Various outlets in the Spanish-language press write follow-up stories on the bill that passed the Senate last week allocating $600 million for 1,500 more border troops and unmanned surveillance drones, among other things. Not to be outdone, Republicans continue to discuss abolishing birthright citizenship, drawing continued criticism from advocates...
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Aug 6, 2010
It's clear that Lindsey Graham and John McCain—Republican senators from South Carolina and Arizona, respectively—have stalled their support for a comprehensive immigration reform bill, refusing to budge despite repeated requests for support, and started parroting the Republican refrain "secure the border first."
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The bill the Senate passed yesterday allocating $600 million more for border security and continued calls by Republicans to hold hearings on the possibility of changing the 14th Amendment to the Constitution to revoke birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to undocumented parents are the top...
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While the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and the FBI investigate whether a Mexican drug cartel has placed a $1 million price on Sheriff Joe Arpaio's head, Phoenix's Hispanic community continues to live in fear day in and day out, while in Staten Island police are making arrests in the...
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National Guard troops were officially sent to the U.S.-Mexico border yesterday -- except in Arizona, where not enough troops have been recruited and trained yet. As the Spanish-language press reports, this is just one of the obstacles the state faces in the continued battle over SB 1070, with racial...
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The Spanish-language press continues to analyze Judge Susan Bolton's partial injunction against SB 1070 and Arizona's quick appeal of the decision, considering the political effects and wondering how this will impact the prospects for comprehensive immigration reform --which continued demonstrations in Phoenix and other cities throughout the country...
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The partial injunction issued yesterday by Judge Susan Bolton, blocking some of the most controversial sections of Arizona law SB 1070 from going into effect, generated a range of reactions among Hispanics in Arizona and elsewhere, as covered in various Spanish-language outlets.
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With SB 1070 scheduled to go into effect tomorrow, unless Judge Susan Bolton issues a decision today striking down the law, the Spanish-language press examines how Arizona is preparing for the next few days.
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Following a story in yesterday's Washington Post, the Spanish-language press leads with new numbers showing that deportations are still higher under the Obama administration than they were under Bush--while a new poll shows that the president's majority support among Latinos is threatened by a split in assessment of his...
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Jul 26, 2010
The Spanish-language press continues to wait with bated breath for Judge Susan Bolton to issue a decision on whether to keep Arizona's SB 1070 from going into effect this Thursday, July 29th.
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