Jul 15, 2011
A conservative Republican from west Mesa who has held prominent leadership positions in the LDS church has agreed to run against Republican Senate President Russell Pearce, according to sources with knowledge of the campaign.
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Jul 13, 2011
A year ago, immigrant labor activist Salvador Reza thought Arizona's tough state immigration crackdown could empty the work site he ran in north Phoenix. But 12 months on, after a federal judge blocked key parts of the law, day laborers still line up from dawn to tout for...
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Critics of a polarizing immigration law in Arizona protested the legislation Tuesday in triple-digit heat outside Major League Baseball's All-Star Game in downtown Phoenix, drawing sideways glances from fans who were more interested in getting to the game.
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Arizona State Senate President Russell Pearce (R-Mesa) rose to national prominence championing SB 1070, the state's infamous anti-immigration law that spawned a series of copycat bills nationwide after it was signed into law last April.
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A citizens' group that opposes the Arizona senate president because of his stance on illegal immigration and other issues has collected enough signatures to force a recall election for him, officials said on Friday. Republican state Senator Russell Pearce rose to national attention as the chief architect of the...
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In an 11 am press conference in Montgomery, Alabama today, the American Civil Liberties Union, along with the Southern Poverty Law Center, the National Immigration Law Center, the Asian American Justice Center and the Asian Law Caucus have filed a class action lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of HB...
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The release of personal information of hundreds of Arizona police officers by a group of hackers on Thursday marks the third major release of documents and personal information on state law enforcement officials within the past week.
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Once upon a time, Sen. John McCain was one of the few nationally known Republicans whose M.O. did not include bashing illegal immigrants for possible electoral gain. Those days are long gone. Spooked by the ugly xenophobia rampant in the GOP's base, McCain has joined his party's mainstream in...
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For years now, immigrants have been blamed for things like homegrown terrorism via "terror babies," global warming, the health care crisis, the demise of Wall Street, and spreading leprosy and bird flu (among other diseases). Arizona Senator John McCain (R), one-time immigrant champion, is adding another to our...
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Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) signed into law a new "papers, please" immigration bill that is a new low point for state-based immigration policy, an unfortunate reminder of Alabama and the South's tortured racial history, and another wake-up call to Washington to fix the broken immigration system.
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