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Despite all his tough talk about securing borders and immigration reform, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last month signed AB 976, making California the first state in the union to prohibit landlords from asking tenants about their immigration status. Talk about your dubious distinctions. Not a single Senate or Assembly Republican voted in support of the bill, but the governor -- never one to fret over party loyalties -- signed anyway. The governor's approval of the bill made Bakersfield Assemblywoman Jean Fuller so mad, she fired off a letter to The Californian's editorial page, blasting the bill for "making it easier for illegal immigrants to stay" in the United States. "I was really angry on the floor when this passed," Fuller said. "Part of the reason I was so upset is the second part of the bill really trespasses on landlords' right to protect their businesses." The bill prohibits cities and counties from enacting ordinances requiring landlords...
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