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Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

Gov. Jerry Brown Negotiates Agreement To Send National Guard To Mexico Border

April 12, 2018

Capitol Bureau Chief Ben Adler explains why this is being seen as a smart move for California.

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State Government

California Sues To Stop Trump's Border Wall

September 20, 2017

The suit filed Wednesday argues that plans to begin construction in San Diego and Imperial counties could harm the state’s sensitive environmental resources.

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State Government

Blacklisted For Building Trump's Wall? California Considers It

May 2, 2017 | Ben Adler

"If you're a business that wants to do work with Trump's proposed wall, then quite frankly, California doesn't want to do business with you," one lawmaker says.

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PolitiFact California

Would Trump’s Border Wall Cost The Same As One And A Half U.S. Aircraft Carriers?

April 28, 2017 | Chris Nichols

When Pres. Donald Trump demanded funding for a border wall be included in a stop-gap budget measure this week, opponents in Congress balked. Rep. Scott Peters, D-San Diego, said the billions needed to build the wall should be used elsewhere.

Immigration

Brown Swipes Trump For Border Wall, Says California To Fight

March 26, 2017

California Gov. Jerry Brown likened President Donald Trump to a strongman whose goal of walling off the U.S.-Mexico border conjures other infamous barriers from the past.

Nearly 100 Pounds Of Meth Seized By Border Patrol Agents

August 15, 2016

(AP) - Border Patrol agents seized nearly 100 pounds of methamphetamine and arrested four people after two vehicle searches in southeastern California during the weekend.

State Government

Brown Addresses Influx Of Immigrants

July 11, 2014 | Katie Orr

California Governor Jerry Brown says Congress must act to address the influx of Central American immigrants illegally entering the United States.

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