Ben Winograd, Immigration Impact. December 13, 2011.
Technically, the question before the Justices is simply whether four of the law’s provisions should be temporarily blocked pending resolution of a larger legal challenge.
Pamela MacLean, New America Media. October 9, 2011.
Supporters of Arizona's draconian SB 1070 have asked justices to review the legislation, but the issue is complicated by copycat laws and other rulings.
Valeria Fernandez, New American Media. September 14, 2011.
A Hispanic advocacy group decided to call off the boycott initiated in response to brutal anti-immigrant legislation, but grassroots organizations were determined to stay put.
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.
Marcelo Ballve, New America Media. April 25, 2011.
In Mississippi, the black legislative caucus was instrumental in sinking a "get-tough" immigration measure that had seemingly unstoppable momentum and bipartisan support.
Valeria Fernandez, New America Media. January 10, 2011.
"The anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes on in this country is getting to be outrageous," Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said. "Arizona, I think, has become the capital.
Marjorie Cohn, Jurist Legal News and Research. April 28, 2010.
According to one study, Arizona would lose $26.4 billion in economic activity and approximately 140,324 jobs if all undocumented people were removed from the state.