I appreciate your asking to hear from me regarding the invasion of “Syrian refugees.” As a legal immigrant from Finland and being from a family whose members have been refugees, I have a personal perspective on the issue. First of all, you should note that Obama laid out a template for handling refugees back in […]
Matt Kokkonen
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Complete allegiance
Enforce the 14th Amendment to stop illegal immigration
According to the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), the cost of illegal immigration to California taxpayers is $10.5 billion per year. That figure represents half of the projected state budget deficit for the next year, meaning that illegal immigration is contributing hugely to the massive budget shortfalls California faces year in and year out. […]
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Get smart about oil
San Luis Obispo
Lois Capps needs to get past her 1969 oil spill mentality and embrace modern technology and science. Energy and oil are for everyone, not only for the elite who fly to Washington weekly on planes using oil. Our economy needs the oil. With increased drilling, prices will decrease because the oil producing counties will no […]