Deputy’s family awaiting justice
IRWINDALE —Three years ago today, a traffic stop turned fatal for Deputy David March.
The 33-year-old was shot and killed by the driver, who is believed to have then fled to Mexico. The prime suspect, Armando Garcia, is an undocumented immigrant deported four times before and convicted of selling drugs and possessing a concealed assault weapon. He has an arrest warrant on two attempted murders in Baldwin Park.
To commemorate the anniversary of March’s death, a candlelight vigil will be held from 5 to 7 tonight at Irwindale Speedway, 500 Speedway Drive. Sheriff Lee Baca and District Attorney Steve Cooley will be among the speakers.
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Audio of Governor Schwarzenegger’s appearence is available in the Audio Archives
Governor endorses Minutemen on border. He parts with Bush on armed volunteers stopping illegal immigrants in Arizona
Arnold Schwarzenegger, just a week after apologizing for suggesting California should “close the borders,’’ warmly praised the Minutemen project—an armed citizens group—on Thursday for doing a terrific job of stopping illegal immigration from Mexico.
Although President Bush has criticized the group as vigilantes, Schwarzenegger said, “They’ve done a terrific job. And they have cut down the crossing of illegal immigrants by a huge percentage.’’ 
Schwarzenegger, appearing on the conservative Los Angeles KFI radio’s “John and Ken’‘ talk show, was asked his views of the Minutemen, who are using armed volunteers along the border in Arizona. The governor endorsed the effort, saying, “It just shows that it works.’’
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Gov. Praises ‘Minuteman’ Campaign
SACRAMENTO - Calling the nation’s borders dangerously porous, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday praised the private “Minuteman” campaign that uses armed volunteers to stop illegal immigrants from crossing into the U.S.
Schwarzenegger said in a radio interview that the federal government is failing to secure the border with Mexico, and he cast the hundreds of private citizens who have been patrolling the Arizona-Mexico border since April 1 as a popular response to government inaction. . .
. . . Asked by the hosts of the “John and Ken Show” why Bush called the volunteers vigilantes, Schwarzenegger said: “I really cannot tell you exactly what his thinking is. I’m sure he’s trying to solve the problem as well as anyone can. And he maybe has more information than you and I have. Why he has a policy about the border the way he has, I don’t know. I’ve not had that conversation with him.
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Governor causes immigration stir
. . .Schwarzenegger administration sources said the Republican governor asked to call in to the popular “John and Ken Show” on KFI radio in Los Angeles because he wanted to weigh in on a controversy over billboards promoting Channel 62, a Spanish-language television station.
The billboards, which show two cable newscasters and the Los Angeles skyline behind them, say “Los Angeles, CA” with the word “CA” crossed out and replaced with “Mexico.” Below that are the Spanish words “Tu ciudad. Tu equipo,” which translates into English as: “Your city. Your team.” Schwarzenegger said the billboards encourage illegal immigration and should be removed immediately.
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