Fullerton are done on an at large basis, which is to say that everyone in town votes for the Council candidates as a whole.  Other cities may require candidates to live in particular districts or areas, and the voters may in those cases be able to vote only on their ward-specific candidates.

Critics say that leads to divided Councils where nothing gets done.  However ward-specific elections can also increase minority representation as some districts, or wards, may have higher concentrations of minority voters. Continue reading→