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FILTER RESULTS ►ACLU Releases Mobile App For Immigrants To Report Abuses
Reporting immigration abuses by Arizona law enforcement is now as simple as downloading an app. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arizona unveiled a bilingual mobile app on Tuesday that allows people to report abuses suffered under the Arizona’s SB1070, an immigration law that some advocates have deemed as permission for law enforcement to [...]
Author Of Arizona’s Anti-Immigrant Law: Immigration Rally Shows The ‘Reason We Have The Second Amendment’
Architect of Anti Immigrant Laws Deems Rally A ‘Mob’ Of ‘Illegal Aliens’ That Show ‘Reason We Have The 2nd Amendment’ Over the weekend, a group of immigration reform supporters held a rally in front of Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s home. It is in situations like this that make him grateful he has guns [...]
Monday Open Thread
Big immigration news day: The Supreme Court strikes down Arizona's law requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration, and ICE raids and seizes 14 711 stores. On the Supreme Court Case, the court held The National Voter... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Ian Reifowitz: In the City That Inspired Arizona's "Papers, Please" Immigration Law, A Crosscultural Movement Emerges
He came to believe that Hazleton's immigrants, and the city itself, needed more than services. It needed to build bridges between immigrants and the native-born, whites and Latinos. It needed a real and shared sense of community.
Arizona's Voter Proof Of Citizenship Requirement Thrown Out By Supreme Court
This wasn't part of the illegal immigration enforcement bills from a few years back but rather a voter imitative law put in place in 2004. The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states cannot require would-be voters to prove they are.....
Governor Brewer Betrays Conservatives, Forces Through Huge Obamacare Medicaid Expansion
Once considered a conservative governor due to signing SB 1070, which toughened up illegal immigration laws, Arizona's Governor Jan Brewer has now destroyed that reputation.
Democrats Publicly Endorse Profiling
Just over a year ago Democrats railed against Arizona constituents for passing what Dems viewed to be an immigration law based on profiling. Democrats railed against the airport security profiling. Yet now, they whole-heartedly support it, just so long as it’s the IRS doing it as a punitive measure against their opponents. Show More Summary
Sheriff Joe Arpaio given a legal lesson on immigration
For years, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has proudly boasted that he’s America’s toughest sheriff. Now it turns out the Arizona lawman charged with enforcing the law is actually guilty of breaking it. On Friday, U.S. District Judge...Show More Summary
North Carolina Lawmakers Introduce ‘Show Me Your Papers’ Bill, Follow In Arizona’s Footsteps
North Carolina is following in the footsteps of Arizona and Alabama by introducing a new “Show Me Your Papers” bill. The law would provide law enforcement officials with the ability to provide immigration status checks based on “reasonable suspicion.” Known as the Reasonable Enactment of Comprehensive Legislation Addressing Immigration Matters (RECLAIM NC), or HB786, the law [...]Show More Summary
North Carolina Mimics Arizona With ‘Show Me Your Papers’ Bill
HB 786 would empower police to question the legal status of anyone stopped for any reason. The hurdles posed by North Carolina’s law could severely undermine public safety benefits since immigrants would feel more inclined to stay in the shadows rather than to drive with a restricted driver’s licenses that bears the words, “no lawful [...]
‘Show Me Your Papers’ Bill Could Make North Carolina The Next Arizona
North Carolina is set to vote on a piece of anti-immigration legislation on par with Arizona and Alabama’s racially-tinged laws that drew national attention and ire from immigration advocates. The Reasonable Enactment of Comprehensive Legislation Addressing Immigration Matters (RECLAIM) in North Carolina Act, or HB 786 would expand the scope of law enforcement officials with [...]
Judge rules against ‘America’s toughest sheriff’ in racial profiling lawsuit
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Latino drivers in his crackdown on illegal immigration, a federal judge found on Friday, and ordered him to stop using race as a factor in law enforcement decisions.
Arizona's 2007 immigration law falls flat
Only three businesses have faced charged for hiring illegal immigrants.
States Have a Right to Protect Residents from Illegal Immigration
When the federal government stopped enforcing our immigration laws, a number of states – led by Arizona – began passing laws to do the job the feds wouldn’t do. In 2011, Alabama passed a law (HB 56) authorizing state and local police...Show More Summary
Congressional immigration debate signals big shift
Congressional immigration debate signals big shift via Rickey.org The national mood on immigration has changed dramatically since Arizona approved a first-of-its-kind immigration law, igniting a furor over border security and the country's treatment of immigrants. The Voice • American Idol • The X Factor
Jeff Biggers: Immigration Reform: Respect Arizona and Recall Sheriff Arpaio (VIDEO)
While Senate leaders, including Arizona's John McCain and Jeff Flake, hammered out immigration reform details last month, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio reminded the nation how rogue law enforcement can still undercut legislative efforts for a pathway to citizenship.
Assessing The Health And Well-Being Of Latino Youth And Families Following Implementation Of Arizona's 2010 Immigration Law
In 2010, Arizona passed an immigration law (S.B. 1070, the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act) that gave state police unprecedented power to detain individuals unable to prove their U.S. citizenship when asked. At...Show More Summary
Effects of Arizona's immigration law on Latino youth and families
In 2010, Arizona passed an immigration law (S.B. 1070, the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act) that gave state police unprecedented power to detain individuals unable to prove their U.S. citizenship when asked. At...Show More Summary
North Carolina GOP Files Arizona-Style ‘Show Me Your Papers’ Bill
Four North Carolina House Republicans filed a bill on Wednesday that notably introduces the “show me your papers” provision of Arizona’s anti-immigration law. Under the bill, H.B. 786, police can check the immigration status of anyone they stop or arrest and detain them for “reasonable suspicion.” The bill also makes it easier for police to [...]
Federal Judge Strikes Down Parts Of Indiana’s Arizona-Like Immigration Law
The law, inspired by Arizona, is deemed unconstitutional. The Indiana bill, signed into law by the previous governor, Mitch Daniels, permitted warrantless arrests of non-citizens and prohibited the use of consular IDs as forms of identification. It was inspired by Arizona’s law, known as S.B. 1070 that took over some aspects of immigration enforcement from [...]
