Arizona

AZ Gov. Jan Brewer Signs Racist Immigration Bill into Law

By Mariela Rosario | 04/26/2010 - 16:00 | 12 Comments

The immigration debate has always caused a rift among citizens of Arizona —a state that has one of the highest Latino populations in the country. Though Hispanics own businesses, hold public office and help support the local economy, the perception that immigrants do nothing but drain community resources, take away jobs and increase violence persists for some in the...

Watch: John McCain Says, "Immigrants are Crashing Cars on Purpose"

By Mariela Rosario | 04/20/2010 - 16:30 | 3 Comments

Since when is John McCain a hard line conservative Republican? Though he was once known as a "maverick" it looks like these days, McCain is drinking the right-wing Kool-aid (or maybe it's just too much tea time with Sarah Palin)? Either way, McCain took to Fox News's The O'Reilly Factor to address the incredibly...

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Hot Headlines: Arizona Gov. Asks for Military Support to Patrol Border, Floods Kill Hundreds in Brazil and more

By Mariela Rosario | 04/07/2010 - 16:45 | 0 Comments

Heavy Rains Cause Fatal Flooding in Brazil
24 hours of torrential downpours have left almost a hundred people dead in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Most of the fatalities have been caused by mudslides in the favelas (or shantytowns) that surround Brazil's second...