Posts Tagged ‘arizona law’
Gov. Jan Brewer Went Too Far: States Seeking to Copycat, Take Note
Posted: July 29, 2010 at 11:36 am By Dawn MaberyUS District Judge Susan Bolton has issued an injunction and blocked the most controversial parts of Arizona’s SB 1070. The judge found that these key provisions would cause irreparable harm and has blocked them from taking effect until the legal issues are decided. The following provisions in the law have been temporarily blocked from implementation: [...]
Baseball and Arizona: What does Ozzie Guillen understand about the Arizona law that Tony LaRussa doesn’t?
Posted: July 8, 2010 at 10:34 am By Rich StolzOn June 29th, as a couple dozen Tea Party members held a small demonstration at a St. Louis Cardinals game in support of the “show me your papers” Arizona law, Cardinals’ Manager Tony LaRussa disappointed millions when he said he believed the Tea Party’s stances were correct on a lot of things, and went on [...]
Immigration Reform Today: President Leads, Republicans Obstruct
Posted: July 1, 2010 at 2:21 pm By adminBy Deepak Bhargava, the Executive Director of the Center for Community Change. Originally published on the Huffington Post. Today, at a speech at American University, President Obama reiterated his support for comprehensive immigration reform. He said: The question now is whether we will have the courage and the political will to pass a [comprehensive immigration [...]
Music geeks listen up: Artists join the fight against Arizona’s immigration law
Posted: June 3, 2010 at 3:40 pm By Rachel LaBruyereLast week, Zach de la Rocha (of Rage Against the Machine), Sonic Youth, Kanye West, Conor Oberst (of Bright Eyes), Los Tigres del Norte and many more came together to stand against SB 1070 in Arizona. The musicians launched a campaign called “The Sound Strike” and in an open letter, de la Rocha had this [...]
We are all Arizona: Tens of thousands march for justice
Posted: June 2, 2010 at 11:02 am By Rachel LaBruyereThis past Saturday, tens of thousands of people braved the intense heat of the Phoenix, Arizona streets to march for an end to Arizona’s racial profiling law, SB 1070. Marchers came from across the country (including places as far away as Boston and as unlikely as Mississippi) to join others in peacefully resisting the unjust [...]
President Obama, Arizona, and Immigration Hardball
Posted: May 6, 2010 at 11:19 am By Jackie MahendraOriginally posted on the America’s Voice blog. Last night President Obama weighed in again on the immigration debate and Arizona’s controversial new law, according to Scott Wilson of the Washington Post: President Obama told a White House reception Wednesday that he wants “to begin work this year” on comprehensive immigration reform, warning the audience that [...]
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