Posts Tagged ‘governor jan brewer’
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: [...]
Boston activists protest AZ governor
Posted: July 12, 2010 at 11:35 am By adminThis weekend, the National Governors Association met in Boston to discuss immigration and other issues. Arizona governor Jan Brewer, who recently canceled the annual US-Mexico Governors conference in her own state, was in attendance. Brewer told the New York Times that she thinks the government’s lawsuit against Arizona’s racial profiling law is “outrageous.” (Fun fact: [...]
Justice Department suit against Arizona is a good first step, but not enough
Posted: June 23, 2010 at 12:26 pm By Rachel LaBruyereLast week, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton broke the news that the Justice Department would bring a lawsuit against Arizona’s new immigration law, SB 1070. Since then, the White House has confirmed the news and the suit is expected to be filed next week. On the surface, this is great. The law in Arizona would [...]
False ‘Border Security’ Debate is Immigration’s Oil Spill, Obama Will Meet With AZ Governor Brewer
Posted: June 3, 2010 at 12:17 pm By Jackie MahendraBy Jackie Mahendra. Originally posted on the America’s Voice blog. It’s like a raging oil spill, but without those fancy underwater cameras. Lack of comprehensive immigration reform has allowed an untenable situation to explode into dangerous platitudes, scapegoating, and solve-nothing politics. It has enabled fearful Republican politicians in the heat of challenging midterm elections to [...]
3 Lessons from the AZ MLK Day fight that apply to S.B. 1070
Posted: April 26, 2010 at 12:03 am By adminIt’s always helpful when we can look to past victories over hate to inspire today’s fights. 20 years ago, there was a fight in Arizona to get the state to recognize the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday (yeah, they actually rejected it at first). That fight had several similarities to the S.B. 1070 fight: [...]
Arizona: Events for Sunday, April 24th
Posted: April 25, 2010 at 5:14 am By GarlinOn Sunday, April 24th, Arizona residents will stand up against SB1070 and announce plans for the future. Raquel Tehran, Arizona State Director for Reform Immigration for America invites you to attend.
And justice for all: Students fight SB 1070 in Arizona
Posted: April 22, 2010 at 8:56 pm By Rachel LaBruyereOriginally posted on Standing FIRM. I’ve been getting reports from the ground in Phoenix, Arizona, where thousands of people are gathered to call for the veto of SB 1070. The community is truly coming together around this effort. Earlier today, nearly one thousand local high school and college students walked out of their classes in [...]
Update on the Vigil to Veto SB 1070
Posted: April 20, 2010 at 10:20 am By Rachel LaBruyereLast night, more than 150 people gathered in front of Governor Jan Brewer’s office in Arizona to call for a veto on SB 1070. The bill, which would mandate racial profiling in a state that has become ground zero of the immigration debate,was passed by the state Senate yesterday by a vote of 17-11. Take [...]
Vigil to veto SB 1070 in Arizona
Posted: April 19, 2010 at 11:43 am By Rachel LaBruyereArizona is on the verge of becoming a police state. SB 1070, the bill passed by the Arizona House of Representatives last week, mandates racial profiling and allows citizens to sue law enforcement if they feel the law is not being effectively enforced. In short, this is the most anti-immigrant legislation we’ve seen in decades. [...]
Government mandated racial profiling in Arizona? Just say NO!
Posted: April 16, 2010 at 4:31 pm By Rachel LaBruyereEarlier this week, the Arizona House of Representatives approved the harshest and most extreme anti-immigration legislation in the country. The bill, SB 1070, requires police to determine the immigration status of anybody they have a “reasonable suspicion” is undocumented, and permits citizens to sue if they believe that the law is not being enforced. Basically, [...]
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