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Black Market Birth Control? How Undocumented Immigrants Access Contraception Without Health Care

Posted on Mar 23, 2012, Source: New America Media

Undocumented immigrant women must travel to Mexico, where no prescription is required, or buy them from the underground market in Phoenix, without seeing a doctor first.

Hate in Arizona: Two Mothers Mourn Their Murdered Children

Posted on Feb 8, 2011, Source: New America Media

If Arizona politicians and communities had rallied against the killing of the 9-year-old and her father, then Juan Varela might still be alive today.

Arizona Bill Would Create Second-Class Citizenship for US-Born Children of Undocumented Immigrants

Posted on Feb 1, 2011, Source: New America Media

“I don’t know why are they saying that children are costing the economy. I pay my house taxes, my food. We are always paying. This is just creating a climate of hate."

Latino Republicans in Arizona Divided Over SB 1070

Posted on Oct 19, 2010, Source: New America Media

Arizona’s new immigration law has been extremely negative for the economy, according to Republican business owner Javier Zuluaga.

Fending Off the Mortgage Industry: Savvy Activists Are Winning in Court and on the Streets, Keeping People in Their Homes

Posted on Apr 13, 2009, Source: Colorlines.com

How one Detroit community group is saving homes and protecting human rights over the right of a corporation to make a profit.
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