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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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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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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Reporting Rock Center's upcoming story about Alabama's controversial new immigration law, our team found this to be one of the key questions being debated: Are undocumented immigrants a drain on public finances or a boon to the economy? The two opposing sides each can cite studies and statistics to...
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While members of our team were down in Alabama last week, we swung by the Birmingham News to meet up with editorial writer and columnist Joey Kennedy, who wrote about the organizational response to HB 56 last Sunday.
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