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The 5 Best Border Films

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 06/23/2011 - 15:30 | 2 Comments

Immigration is a hot button topic these days. Arizona’s notorious SB 1070 immigration law paved the way for states like Georgia and Alabama to implement their own laws—albeit all of them are being fought out in federal court right now. As the debate and protests over racial profiling and deportations heats up, another fantastic film is giving us a different perspective on...

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John McCain Blames Arizona Wildfires on Undocumented Immigrants

By Fox News Latino | 06/20/2011 - 13:15 | 2 Comments

Senator John McCain created a firestorm over the weekend when he blamed the out-of-control wildfires in Arizona on undocumented immigrants.

When asked how to explain and fix the wildfires, McCain injected the polarizing issue of immigration into the wildfire crisis.

"We are concerned about, particularly areas down on the border, where there is...

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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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