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OUT NOW! Mark Ray Cromer’s CALIFORNIA TWILIGHT Unveils the Sordid Underpinnings of Illegal Immigration

The Medical Director for Sacramento County's Indigent Services exposed a covert scheme putting illegal immigrants ahead of Americans. He was fired.

At the cusp of the Post-American Age...

In CALIFORNIA TWILIGHT: Essays and Memories of The End of The Golden State, journalist and author Mark Cromer makes his case that decades of political malfeasance and journalistic corruption of the American media helped upend the California way of life. Part reporter’s notebook, part memoir and eulogy to The Golden State by a second-generation native, CALIFORNIA TWILIGHT is a collection of fast-paced columns and in-depth essays that shine a light on California’s struggles to address illegal immigration, urban overcrowding, and seemingly unrelenting crime.  

CALIFORNIA TWILIGHT introduces readers to characters like Dr. Gene Rogers, Sacramento County’s former Medical Director of Indigent Health Services who was fired after he exposed a scheme allegedly set up to provide illegal immigrants healthcare services at the expense of the most impoverished American citizens.  

Cromer also takes readers inside the chaotic City of Pomona, where police discovered a low-bid janitorial service that hired illegal immigrants to clean city hall, literally providing them keys and unfettered access to city resident records. Cromer argues the system that allowed illegal immigrants this kind of access is a symbol of the jettisoning standards and safeguards that are meant to protect American citizens and workers.  

CALIFORNIA TWILIGHT offers a compelling warning to the rest of the nation—before it’s too late.  

From Joe Guzzardi's Immigration News Substack

"Cromer’s individual essays give in-depth insight into the major contributors that accelerated California’s downfall, all precipitated by an unchecked inflow of illegal immigration and a steadfast refusal to enforce the congressionally approved laws that would have reigned in unlawful entry."

And his opener offers a pretty solid sample as well:

"Acclaimed journalist and California native Mark Cromer’s new book “California Twilight” is a fascinating compilation that chronicles, in a collection of his essays, how the Golden State went from a destination people dreamed about living in to a place residents could not escape from fast enough."

About the Author

Mark Cromer is a journalist and investigator who has written about the impacts of illegal immigration for more than three decades. His work on the subject has been published in major newspapers across the country. Cromer covered crime and culture for the Los Angeles Daily Journal, Thomson Los Angeles Newsgroup, the LA Weekly and The Los Angeles Times. Cromer also spent more than two decades in the field of business intelligence, working for the global giant Kroll and the boutique firm of Sapient Investigations.

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October 1, 2024 By Mark Ray Cromer

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OUT NOW! CALIFORNIA TWILIGHT: Essays and Memories of the End of the Golden State by Mark Ray Cromer

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