Asked on Wednesday by Antonieta Cadiz of La Opinion, the nation's leading Spanish language newspaper, for his opinion on Alabama's controversial law, HB 56, Obama was emphatic in his remarks, saying "It's a bad law. The idea that we have children afraid to go to school, because they feel...
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The implementation of Alabama's HB 56, the harshest anti-immigrant law in the nation, has touched off a humanitarian crisis felt throughout the state and across the nation. Families, paralyzed by fear and uncertainty, are fleeing the state in droves and children are afraid to go school or even...
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The implementation of Alabama's HB 56, the harshest anti-immigrant law in the nation, has touched off a humanitarian crisis felt throughout the state and across the nation. Families, paralyzed by fear and uncertainty, are fleeing the state in droves and children are afraid to go school or even...
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Russell Pearce is just like any other regular, anti-immigrant politician: racist and relentless. So it’s not wonder why, yesterday, immigration advocates and Arizonans alike celebrated as state senator Russell Pearce, architect of Arizona’s infamous SB 1070, lost to Jerry Lewis, the Republican candidate who was running against him...
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Tuesday’s defeat of notorious anti-immigrant Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce (R) by fellow Republican Jerry Lewis in a recall election continues to resonate in Arizona and beyond. The architect of the state’s notorious “papers, please†immigration law, Pearce’s stunning defeat is a cautionary tale about the political dangers...
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Tuesday's defeat of notorious anti-immigrant Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce (R) by fellow Republican Jerry Lewis in a recall election continues to resonate in Arizona and beyond. The architect of the state's notorious "papers, please" immigration law, Pearce's stunning defeat is a cautionary tale about the political dangers...
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Supporters of a successful effort to recall Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce (R) say the results of the election are "a cautionary tale for right-wing extremists" like Pearce who try to "demonize" illegal immigrants.
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Advocates who favor more lenient immigration policies said the recall Tuesday of the chief architect of Arizona's immigration law is the first shot in a battle against "extremism" they will take nationwide in 2012.
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President Barack Obama still holds significant leads among likely Latino voters over Republican candidates for the 2012 election, partially because most Latinos don't know or don't like the GOP field, according to a Univision-Latino Decisions poll released Tuesday.
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Now if you were advising politicians on immigration matters, what lessons can be drawn from the sudden rise and precipitous fall of Russell Pearce? He's the architect of Arizona's strict immigration law, which fathered similar legislation in other states.
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