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2007 Arizona Immigration Law Sustained by Supreme Court

By Irasema Romero | 05/26/2011 - 15:36 | 2 Comments

The U.S. Supreme Court supported the state of Arizona in a 2007 law that will now penalize business for hiring undocumented workers, after a 5-3 majority agreed states had the right to take action against illegal immigrants.

“The Arizona regulation does not otherwise conflict with federal law,” wrote Chief Justice John Roberts, in court documents...

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Arizona-Style Immigration Law Would Hurt Michigan – Governor Says

By Amaris Castillo | 05/23/2011 - 16:32 | 2 Comments

Last week, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder announced to his state’s Hispanic Chamber of Commerce that an Arizona-style immigration law in Michigan would “encourage a divisive atmosphere.” According to...

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Weird News of the Day: Chupacabra Sighting in Arizona and Pancho Villa's Finger for Sale in Texas?

By Amaris Castillo | 04/19/2011 - 19:03 | 1 Comment

Has the legendary Chupacabra (aka that mythical creature known to suck the blood of livestock and first reported in Puerto Rico way back in 1995) scurried its way back into the limelight?  According to Darrin Jackson, it has. The Arizona civilian...

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WATCH: Latinos Fight Back in Arizona

WATCH: Latinos Fight Back in Arizona

By Mariela Rosario | 04/15/2011 - 16:00 | 2 Comments

Over the last year, the situation in Arizona has become dire for many Latinos living in the South Western state. From SB 1070 to the brutal vigilante murder of little Brisenia Flores and her father, there have been so...

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AZ SB 1070 Law Ruled Unconstitutional

By Lourdes Medrano | 04/12/2011 - 20:26 | 1 Comment

Arizona Latinos welcomed a federal appeals court ruling that blocks enforcement of the state’s tough immigration law, but they also say the legal fight is anything but over.

“To us a victory is going to be when SB 1070 is repealed totally out of the books of Arizona,” Salvador Reza, a Phoenix immigrant-rights activist, said of the Ninth U.S. Circuit...

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Latino MLB Players Considering 2011 All-Star Boycott in AZ
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Latino Baseball Players Consider 2011 All-Star Game Boycott in AZ

By Mariela Rosario | 03/31/2011 - 12:30 | 8 Comments

What started as a low rumble for Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig has become a loud roar as immigrant's rights organizations, fans and players alike call on the league to reconsider playing the 2011 All-Star game in Phoenix, Arizona due to the passage of...

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Arizona Legislators Introduce “SB 1070 on Steroids”

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 02/23/2011 - 16:35 | 1 Comment

A new Arizona immigration bill that some have called “SB 1070 on steroids” took its first step towards becoming law when it was approved by a key state legistative committee on Tuesday night. SB 1611, one of two immigration bills passed by the Senate Appropriations Committee, squeaked by with a 7-6 vote. It will now go up to the full state Senate for vote...

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Arizona’s Controversial Laws: A Crash Course

By Lourdes Medrano | 02/15/2011 - 19:05 | 0 Comments

Arizona lawmakers are continuing their push this week to deny automatic citizenship to children of illegal immigrants. Senator Ron Gould (R-AZ) recently called off the vote by the Senate Judiciary Committee because he believed the bill would have been defeated, but more receptive legislators are expected to again take up the agenda this week. The goal is to force the U.S....

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