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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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    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.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Director of Content, News

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      Jenny Hamel

      KCRW

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      Scott Steepleton

      Santa Barbara News-Press

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      Gabrielle Hernandez

      People Organized for the Defense and Equal Rights of Santa Barbara Youth

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    Santa Barbara Divided over How to Talk about Immigrants
    1. 0:24Santa Barbara Is Divided over Immigration…and LanguageYou’re reading this
    2. 15:00SpaceX and Google Plot a Space Internet
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