A coalition of Latino advocacy and immigration rights groups are launching an effort to register and turn out Latino voters in Arizona. The groups, which include Mi Familia Vota, Democracia USA, Border Action Network and Arizona Center for Empowerment, announced yesterday that their target is 50,000 Latino voters, […]
Arizona Law Model for Other States’ Actions
Anti-immigration activists and lawmakers are using the state of Arizona as an example in hopes of replicating the recently passed law, SB 1070, in their own jurisdictions. The town of Fremont, Nebraska, today, is voting on a local ordinance making it illegal to hire or rent property to an undocumented immigrant. Fremont, with a population […]
US Born Children Are Anti-Immigrants’ Next Target
In late May, La Plaza reported that on the heels of his success with passing SB 1070, Arizona State Sen. Russell Pearce was setting his sights on a new target – the US born children of undocumented workers. https://www.latinovations.com/2010/05/24/arizona-lawmaker-now-targets-citizenship-rights/ Since that time, many national news outlets have picked up on Pearce’s efforts and those of […]
Clinton Indicated Feds to Sue Arizona
While on a Latin American trip, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a TV station in Quito, Ecuador that the Obama administration has decided to file suit against the state of Arizona for its recently passed, controversial anti-immigrant measure, SB 1070. Secretary Clinton’s comments drew fire from Arizona Governor Jan Brewer who said, “If our […]
Undocumented Workers Identifiable by “grooming habits” according to GOP lawmaker
In a statement on the floor of the House of Representatives on Monday, Republican Congressman Steve King of Iowa defended Arizona’s new anti-immigration law and justified the need for profiling. A requirement that local law enforcement stop individuals if they have “reasonable suspicion” that the person is in the country illegally is one of the […]
Hispanics Leave Arizona in Anticipation of Law’s Enactment
In anticipation of the controversial new anti-immigration law going into effect at the end of the month, Hispanics are reported to be leaving the state of Arizona. School districts with high Latino populations are reporting a drop in enrollment. Balsz Elementary School District #31 in Phoenix, which is 75 percent Latino, has seen 100 students […]
Juarez Teen Shot By Border Patrol
Outrage continues to mount over a US Border Patrol shooting of an unarmed 15 year old Mexican youth even as conflicting details emerge. Vigils and protests were under way yesterday to mourn the death of Sergio Adrián Hernández Güereca of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, who was shot in the head by a US agent during an […]
Musical Artists Protest Arizona
Several prominent musicians and bands are coming together to offer up their voices in protest over Arizona’s new anti-immigration law. Carlos Santana, Willie Nelson, and Mexican band Mana are part of an effort to record songs in support of Latino immigrants. Nelson, who joined others on a track titled “Si Se Puede” or “Yes We […]
Arizona Artists Forced to Lighten Faces on Mural
Artists of a “Go Green” mural in Arizona which featured the likeness of children from a local elementary school were told to “lighten the faces” of some of the paintings following complaints “about the children’s ethnicity”. While the principal denies any political pressure, the mural has been the target of local Prescott, AZ city councilman […]
Author of Arizona Law Has National Agenda
According to a report on AZCentral.com, Arizona’s controversial new anti-immigration law which has galvanized both sides of the debate does not even have its origins in the border state. Rather, it was crafted by Kris Kobach, an attorney in Kansas who is developing a national reputation for being an expert on immigration enforcement. Kobach began […]
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