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Commentary: 'Help Wanted/Leave Now!' How U.S. immigration policy remains maddeningly consistently inconsistent

A new exhibition at the California Museum in Sacramento, 'Help Wanted/Leave Now!' focuses on the country's 'revolving door' of programs and practices toward immigrants.

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1954 photograph of undocumented Mexican workers (identified as "wetbacks" in a handwritten notation on the negative) await deportation by U.S. authorities to Mexico.
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Confusion over protected status leaves employers and Salvadoran immigrants scrambling

Thousands of Salvadoran immigrants nationwide faced uncertainty after the federal government failed to decide by a Wednesday deadline whether to extend or terminate their longtime temporary protections against deportation.

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LOS ANGELES, CA SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 –– Salvadoran TPS holders, their families, and immigrant advocates attend a press conference on Sept. 10, 2026 at 10 to provide an update on the status of TPS designation for Salvadoran immigrants. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
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Becerra backers with business in Sacramento spend tens of millions boosting his gubernatorial bid

Companies and special interest groups with some of the diciest issues expected to land on California's next governor's desk are among the top financial backers of Democrat Xavier Becerra, the gubernatorial front-runner.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 18, 2026 - - Sec. Xavier Becerra, who is running for governor of California, prepares to answer a question from the media after touring businesses in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles on August 18, 2026. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
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