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As we all know, the quickest way to convince people to do something is to tell them they are forbidden from doing it. Currently, legislators in everybody’s favorite state — Arizona — are learning this most basic principle of reverse psychology. You see, in 2010, Arizona lawmakers passed a law to dismantle ethnic studies in Read More
As we know, Arizona has been in the spotlight for taking actions against Latin Americans — specifically, for SB 1070, which allowed the state’s police to check the immigration status of people they detain, and for HB 2281, which prohibits classes that “promote resentment toward a race or class of people,” that “advocate ethnic solidarity Read More
I thought this issue was settled by Hamilton and them: “The Mexican government is urging a U.S. court to block a part of the [Arizona SB1070] law that prohibits the harboring of undocumented immigrants. Lawyers representing México asked the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a filing Wednesday to uphold a lower-court ruling that blocked Read More
The self-proclaimed toughest Sheriff in America, Joe Arpaio, was re-elected to serve his sixth, four-year term as Maricopa County Sheriff. The controversial Sheriff’s latest victory was not as easy as previous elections. This time he only captured 52% of the vote. Support for the Sheriff has continued to decrease as a result of his tumultuous Read More
“At school they say my name funny as if the syllables were made out of tin and hurt the roof of your mouth. But in Spanish my name is made out of a softer something, like silver, not quite as thick as my sister’s name – Magdalena- which is uglier than mine. Magdalena who at Read More
When it comes to most Latinos, à la the Fresh Prince, Governor Romney just don’t understand. From Fox News Latino: “Immigration is once again fueling a clash between the presidential candidates, as the Barack Obama campaign takes GOP candidate Mitt Romney to task for his endorsement of a Midwestern immigration hardliner. Romney endorsed Rep. Steve Read More
At times, justice is inconspicuous. From Fox News Latino: “After opponents of the statute told her that it will lead to racial profiling and prolonged detentions of Latinos, a judge is mulling arguments over whether she’ll let the most contentious section of Arizona’s immigration enforcement law take effect. The law’s opponents are trying to thwart Read More
Are my ears playing tricks on me, or is that the sound of Governor Brewer’s still-beating heart I hear? As Fox News Latino reports: “Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer defended her order denying driver’s licenses and other public benefits to young undocumented immigrants while affirming that she doesn’t hate Latinos or immigrants. Gov. Brewer said Tuesday Read More
President Obama would like to make life a bit easier for a small portion of the millions of undocumented immigrants leading clandestine lives in the United States. But a few Republican governors seem unwilling to let someone like the so-called “Leader of the Free World” stand in their way: “Joining Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, Nebraska Read More
Don’t look now, but Jan Brewer is at it again. From VOXXI: “Just as dreamers in Arizona eagerly began applying for the Obama administration’s deferred action program, Gov. Jan Brewer signed an executive order Wednesday directing state agencies to deny them driver’s licenses and state-issued identification cards granted to them under the program. Those who Read More