Archive for the ‘Arizona’ Category
Co-author of Arizona & Alabama immigration bills endorses Romney
Posted: January 11, 2012 at 1:16 pm By NicoleFresh off his win in New Hampshire, Mitt Romney has landed yet another endorsement. This morning, the Romney campaign announced, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach has endorsed Romney for President.
This is huge: DHS suspending Sheriff Arpaio’s access to ICE
Posted: December 15, 2011 at 3:42 pm By AllieAfter a major investigation into Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office — the infamous anti-immigrant proponent from Arizona — the Department of Justice has found “a pervasive culture of discriminatory bias against Latinos” that “reaches the highest levels of the agency.”
BREAKING: Supreme Court to look at SB1070
Posted: December 12, 2011 at 12:30 pm By NicoleNearly 2 years after its passing, the Supreme Court has announced they will look at Arizona’s anti-immigrant bill SB1070 and make a decision on whether or not to take the case.
From ABC News:
Although deeply concerned about the law, the Obama administration is asking the Supreme Court to refrain from taking up the case, at this [...]
SB1070 Architect ousted in Arizona state recall election
Posted: November 9, 2011 at 4:20 pm By adminLast night, immigrant rights activists sent a major shockwave through our movement, our communities, and our cultures. We stood up and told politicians that we won’t be bullied, we won’t accept bigotry, and we have power.
Senator Russell Pearce (AZ-18), was soundly defeated by pro-immigrant challenger, Jerry Lewis, in a special election. Pearce authored the viciously [...]
Arizona State Senate President Pearce Recall
Posted: July 13, 2011 at 1:16 pm By MelvinArizona State Senate President Russell Pearce (R-Mesa), and architect of the state’s controversial anti-immigrant law, SB 1070, a bill that has unleashed a series of similar discriminatory bills across the country, has become the first Senate President to be recall in the history of the United States.
A bipartisan group of Arizona citizens, Citizens for a Better [...]
Senator Lugar abandons the DREAM
Posted: May 12, 2011 at 11:26 am By LloydLike Representative Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Senator John McCain (R-AZ) before him, Senator Dick Lugar (R-IN) is abandoning his previous support for the DREAM Act in the face of a right-wing tea party primary threat. Senator Lugar was one of only three Republican Senators to vote for the DREAM Act during the 2010 lame-duck session.
Senator [...]
Arizona Got It Wrong But America Can Still Get It Right
Posted: April 22, 2011 at 10:32 am By LloydWe’ve talked at length about how SB 1070 has cost Arizona dearly. The cost of defending an unconstitutional law, in lost tourism and jobs, and the loss of credibility for many of the state’s politicians has left other states to conclude SB 1070 copycats just aren’t worth it.
SEIU has put out a great new video, [...]
Border Patrol or Bored Patrol?
Posted: April 21, 2011 at 2:35 pm By LloydWe’ve pointed out time and time again how much money the government is wasting on border “security“. Apparently, we’re also paying for Border Patrol agents to nap:
The border fence ran right in front of Jeff Byerly’s post, a straight line of steel that stretched beyond town and deep into the desert. As a U.S. Border [...]
Pearce Giving Up on Anti-Immigrant Agenda… for Now
Posted: April 12, 2011 at 2:56 pm By LloydCross posted from FIRM
Good news out of Arizona! Senate President Russell Pearce, the author of SB1070, has finally given up on pursuing his anti-immigrant agenda this year.
It’s not for lack of want. Pearce seems to live for making the lives of immigrants miserable. But he just couldn’t muster the support he needed from his colleagues [...]
SB 1070 still unconstitutional
Posted: April 11, 2011 at 2:52 pm By LloydArizona’s Governor Jan Brewer and Senate President Russell Pearce were dealt a serious blow in their continued attempts to scapegoat and demagogue immigrants today:
A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a lower court decision that blocked the most contested provisions of Arizona’s immigration law from taking effect.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals [...]
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