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From Tan at press conference.

"I have learned that the letter in question was the Spanish translation of a letter in English urging green-card holders and illegal immigrants to not vote. What is wrong with that."
"There is now some debate to what the Spanish translation really means, especially when it comes to the word 'emigrado'."
"I took a long walk last night along the beach and I met many hispanics. I asked about the word 'emigrado' and what it means. . . . it either means a person with a green card, or they are just here legally but they are not a citizen. This is also a term that is used by the U.S. Government's immigration services agents who would ask those who cross our borders whether they are a citizen or an "emigrado"--a person who is here legally but with only a greencard."

From an attorney (Braniff) commenting on the letter on behalf of the campaign:

"... investigation has indicated that someone connected with Mr. Nguyen's campaign did draft a letter in English... that letter was given to a respectable Spanish translator... to translate into Spanish... with the Mexican idiom... "

Braniff reading the "original English version of the draft" (saying he would limit himself to the relevant parts and not read it in its entirety..

You are receiving this letter because you recently registered to vote. If you are a citizen of the U.S., we encourage you to participate in the democratic process.
However, if you are here illegally, or are just a resident with a green-card, you should be advised that voting at any federal election is a crime.

Other tidbits:

Recent survey conducted by Public Opinion Strategies found:

• Neck and neck with opponent Ms. Sanchez
• Leading by 13% among voters 100% sure that they will be casting ballots.

Regarding Scott Baugh, OC GOP Chairman:

• Didn't wait for results of investigation
• Didn't call Nguyen to get his side of story

Questions not answered:

• Why was the letter sent on forged letterhead of another group?
• Why did and LAPD officer pay for the letter?

A bad move, IMO:

• Apologized to his office manager that he had discharged
• Invited them to rejoin the campaign.
With respect to his office manager, he said "her forwarding of the database without my knowledge was a mistake...." That seems to imply that she was not the author of the letter or the mastermind behind this effort. More facts to come, for sure!

Braniff reading the "original English version of the draft" (saying he would limit himself to the relevant parts and not read it in its entirety..

You are receiving this letter because you recently registered to vote. If you are a citizen of the U.S., we encourage you to participate in the democratic process.

However, if you are here illegally, or are just a resident with a green-card, you should be advised that voting at any federal election is a crime.

Thanks for the update!

Back-translations of translations rarely, if ever, match the original. Unfortunately for Tan Nguyen, the stupid politicians are grandstanding based on the changed words of the back-translation of the translation.