Yesterday’s White House meeting between President Obama and Arizona governor Jan Brewer gets top billing in the Spanish-language press today. FBI statistics about safety on the border, the aftermath of Anastasio Hernández’ death at the hands of Border Patrol agents and continued civil disobedience around the country are also in the headlines.
Obama-Brewer meeting. Sample headlines:
EFE: “Immigration reform stays deadlocked at Obama-Brewer meeting”
La Nación: “Arizona won’t back down from harsh immigration law”
Notimex: “No agreement reached at Obama-Brewer meeting”
Europa Press: “Meeting between President and Arizona governor doesn’t bring them any closer on immigration law”
BBC: “Arizona Governor meets with Obama but doesn’t change her mind” (quotes Maribel Hastings of America’s Voice)
Al Día (Philadelphia): “Obama-Brewer: Federal power versus state power” (quotes Frank Sharry, executive director of America’s Voice)
AOL Latino posts Maribel Hastings’ account of the meeting: “Obama asks for help; Brewer refuses to commit”
EFE reports on the demonstration outside the White House against Brewer.
