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Hairo Cortes

  • Published Columnist, Opinion Writer, Freelance
  • Founder, Executive Director, Chispa
Santa Ana
As seen in: The Orange County Register, Truthout, Los Angeles Daily News, Press-Telegram, The Sun (San Bernardino, CA), Pasadena Star-News, Daily Breeze, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Whittier Daily News and
Organizer, Immigrant, LinkedIn Bad Boy. Forever worshipping at the altars of Chalino Sanchez and Johnny Cash. Formerly at @ChispaOC.
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Gov. Newsom is wrong to secretively gut California’s much-needed police reform law

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By Hairo Cortes
| The Press-Enterprise Verified
When most Californians think about the state’s yearly budgeting process they don’t expect the governor and the Legislature to shape major public policy outside the scope of spending decisions. But that is exactly what is happening right now as Gov. Gavin Newsom is advocating for a “Trailer Bill” within the state budget that will undermine a key 2021 police accountability and transparency law just as it’s about to be put into practice.
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La and Cortes: By Giving In to Anti-Immigrant Talking Points, OC Senate Democrats Undermine Newsom’s Anti-Recall Strategy

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By Hairo Cortes, Tracy La
| Voice of OC Verified
In an effort to make a case against the upcoming Gubernatorial Recall Election, Governor Gavin Newsom proudly recounted his pro-immigrant record this week to a crowd of working class community members in the city of Santa Ana, only to be underscored by Orange County State Senate Democrats who, days before, abruptly pulled support for a widely popular pro-immigrant bill that would limit ICE’s power in California – the VISION Act (AB 937 – Carrillo).
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Big Immigrant Rights Groups are Failing the People Who Need Them Most

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By Hairo Cortes
| ocweekly.com
To survive President Donald Trump's deportation nightmare, pro-immigrant activists need to drop the "good" vs. "bad" immigrant narrative and fight like hell for everyone. Trump already helped usher in his new era of hyper-enforcement by announcing the creation of the VOICE (Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement) hotline, a program designed to provide the federal government with another tool to justify the ongoing crackdown on all immigrants.
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