Californians hold positive views of immigrants; most oppose deportation

In a recent poll of likely voters, 48% said immigrants are a benefit to the state, and 59% said illegal immigrants who have held a job here for two years should be allowed to stay. By Cathleen Decker, Los Angeles Times Repeated clashes over illegal immigration have marked the state's political races for years, but a new Los Angeles Times/USC poll found that voters hold positive views about immigrants overall and favor accommodating illegal immigrants who have held down jobs in the state...

Immigrants Are U.S. Presents: Spring Valley Posadas

Our new website, www.immigrantsR.us features the video, Spring Valley Posadas, which is the story of how an immigrant family introduced the Mexican Christmas tradition known as the “Posadas” to a  Spring Valley neighborhood, and has since been a unifying celebration for the past 25 years.

Carlsbad USD’s Online Archive of Kelly Elementary News

Updates relating to the October 8th Shooting Incident at Kelly Elementary Kelly News Releases 10/11/10 - Guidelines to help children impacted by Kelly shooting 10/11/10 - FACT SHEET: October 8, 2010 Shooting Incident at Kelly Elementary School 10/10/10 - CUSD Announces Oct. 11th Schedule for Kelly Elementary-Media Briefings will be held at Laguna Riviera Park at 10:30 and 2:00 pm 10/10/10 - Kelly Principal Tressie Armstrong thanks students and community for courageous and calm re...

KUSI Interview with Carlos Partida

KUSI Interview with Carlos Partida

Immigration agents raid Otay Mesa bakery

The owner and three employees of a wholesale bakery in Otay Mesa have been charged with running an extensive scheme to hire and harbor illegal immigrants and evade detection by authorities. The charges were filed Thursday after federal agents swept through the business in an industrial zone near the Mexican border and arrested more than half of its staff. In a criminal complaint, the U.S. Attorney’s Office accused the owner of S & S Bakery of altering workers’ delivery routes or kee...

Voter Guide: Brown, Whitman clash on immigration

Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman have both struggled to define their position on immigration during an election year in which the Latino vote is critical and tough laws in a neighboring state have made headlines. Whitman arguably has had a more difficult road, trying to find a middle ground between conservatives who favor stricter regulations and Latinos whom she needs to win. The GOP candidate, who has advocated penalizing employers who hire illegal immigrants, was also dogged by several da...