Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton yesterday became the first presidential candidate to visit Little Saigon, but few Vietnamese voters came out to greet her.
Tag: Immigration
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Nguyễn: An Open Letter to President Obama About Remembrance
Dr. Mai-Phương T. Nguyễn writes that freedom of speech and artistic expression are worth fighting for, both abroad and at home.
Posted inAnaheim, Community Opinion, Countywide, Health & Wellness
Samson: Battling Cancer Will Make You Appreciate Bernie Sanders’ Health Care Plan
Anaheim resident Jestin Samson – who introduced Bernie Sanders at an Anaheim rally last week, writes that after watching his family spend $100,000 on copayments, chemotherapy and medications for his mother’s stage-four breast cancer, he understands Sanders’ suggestion that health care is a human right.
Posted inCountywide, Inside the Newsroom
Voice of OC Receives 11 Awards From 2016 OC Press Club Competition
Voice of OC nets 11 awards in the digital journalism category from the 2016 Orange County Press Club Excellence in Journalism Competition. Earlier this month, the newsroom also was recognized by the Orange County League of Conservation Voters for its environmental coverage.
Posted inAnaheim, Countywide, Top Stories
A Day of Rage as Trump Comes Back to Town
Hundreds of protesters vented their anger at Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump outside his rally at the Anaheim Convention Center on Wednesday, taking to the streets, throwing rocks at police and assaulting cars on the road.
Posted inNews Briefs, Santa Ana
Santa Ana Immigrant Rights Activists End Hunger Strike
Activists trying to stop detention of undocumented immigrants at the Santa Ana Jail had started a hunger strike on Monday. By Thursday, they ended it.
Posted inCountywide, Equality & Equity, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana Sticks With Immigrant Detention Contract…For Now
Despite public pressure, including a hunger strike, the Santa Ana City Council did not vote this week to close the city’s jail, which houses immigration detainees through a contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
How Much Does it Really Cost to Keep Santa Ana’s Jail Open?
A city accounting shows it makes financial sense to keep the controversial jail open and housing federal immigration detainees in exchange for a fee. Another accounting says otherwise.
Posted inEquality & Equity, Health & Wellness, News Briefs, Santa Ana
Transgender Advocates Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Santa Ana ICE Contract
Transgender women face disproportionately high amounts of abuse in immigration detention centers, activists say. They want officials to cancel the contract to house federal immigration detainees at the city jail.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Politics & Elections, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Congressional Candidates Spar With Raucous Crowd
Candidates for Loretta Sanchez’s soon-to-be vacant U.S. House seat aired their views during a forum Thursday night before a sometimes combative and impatient audience.
