Walter Russell Mead looks ahead to the general election and indulges in some Rubio-as-VP speculation: the selection of Marco Rubio as a vice presidential candidate could shake up the race, making the GOP more competitive in New Mexico and Colorado while perhaps swinging Florida into the GOP column. Continue »
Early last year, a young neo-Nazi called his girlfriend from a jail cell in Phoenix. She was upset. She was confused. She wanted to know why FBI agents were in her living room saying they caught him making pipe bombs and stockpiling other explosives. Continue »
Seeking a political comeback after his ouster from a top legislative post, Russell Pearce will try to return to the Arizona Senate this fall. The longtime Mesa lawmaker, who authored the controversial immigration law Senate Bill 1070 and has since become a national spokesman for tough illegal-immigration enforcement. Continue »
Eva Longoria appeared on MSNBC this afternoon on Andrea Mitchell Reports to discuss her role as one of the national co-chairs for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign. Longoria is one of seven Latinos who were appointed as co-chairs for Obama for America -- something Longoria points out was not... Continue »
In a brief filed Tuesday, the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to find unconstitutional Arizona's law aimed at cracking down on illegal immigrants. "Petitioners assert that Arizona's status as a border State that is particularly affected by illegal immigrationjustifies its adoption of its own policy directed to foreign... Continue »
As she raised two sons and ran a Pittsburg hair salon, Nancy Beyan heard little from the immigration authorities who had ordered her back to Liberia nearly two decades ago. Continue »
Humberto Guzman drove big rigs in Alabama for two months. As an undocumented immigrant from Honduras, he feared being deported everyday. "The police would come after us a lot," Guzman said. "Where we parked was the problem because they always asked us for our papers." Continue »
If the race for the Republican presidential nomination were only decided by islands, Mitt Romney would be unstoppable. After racking up wins in Hawaii, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the former governor cruised to an easy win in Puerto Rico yesterday. Continue »
In South Carolina's harsh anti-immigrant law, the legislature carved out a number of exemptions for jobs often filled by undocumented workers. Classic example of hypocrisy. They bash immigrants, but really need them. Continue »
In South Carolina's harsh anti-immigrant law, the legislature carved out a number of exemptions for jobs often filled by undocumented workers. Classic example of hypocrisy. They bash immigrants, but really need them. Continue »