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California Politics · CaliforniaCalifornia's Democratic-controlled state Legislature passed bills Thursday setting up a high-profile special election this fall, when voters will decide whether to approve the party's plan to gerrymander California's congressional map.
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California redistricting: California Legislature approves new congressional map to counter Texas plan
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US Immigration · United StatesThe Trump administration said Thursday that it’s reviewing all the more than 55 million people with U.S. visas for potential deportable violations.See the Story
Trump administration reviewing all 55M people with US visas for potential deportable violations
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US Immigration · United StatesThe number of people in the United States illegally surged to an all-time high of 14 million in 2023, a research group said Thursday, a major increase that still falls well short of estimates from President Donald Trump and some critics of immigration. The Pew Research Center’s closely watched gauge rose from 11.8 million a year earlier and surpassed the previous high of 12.2 million in 2007. The increase was driven by some 6 million who were in…See the Story
Undocumented Immigrant Population Reaches 14 Million in US in 2023, Pew Reports
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