When Zahid was young, his father told him that he should serve the country he loves. So that's what he did. Continue »
The Immigration Policy Center has released a comprehensive new guide to responding to the controversial Arizona-style immigration laws already popping up in states like Florida and Texas. Continue »
The House is unlikely to pass the "Arizona-style immigration bill" that the Republican-controlled Senate approved last week, a key committee chairman said Wednesday. Continue »
In the wake of the tragic shooting last weekend in Tucson that targeted Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik's said that Arizona has become the "mecca for prejudice and bigotry" and "sort of the capital" of hatred. Continue »
After Saturday's horrific tragedy in Arizona, there have been several reports of threats and violent rhetoric directed at members of Congress and legislators across the country. Unsurprisingly for those of us who have followed the red-hot immigration debate in this country, some of these threats have been coupled... Continue »
Last week, Steve King, who was ready and eager to become Chairman of the Immigration Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee, was left more than a little aggravated when Republican leaders thought it best to give the chairmanship to a similarly anti-immigrant -- though less vocal-- member of the... Continue »
Arizona is broken. In the wake of the shooting of a congresswoman and 19 other people, Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik told the news media Saturday that he blamed "the vitriolic rhetoric that we hear day in and day out from people in the radio business and some people in... Continue »
Friends and colleagues of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords are not surprised that the Arizona legislator they know for her strength and determination continues to fight for her survival after she was shot in the head at close range. Continue »
Years before 'tea party' entered the political lexicon, conservatives took over the state's Republican Party. Some have long warned that the heated rhetoric could have grim consequences. Continue »
In a state where sheriffs are larger-than-life figures, Pima County's Clarence Dupnik is being cast in a role usually reserved for his Maricopa County counterpart — Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Continue »