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BLAST FROM THE PASTLOS ANGELES - July 24, 1997 - (VCT) State Assemblyman, Antonio Villaragosa (D-District 45) Majority leader of the California State Assembly, claims that immigration is the responsiblity of California. Speaking on the radio interview show "Which Way L.A.?" (KCRW - FM) on Thursday, July 24, Villaraigosa said, "The federal government has said that this issue of immigration isn't a federal issue, it's a Califoria issue. Guess what? California has half the immigrants in the entire nation." .......Together with Assembly Speaker Cruz Bustamante, who appeared on the same program, Villaraigosa demanded that California taxpayers pick up the tab for welfare services to legal immigrants which has been dropped by the federal government. "As I recall," said Glenn Spencer, president of Voice of Citizens Together, a grass-roots organization opposed to illegal immigration, "when the Mexicans were fighting Proposition 187 they told us that it was an illegal state scheme to regulate immigration. In fact, federal judge Mariana Pfaelzer, their co-conspirator, used just that language to strike down Proposition 187. Now they say that immigration is a state issue. You simply can't have it both ways." Bustamante and Villaraigosa pledge to hold up the state budget until Governor Wilson agrees to pay for food stamps and other services to the Mexicans. |
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Villaraigosa bags endorsements for mayor
By Rick Orlov, Staff Writer
December 10, 1999
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In an assault on the political base of one of his key opponents for Los Angeles mayor in 2001, Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa on Thursday picked up the endorsements of major African-American leaders.
"No one, including me, has a lock on any one group in this election," Villaraigosa, D-Los Angeles, said at a news conference in front of the Boulevard Cafe, a longtime gathering place for politicians in the African-American community.
"Whether it's the east side and Latinos, the Westside or the San Fernando Valley, all of us are going to have to work to develop our support."
The support from the African-American leaders -- including school board president Genethia Hayes, several state legislators and religious leaders like the Rev. James Lawson -- comes at the expense of City Attorney James Hahn.
"For years, the Hahn name was all you needed," former Assemblyman Willard Hayes said. "That's because of his father, Kenny, who was a legend in the black community. They were a monolith and not many people would even try to get support here.
"But all that is changing. People realize the black community will not just automatically vote for one person."
Former Lt. Gov. Mervyn Dymally said Villaraigosa was taking the same first steps to rebuild the coalition that helped elect Tom Bradley as mayor in 1973.
"He is putting together the same groups that elected Tom Bradley and will bring our city together," Dymally said.
However, Bill Carrick, who is managing the Hahn campaign, downplayed the endorsements and the impact it would have on Hahn's support in the African-American community, which represents about 11 percent of the city's voters.
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"(Villaraigosa) is right when he says no one group can be taken for granted and we're certainly not going to do that," Carrick said. "But this is awful early for endorsements. They are only as good as they can be put to use organizationally or for fund-raising.
"People have tried in the past to undercut Hahn's support in the African-American community. But we think we will do very well there, particularly in a big field."
There are two other announced candidates for mayor, Councilman Joel Wachs and businessman Steve Soboroff. Soboroff earlier this year received the endorsement of "Sweet" Alice Harris, the African-American head of the Mother of Watts organization.
Villaraigosa said the early endorsements were important in establishing his credentials within the African-American community and building support.
"But it is not here alone," Villaraigosa said. "As I travel around the city, people have the same concerns. Whether it's Sherman Oaks or Studio City or Chatsworth or Porter Ranch or Venice and Westchester. They are taking about city services and jobs and education.
"People are frustrated and they are talking about separating from the city. We have a chance to make things better if we can get people to work together."
