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Schwarzenegger calls Bush courageous for pushing immigration deal
"Schwarzenegger - an Austrian immigrant and naturalized U.S. citizen - rebuked those he described as partisan critics trying to torpedo the bipartisan immigration deal struck by the Senate. It would allow 12 million illegal [aliens] to remain in the U.S. while they took steps to gain citizenship."
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Sacramento Bee -- March 27
Governor refuses to blame illegal aliens for budget problems
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger: " ... I don't think that illegal immigration has created the mess that we are in." [...]
Sen. Gil Cedillo: "The fact of the matter is, immigrants have a positive impact on the economy and the budget, and they're essential to California's prosperity." [...]
Assembly Republicans on Tuesday said illegal immigrants cost the state $9 billion annually, citing a Federation for American Immigration Reform study released in 2004. The group estimated that California spends an estimated $7.7 billion alone on education for undocumented students.
 Sinkhole De Mayo
 Nearly two in three Californians (63%) today believe the state is generally headed in the wrong direction |
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