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Pitbull on Why He Canceled His Shows in AZ: “It’s Bigger Than Music”

By Angie Romero | 07/02/2010 - 10:05 | 2 Comments

We reported that Miami rapper Pitbull canceled his Phoenix concert date in June during “Mr. Worldwide’s Carnaval,” his first-ever US tour, as a way to protest Arizona’s controversial immigration law SB 1070. We recently caught...

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Watch: 3 Reasons Governor Jan Brewer is Wrong to Claim Most Immigrants are "Drug Mules"

By Mariela Rosario | 06/29/2010 - 08:00 | 1 Comment

Although many are criticizing Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's recent assertion on local TV station KTVK that most immigrants trying to cross the border into Arizona are "drug mules," it's not the first time the Governor has made this argument. During a debate between the Arizona's four Republican candidates for governor earlier this month, Brewer made the...

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AZ Gubernatorial Candidate Wants "Tent Cities" for Undocumented Immigrants

By Mariela Rosario | 06/19/2010 - 14:00 | 0 Comments

Arizona State Treasurer Dean Martin—currently vying for the Republican candidacy for governor—recently announced a plan to create tent cities to house the expected increase in the number of illegal immigrants arrested once the controversial new immigration laws go into effect.

Modeled on current camp-like set ups used by Sheriff Joe Arpaio...

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Arizona Pushing for Legislation to Deny Babies Citizenship

By Mariela Rosario | 06/15/2010 - 10:00 | 1 Comment

A few months ago, we told you about a U.S. rep from San Diego who supported a ban that would keep natural-born U.S. children from receiving citizenship if their parents were undocumented. We figured this idea wouldn't, or couldn't, go very far considering...

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Fifteen-Year-Old Mexican Boy Shot Dead By Border Agents

By Mariela Rosario | 06/11/2010 - 12:30 | 1 Comment

A fifteen-year-old boy was killed earlier this week by US Border patrol agents, setting off a string of protests and a possible homicide investigation by Mexican authorities. Although the Border Patrol claimed that the boy, Sergio Adrian Hernandez, was shot after he unsuccessfully tried to cross the border illegally and began to throw rocks at agents, two...

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Salma Hayek Angry About New Immigration Laws

By Mariela Rosario | 06/10/2010 - 17:00 | 1 Comment

Salma Hayek, who was born and raised in Mexico but is now a naturalized U.S. citizen, was asked recently about the new immigration laws passed in Arizona. The bill, entitled SB 1070, essentially gives law enforcement officials carte blanche to use racial profiling tactics and Hayek took the opportunity to voice her strong opinions on the matter.

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Hunger Strike in NY Continues as Undocumented Youths Push for Dream Act

By Angie Romero | 06/09/2010 - 10:00 | 0 Comments

While Latino citizens and celebrities alike condemn Arizona’s controversial SB 1070 law, a highly motivated group of young Latino leaders are fighting for their chance at the dream—the Dream Act, that is. The proposed legislation, introduced nearly a decade ago,...

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Latin Artists Join the Sound Strike in Protest of New Arizona Laws

By Grace Bastidas | 06/07/2010 - 09:25 | 4 Comments

Los Tigres del Norte, Juanes, Calle 13, Café Tacuba, Cypress Hill and Ozomatli are just some of the growing number of Latino musicians boycotting Arizona in protest of the state’s controversial immigration law (SB 1070). The new law goes into effect on July 31st of this...

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