Yesterday, news broke that the U.S. Department of Justice is suing Maricopa County, AZ Sheriff Joe Arpaio to compel him to turn over documents needed for the federal government’s civil rights investigation.
Arpaio has denied investigators access to this information for a full year and a half. In light of the news, here’s a little background [...]
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DOJ to Arpaio: Show Me Your Papers—Suit Shows Sheriff Not Above the Law
09/03/2010| Jackie MahendraWhy should you vote in November?
09/03/2010| Rachel LaBruyere12 year old Mariely from Arizona, is dropping some knowledge on us this Friday morning. Our friends at Promise Arizona are working tirelessly to register voters and take back their state this November. And with more than 22 states considering laws similar to the Arizona ‘papers please’ law, it goes without saying that we need [...]
If she’s not lying, she’s barely able to speak
09/02/2010| LloydI’ve asked several times before if Governor Jan Brewer (R-AZ) knows what she’s talking about. So I’d like to thank the Governor for finally answering my question.
Clearly, the answer is no.
Driving home our point: Immigrants boost the economy
09/01/2010| Rachel LaBruyereWe’ve been saying for months that immigration is an overall net-positive for our recovering economy. With unemployment at a scary high and our economy still limping slowly towards recovery, many have repeated history by scapegoating immigrants as “taking our jobs” and have pointed fingers at the undocumented immigrant population as somehow responsible for the current [...]
Jan Brewer lies again
08/31/2010| LloydAt this point, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that Jan Brewer is a liar. It’s a matter of fact that she lies. So is it news that she’s lying again?
In a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Governor Brewer takes issue with a 1 line reference to Arizona’s racial profiling law in a 30 page [...]










