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Monday was a big night for the two top Republican candidates for governor as Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner faced off in Costa Mesa for their first debate.

GOP gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner went head-to-head for the first time Monday during a debate in Costa Mesa before a crowd of nearly 300 people.

NORWALK Alejandro Llamas-Uribe worked at the Casa Fiesta restaurant in Norwalk until federal agents arrested him during a July 23, 2008, raid.

After months of Internet and TV ads attacking each other, GOP gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner clashed face-to-face Monday in their first debate, sparring on illegal immigration, tax cuts and which one of them could best revive...

Crowds gathered downtown in Telluride for a candlelight vigil on Saturday night as part of an effort to raise awareness about immigration reform. Here, Elisa Marie Overall of One Telluride, a local immigrant integration advocacy organization, addresses the crowd in Spruce Street Park. [Photo by Merrick Chase]

Democrats' reform failure could cost them voters.

NORWALK Alejandro Llamas-Uribe worked at the Casa Fiesta restaurant in Norwalk until federal agents arrested him during a July 23, 2008, raid.

Crowds gathered downtown in Telluride for a candlelight vigil on Saturday night as part of an effort to raise awareness about immigration reform. Here, Elisa Marie Overall of One Telluride, a local immigrant integration advocacy organization, addresses the crowd in Spruce Street Park. [Photo by Merrick Chase]

In a midterm election year when angry voters are turning on Democrats and turning out at Tea Party protests, California Republicans are talking up volatile issues that have historically resonated in hard times, including getting tough on environmental...

WASHINGTON A newspaper cartoon above lobbyist Craig Regelbrugges desk shows farm workers harvesting lettuce. Two guys wearing American flags on their shirts shout, Hey, Pedro Go back to Mexico But first, can you cut my yard and clean my swimming pool

Santa Clara, Calif.

WASHINGTON - A newspaper cartoon above lobbyist CraigRegelbrugge's desk shows farm workers harvesting lettuce. Two guyswearing American flags on their shirts shout, "Hey, Pedro! Go backto Mexico ! But first, can you cut my yard and clean my swimmingpool?"

Responding to criticism that she has sidestepped media, Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman held an unprecedented, hourlong conversation with news reporters Friday, laying out her positions on state pension reform, prisons and immigration while...

SILVER SPRING - Rep. Chris Van Hollen committed to fight for comprehensive immigration reform at a rally Thursday night, vowing to work toward amnesty to protect and keep immigrant families together.

Crowds gathered downtown in Telluride for a candlelight vigil on Saturday night as part of an effort to raise awareness about immigration reform. Here, Elisa Marie Overall of One Telluride, a local immigrant integration advocacy organization, addresses the crowd in Spruce Street Park. [Photo by Merrick Chase]

As an African American, I'd find it quite refreshing to hear "leaders" in the minority community and editorial writers acknowledge the damage done by illegal immigration. The Americans first and most affected by the crime of illegal immigration are native-born Hispanics and African Americans.