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Forced immigration vote, LA tourism shoots up, San Diego's glowing red tide
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May 10, 2018
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Forced immigration vote, LA tourism shoots up, San Diego's glowing red tide

What it means that “rebellious” Republicans are forcing an immigration vote, 7.3-million international tourists visited SoCal last year, San Diego's tide light show.

Lotus flowers near full bloom at Echo Park lake amid an ongoing southern California heatwave in Los Angeles, California, on June 26, 2017.
The heatwave which began on June 6th is forecast to end on Tuesday June 27, 2017. Lotus flowers at Echo Park lake were believed to have been imported in the 1920's from China, possibly by Aimee McPherson, founder of the Angelus temple near the park, and have returned following a two-year rehabiliatation project where the lake was drained and restored , with lotus beds replaced. / AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN        (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
Lotus flowers near full bloom at Echo Park lake amid an ongoing southern California heatwave in Los Angeles, California, on June 26, 2017. The heatwave which began on June 6th is forecast to end on Tuesday June 27, 2017. Lotus flowers at Echo Park lake were believed to have been imported in the 1920's from China, possibly by Aimee McPherson, founder of the Angelus temple near the park, and have returned following a two-year rehabiliatation project where the lake was drained and restored , with lotus beds replaced. / AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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What it means that “rebellious” Republicans are forcing an immigration vote, 7.3-million international tourists visited SoCal last year, San Diego's tide light show.

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