On AlterNet: arizona immigration

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Religious Groups Join Fight Against Harsh Arizona Immigration Law

Seth Hoy, Immigrant Impact. August 22, 2011.

Leaders of the the religious community argue HB 56 stifles access to faith, prohibiting church members from performing Christian rites like baptisms and marriages.

States Grapple With Broken Immigration System as Congress Does Nothing

Wendy Feliz Sefsaf, Immigrant Impact. August 20, 2011.

With no comprehensive immigration plan in sight, state-level anti-immigration legislation is introduced and attacked by opponents, creating a mess of policy.

Sarah Palin's Confusing Transgender Politics

Andrew Belonsky, Death+Taxes. August 5, 2010.

Sarah Palin's comment about the cojones of a woman governor neuters her feminist pretensions.

Schools Are No Longer Safe in Arizona

Valeria Fernandez, New America Media. June 24, 2010.

Educators and attorneys fear that police could enforce the state’s new immigration law in the public schools.

Arizona's Immigrant Communities Fight Back Against Discriminatory Law

Linda Burnham, Linda Burnham, Foreign Policy in Focus. June 17, 2010.

Immigrants in Arizona are no longer willing to be treated as refuse, and they’re making a straightforward declaration that they are human beings.

Despite Some Support for Arizona Immigration Law, Most Americans Want Comprehensive Reform

Ruy Teixeira, Center for American Progress. June 8, 2010.

Recent support for Arizona's law has been wrongly interpreted as indicating declining support for comprehensive immigration reform.

Dismiss the Tea Parties at Your Peril -- They're a Force to Be Reckoned With

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. May 4, 2010.

Never before in our lifetimes has the Right taken to the streets. Combine that with the astroturfing and the megaphone of Fox News, and you have the recipe for a powerful force.