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Santa Barbara Is Divided over Immigration…and Language

On Martin Luther King Day, demonstrators with different views about immigration held competing rallies over terminology in the Santa Barbara News-Press. Reporting on people newly qualified for drivers' licenses in California, the paper's been using the term "illegals."

By Warren Olney • Jan 21, 2015 • 1 min read

On Martin Luther King Day, demonstrators with different views about immigration held competing rallies over terminology in the Santa Barbara News-Press. Reporting on people newly qualified for drivers' licenses in California, the paper's been using the term "illegals." That's led to protests and counter-protests in an increasingly diverse community.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Evan George
Director of Content, News
Jenny Hamel
KCRW
Scott Steepleton
Santa Barbara News-Press
Gabrielle Hernandez
People Organized for the Defense and Equal Rights of Santa Barbara Youth
Jarrod Schwartz
Just Communities

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Which Way, L.A.?

Santa Barbara Is Divided over Immigration…and Language

On Martin Luther King Day, demonstrators with different views about immigration held competing rallies over terminology in the Santa Barbara News-Press. Reporting on people newly qualified for drivers' licenses in California, the paper's been using the term "illegals."

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Which Way, L.A.?

Santa Barbara Is Divided over Immigration…and Language

On Martin Luther King Day, demonstrators with different views about immigration held competing rallies over terminology in the Santa Barbara News-Press. Reporting on people newly qualified for drivers' licenses in California, the paper's been using the term "illegals."

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