Jan 10, 2011
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...
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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.
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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.
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Today at 11 a.m. EST, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will hold a national moment of silence to honor Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the other victims of Saturday's morning's shooting in Tucson, Arizona.
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Representative Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, who was shot point blank in the head while meeting with constituents on Saturday, was expected to be a leading voice on immigration in the new Congress.
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Jan 3, 2011
The New York Times reported last week that Republicans at the state and local levels plan to introduce a wave of anti-immigrant measures over the next year.
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Dec 30, 2010
After commanding the world's attention in 2010 with its cavalier stance on immigration, the Arizona state legislature is threatening—once again—to dominate national immigration discourse and policy.
This week, Arizona state Senator and Senate President-Elect Russell Pearce (R) spoke candidly with CNN's Jessica Yellin about his plans to introduce a birthright...
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said if his children walked the streets of Phoenix they might look awfully suspicious to police. His wife, Columba, is from Mexico.
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Nov 24, 2010
This isn't the Thanksgiving they dreamed about when they were camped on the corner of 16th Street and Missouri Avenue, near Sen. John McCain's office. They are Americans in every way but birth and there was a time when politicians on both sides of the aisle recognized the cruelty...
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Many of us have competing feelings about illegal immigration. Those who want stricter immigration enforcement also recognize that the Valley's economy depends on cheap labor. Many even hire illegal immigrants themselves as day laborers and housekeepers so they can have more time to focus on careers and enjoy life.
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