The Register, June 21, 1984 Once it becomes law, the bill is expected to result in the firing of most workers among the 80,000 – 120,000 illegal aliens hiding from immigration officials in Orange County… click here to read more
Read more →The Register, June 19, 1984 As many as 100 men and teen-age boys gather daily in Orange to await job offers. In recent weeks local officials and community group members have met to discuss complaints from local business owners and consider other sites for the men to gather… click here to read more
Read more →LA Times, May 5, 1984 Crackdown victims face eviction with no place to go. The ramshackle, one-bedroom apartment where the Martinez family lives is one of three units in what was originally a single-family house in central Santa Ana…click here to read more.
Read more →The Register, April 18, 1984 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court, in a dual victory for law-enforcement officials, Tuesday upheld broad government powers to search factories for illegal aliens… click here to read more
Read more →LA Times, May 11, 1984 Santa Ana City Manger, Robert Bobb, said Thursday he will be seeking funds from City Council to hire five additional housing investigators to accelerate the city’s six-week-old crackdown on substandard housing… click here to read more
Read more →LA Times, April 10, 1984 The Irvine Presbyterian Church is going to turn its sanctuary into dormitory during the 1984 Summer Olympics to allow some of the homeless a place to sleep during that time period…click here to read more
Read more →The Register, April 6, 1984 City Manager, Robert Bobb, promised housing advocates and social service agency representatives late Thursday that he would try to free some city revenues for emergency housing… click here to read more
Read more →LA Times, March 29, 1984 Southeast Asian refugees have been fighting prejudice since the day they began arriving in Orange County in the mid-1970’s…click here to read more
Read more →The Register, March 9, 1984 A news conference on recent Medi-Cal arrests turned into a debate Thursday on alleged corruption within Orange County’s welfare system after a couple said caseworkers have told refugees to quit their jobs… click here to read more
Read more →Los Angeles Times, March 4, 1984 Mario Moreno-Lopez , the fourteen year old boy mistakenly deported last month by immigration officials, led about 300 chanting marchers through Santa Ana… click here to read more
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