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 […]
Juarez Teen Shot By Border Patrol
June 10, 2010 By
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 […]
Author of Arizona Law Has National Agenda
June 3, 2010 By
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 […]
Los Angeles County Boycotts Arizona; School District Issues Condemnation
June 2, 2010 By
A measure introduced by Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina to boycott the state of Arizona passed yesterday by a vote of 3-2. The action was meant to send a message of opposition over Arizona’s new controversial anti-immigration law. “This law simply goes too far,” said Molina. “A lot of people have pointed out that […]
Teen Sentenced to 25 Years for Hate Crime Killing of Latino Immigrant
May 28, 2010 By
Yesterday, a jury sentenced a 19 year old Long Island man to the maximum sentence of 25 years in prison for killing Latino immigrant Marcelo Lucero. As reported in La Plaza, in November 2008, seven teenagers attacked and killed Lucero, a legal immigrant originally from Ecuador. The group of friends had set out that evening […]
Law Enforcement Express Opposition to Arizona Law
May 27, 2010 By
In a meeting with Attorney General Eric Holder yesterday in Washington, police chiefs from across the nation expressed their concerns over the outfall of the new Arizona law. Chiefs of police who attended the meeting said they believe that punitive measures, such as SB 1070 which target the Latino community, will damage relationships that local […]
Report of a Crime Leads to Deportation
May 27, 2010 By
In December of last year, Abel Moreno and his girlfriend were pulled over by local law enforcement officer Marcus Jackson for a traffic violation. When Jackson began to fondle Moreno’s girlfriend, Moreno called 911. Jackson then ordered Moreno to drop the phone, arrested the pair and charged them with resisting arrest. Now fired from the […]
Some Latinos In Support of Arizona Law
May 26, 2010 By
While a recent poll has shown that the overwhelming majority of Latinos oppose the new anti-immigration law in Arizona, there are some who are not afraid to express their support of it. “I just don’t like the fact that they’re going to say that an American Latino has the same concerns as a Latino from […]
Obama to Send National Guard to Border
May 26, 2010 By
President Obama announced yesterday that his administration is requesting and extra $500 million in the budget for US-Mexico border security and that he plans to deploy 1,200 National Guard troops to the region. The additional troops will reinforce the 340 who are already stationed on the border engaged in monitoring border crossings and analyzing intelligence. […]
Arizona Lawmaker Now Targets Citizenship Rights
May 24, 2010 By
Buoyed by his success in authoring and passing the state’s controversial new anti-immigration law, Arizona State Sen. Russell Pearce is continuing his crusade. A local Phoenix reporter obtained emails from Pearce (R-Mesa) to constituents and supporters indicating he intends to introduce a measure in the state legislature that would deny US citizenship to the children […]
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