Right wing politicians like Governor Jan Brewer have been saying for months that the Arizona/Mexico border is rife with beheadings, kidnappings and killings galore. Their lies have been exposed, time and time again.
The latest issue of Time confirms again what we, and others who live in a fact based reality have been saying.
“[W]hile it’s hardly [...]
Showing our light for Arizona
We lit candles in front of the White House to honor the activists on the ground in AZ and the 27,000 of you who texted in to show your support.
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Obama sues Arizona
The Obama administration is suing Arizona to stop the racial profiling law from taking effect. Tell the President we support him, but we need more to pass immigration reform!
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Obama: “I’m ready to move forward”
President Obama made a major speech today renewing his push for immigration reform. But the need for Republican votes is standing in the way. Let's fight back against Republican obstruction.
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Our broken immigration system is hurting our economy, American families, and all American workers. Comprehensive immigration reform is the solution. President Obama supports reform. But only Congress has the power to pass legislation.
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Like never before, people are coming together all across America demanding a new way forward on this important issue.
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About that perilous southern border
07/30/2010| Lloyd
Showing our light for Arizona
07/30/2010| adminLast night at the White House, we gathered to light candles on the day Arizona’s ‘papers please’ law went into effect.
We lit candles for the activists on the ground in Arizona, many of whom were arrested yesterday. We lit candles for the people protesting in San Francisco, New York, in Chicago and everywhere else across [...]
What does a movement look like?
07/29/2010| Rachel LaBruyereIn April, after Arizona’s papers please bill was signed into law by Governor Jan Brewer, thousands of people streamed into the state to protest, hold vigil and start fighting back.
In that first week, Reverend Warren H. Stewart spoke to a crowded church of community members, activists and leaders and said that the 21st century civil [...]
Racial profiling is fine, as long as your kids don’t look Hispanic
07/29/2010| LloydNevada gubernatorial candidate Brian Sandoval (R) isn’t worried about racial profiling in Arizona. That’s because his kids don’t “look Hispanic”.
Sandoval made the comment in response to a question on Univision’s Face to Face in response to the question of whether he would worry about his children being profiled in Arizona. Apparently Sandoval, the first Republican [...]
In DC and LA, children march for immigration reform
07/29/2010| admin(Photo credit Heather Wilson.)
Yesterday in DC and Los Angeles, children marched to tell President Obama that comprehensive immigration reform would keep their families together:
The Washington, D.C. protest was led by 10-year-old Saul Arellano, whose mother, Elvira Arellano, gained prominence after seeking sanctuary along with him in a Chicago church to avoid deportation by U.S. Immigration [...]
