The Spanish-language media cover a visit paid to Senator John McCain (R-AZ) by religious leaders from his state. Meanwhile, as a candidate for governor of Florida says he'd like to pass a law like Arizona's SB 1070, the boycott of that state for passing the law rolls on.
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But Selig is dodging the issue – the question is not about how many Hispanic ball players there are in Major League Baseball (a whole lot), but how much Major League Baseball will do to protect and defend the rights of those minorities who are the backbone one of...
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New polling released by America's Voice in moderate-to-conservative states shows that comprehensive immigration reform remains more popular than enforcement-only alternatives – even after subjecting reform proposals to the toughest "amnesty" attacks. Conducted by Hart Research Associates in AR, CO, MO, and OH, the poll also demonstrates the importance...
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On a telephonic conference call yesterday also featuring Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Evangelical leaders including Dr. Richard Land, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention; Rev. Leith Anderson, president of the National Association of Evangelicals; Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic...
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After passing what is arguably the harshest immigration law in the country—SB 1070 forces local police to adhere to detain someone if there is "responsible suspicion" that they are undocumented—Arizona has now passed a law banning ethnic studies courses, as Feministing reports.
At The Nation, Jon Wiener writes that the...
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As city councils join the Arizona boycott over SB 1070 and public officials continue to denounce the law, the Spanish-language media reports that the state has doubled down on offensive legislation. Also, Univision promotes the national town hall it is hosting on Friday.
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11/05/10 a 7:10am Washington, D.C. – Mientras el movimiento del Tea Party actúa cada vez más como líder para los republicanos, desarrollos recientes demuestran que la presión ejercida ya está teniendo consecuencias sobre los esfuerzos del Partido Republicano de apelar a los latinos y sobre las posibilidades de una...
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12/05/10 a 4:14pm Washington, D.C. – El alguacil Clarence Dupnik, cuya jurisdicción del condado de Pima incluye el sector de Tucson y 123 millas de frontera común con México, es el más reciente en unirse al coro de voces de agentes del orden opuestos a la ley anti inmigrante...
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Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, whose jurisdiction of Pima County, AZ includes Tucson and 123 miles of border with Mexico, is the latest in a chorus of law enforcement voices to oppose the new Arizona anti-immigrant law and to call for sensible federal immigration reform.
According to Frank Sharry, Executive Director of...
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Joining the chorus of celebrities, athletes, and politicians railing against the newly instated SB 1070 law in Arizona, six UN human rights experts have stated that the law is in violation of "international standards that are binding in the United States." Read what they're saying:
States are required to respect...
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