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- Grading on the Curve - March 24, 2010
- SAN DIEGO -- Just when you thought race relations couldn't get more interesting, we learn that -- for some African-Americans -- a black president is a mixed blessing. My...
- Immigration, The Sequel - March 21, 2010
- SAN DIEGO -- The immigration debate is back. And it's hard to find anyone who is pleased to see it return. Not Democrats, who see the immigration issue as one that...
- A System Out of Control - March 17, 2010
- SAN DIEGO -- In California, the criminal justice system's method of dealing with sexual predators who harm or even kill children is -- to borrow a phrase -- stuck on...
- Professor Gonzales' Critique - March 14, 2010
- SAN DIEGO -- Some civil libertarians have finally figured out that on the question of how Barack Obama's anti-terrorism policies compare to those of George W. Bush,...
- Down This Road Before - March 10, 2010
- SAN DIEGO -- Just when you thought the health care debate couldn't get any more bizarre, it surpasses expectations. Now a Republican senator is drawing parallels with...
- Turning Rage into Action - March 7, 2010
- SAN DIEGO -- Like most in the San Diego area -- especially those of us who are parents -- I've spent the last few days processing the events surrounding the murder of...
- Racist 'Cookout' Pollutes a University - March 3, 2010
- SAN DIEGO -- You would think a half-century would be enough time for college students to grow up and put away childish things. At this point, I'd settle for them...
- Card-Swipe Dependency - February 28, 2010
- SAN DIEGO -- At the intersection of the nanny state and the welfare state is a bill in the California Legislature that would make it easier for food stamp recipients to...
- Dems Shouldn't Push Health Bill Without GOP - CNN - February 27, 2010
- San Diego, California (CNN) -- There was a lot to appreciate in yesterday's bipartisan White House health care summit between President Obama and members of Congress.
- Dark Horse with a Shovel - February 24, 2010
- SAN DIEGO -- If you think a little thing like entertaining the preposterous theory that the U.S. government toppled the Twin Towers would end someone's candidacy for...
- Fright Night on the Left - February 21, 2010
- SAN DIEGO -- With the midterm elections approaching, liberal Democrats have a simple strategy for reaching out to Latino voters: fear and loathing. The idea is to...
- Hung Up on Demographics - February 17, 2010
- SAN DIEGO -- Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu made a wise choice when he named Michael Oren as his country's ambassador to the United States. With his...
- A Vote of 'No Confidence' in Obama - February 14, 2010
- SAN DIEGO -- President Obama's political stock is plunging. But not everyone is ready to accept it. A recent story about the findings of a new Washington Post-ABC News...
- An American Dream -- Denied - February 10, 2010
- SAN DIEGO -- Never mind baseball. The real national pastime is talking down illegal immigrants. We depict them negatively, crudely and simplistically. We see them as...
- Flunking on Education Reform - February 7, 2010
- SAN DIEGO -- President Obama had been getting high marks in his first year in office for what seemed to be an insightful approach to education reform. Too bad he flunked...
- Upstaged on Their Own Turf - February 3, 2010
- SAN DIEGO -- President Obama's give-and-take with House Republicans at the GOP retreat in Baltimore was refreshing, interesting and informative. Yet, for me, the whole...
- A Missed Opportunity on Profiling - January 31, 2010
- SAN DIEGO -- I, for one, would have liked to have seen President Obama condemn racial and ethnic profiling in his lengthy and otherwise far-reaching State of the Union...
- When Reporting is Dead On - January 27, 2010
- SAN DIEGO -- Part of being a Latino columnist is getting unsolicited travel advice. Disgruntled readers will often tell me to "go back to Mexico," even though I was born...
- Obama: It's Not a Failure to Communicate - PJM - January 26, 2010
- Still a Chance for Immigration Reform - January 24, 2010
- SAN DIEGO -- Sometimes conventional wisdom is wrong. That's how it is with the assumption that Republican Scott Brown's victory over Democrat Martha Coakley in the...
- The Joke is on Leno - January 20, 2010
- SAN DIEGO -- Never mind pictures. Sometimes, a joke is worth a thousand words. Take this recent zinger from Conan O'Brien: "I just want to say to the kids out there...
- The Governator's Changing Tune - January 17, 2010
- SAN DIEGO -- Et tu, Arnold? California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is usually a kinder, gentler Republican when it comes to immigrants. So what a shame that...
- The Unfortunate Harry Reid - January 13, 2010
- SAN DIEGO -- If Harry Reid's defenders are right that he was really doling out compliments, then I sure don't want to be around when he starts hurling insults. If...
- The High Price of Bravado - January 10, 2010
- SAN DIEGO -- As we have seen, bravado is not exclusive to any political party. Republicans and Democrats can both get carried away and say things they'll later have...
- Dialing Up Disobedience - January 6, 2010
- SAN DIEGO -- Want to cross into the United States illegally while keeping track of the location of the nearest water station and the distance to your final...
- Brat-Pack Parents Strike Back - January 3, 2010
- SAN DIEGO -- After recently criticizing bratty students at the University of California for protesting a fee hike because they'd rather have taxpayers subsidize their...
- It Really Ought to Be 'Illegal' - December 30, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- Those on the pro-immigrant left have shown considerable courage in taking on Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Minutemen vigilantes, border walls...
- The Grinch Who Stole Immigration Reform - December 23, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- Just in time for Christmas, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has given Latino voters a valuable gift: clarity. So much of politics is masked in smoke and mirrors....
- A Job Path to Legalization - December 20, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- With the nation's jobless rate at 10 percent and six applicants for every opening, you might think this is the worst possible time for Congress to legalize...
- Growing Up in the USA - December 16, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- For more than two centuries, part of being an American has often meant struggling to be something else. No offense intended. It's not that people are...
- Harry Reid, Deep in the Mud - December 13, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- Move over, Clint Eastwood. The Senate has its own Dirty Harry. When it comes to ham-handedly exploiting the sensitive and divisive issue of race to score...
- Out of Touch on the Flanks - December 9, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- President Obama is absolutely correct to respond to the conflict in Afghanistan by sending more troops. Yet in light of the reaction of lawmakers in both...
- The Blind Side: Don't Take Life for Granted - CNN - December 6, 2009
- On Immigration, Punt Formation - December 6, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- The paradox of the Obama administration's plan to achieve comprehensive immigration reform -- one of these days, when it gets around to it, be patient, yada...
- Tiger's Privacy Mulligan - December 2, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- Some truths are counterintuitive. In business, you have to spend money to make money. In politics, the only way to maintain acquired capital is to spend it....
- U.S. Workers Can't Hide From Competition - CNN - November 29, 2009
- San Diego, California (CNN) -- When I speak to college students, I always push two messages: If you work hard, take risks, leave your comfort zone and never give up, you...
- Brats at the Gates - November 25, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- When the make-love-not-war generation finally got around to having kids, they were so proud of their accomplishment that they fawned over the little...
- You Can Go Home Again - November 22, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- In the past, I've advised undocumented immigrants from Mexico to learn English, become legal, value education, refuse handouts, resist entitlement, and...
- Joe Lieberman's Lonely Stand - November 11, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- What does the Iraq War have to do with the health care debate? More than you might think. In politics, what goes around comes around. And it's coming around...
- Mark a Date for Immigration Bills - November 8, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- It's time to send Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York a slew of calendars. Here's why. One of my favorite stories from the civil rights movement involves James...
- When Actions Speak Louder - November 4, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- Hotelier Larry Whitten should have known this much: When in New Mexico, do as the New Mexicans do. That sounds familiar. It's ironic that the cultural right...
- In Dallas, Watch Your Language - November 1, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- What's next? A resurgence of segregated swimming pools, where they only let Mexican-Americans swim on Fridays because they drain the pool on Saturdays? A...
- An Apple for the Secretary - October 28, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- By stalling on issues ranging from Afghanistan to immigration reform, President Obama has earned a reputation for being indecisive. Yet Obama did make one...
- Ugly Racial Litmus Test - October 25, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- Are we post-racial yet? Not so much. Recently, there have been some ugly racial skirmishes. And we're not talking about the hate crimes, ethnic harassment...
- Stories That Give You Hope - October 21, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- Coming from a family that is something of a racial and ethnic stew -- her mother is Afro-Cuban, her father Australian with Irish roots -- CNN's Soledad...
- Make Afghan Footprint Bigger - October 18, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- Those who believe that President Obama should ignore Vice President Biden's advice about a "small footprint" and give Gen. Stanley McChrystal additional...
- A Sheriff Off the Rails - October 14, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- Joe Arpaio, who calls himself "America's toughest sheriff," has gone rogue. Consumed by ego, accused of racial profiling, and running roughshod over the...
- Latinos and the 2010 Count - October 11, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- If Census Bureau estimates are accurate, there are about 47 million Latinos in the United States, accounting for about 15 percent of the total U.S....
- The Muzzle Won't Fit - October 7, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- After years of criticizing President George W. Bush for running roughshod over American foreign policy by sending U.S. troops to fight two wars, liberals...
- 10 Lessons for the Native-Born - October 4, 2009
- SAN DIEGO -- There was a huge response to a column listing 10 ways for immigrants -- especially those from Mexico and Latin America -- to improve their relationship with...