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Latino Officials in California Face Death Threats

HeadlineApr 25, 2006

In California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has revealed that a number of prominent Latino officials have received death threats in recent weeks because of their stance on immigration. Schwarzenegger said two of the officials were Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante. A spokesperson for Bustamante said the lieutenant government received one postcard from Pasadena that said words to the effect of “The only good Mexican is a dead Mexican.”

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