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Arizona Outlaws Ethnic Studies
 Arizona Outlaws Ethnic Studies 
May 12, 2010 7:46 AM CDT

Arizona Outlaws Ethnic Studies

Because they're racist against white people

(Newser) - Well, this should quiet down all the racial tension in Arizona: Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill designed to outlaw the Tucson school district's ethnic studies program—just hours after UN human rights experts issued a report condemning that very law. The measure is the brainchild of Arizona schools...

Senator to Players: Boycott All-Star Game

2011 baseball classic becomes pawn in Ariz. immigration law flap

(Newser) - Sen. Robert Menendez is calling on baseball players of all ethnicities to protest Arizona's new immigration law by boycotting the 2011 All-Star Game in Phoenix. "While I understand the frustration about the failures of our current system, states should not be permitted to enact their own discriminatory immigration laws...

Ariz. Accessory: 'Gringo Mask'

Irked ad agency advises Hispanics to 'keep the mask nearby'

(Newser) - Darker-skinned Arizona residents wary of fallout from the new immigration law may want to check out the "Gringo Mask." The brainchild of a Hispanic ad agency, the masks—one a blond man, the other a flaxen-haired woman—give any user a decidedly more Scandinavian appearance. "If you're...

Calif. Could Be Next Immigration Battleground

Arizona law eyed with suspicion, envy

(Newser) - The strict immigration law passed over the border in Arizona has energized both sides of the immigration debate in California. Community workers tell Reuters that young Latinos, worried that a similar law could hit the Golden State, have gone from being apathetic about politics to being ready to take to...

Phoenix to Wear 'Los Suns' Jerseys to Protest Law

Arizona's NBA team doesn't like immigration changes

(Newser) - The Phoenix Suns will take a unique stand against Arizona's immigration law tomorrow. In their playoff game, players will wear jerseys that say "Los Suns," reports the Arizona Republic . It's a show of support for the Latino community and a knock against what owner Robert Sarver calls a...

Ariz. Majority Leader Follows ex-Grand Wizard on Twitter

He has 'no idea' how that happened

(Newser) - Arizona immigration bill-backer and state Senate majority leader Chuck Gray has been following a white supremacist on Twitter. StormfrontWPWW (White Pride Worldwide) was launched by former KKK Grand Wizard Don Black of Florida, who has been barred from traveling to the UK for inciting hatred. Gray has also followed a...

McCain Tests Wings as Border Hawk
 McCain 
 Tests Wings 
 as Border Hawk 

analysis
May 3, 2010 9:04 AM CDT

McCain Tests Wings as Border Hawk

....But will the latest reincarnation win votes?

(Newser) - Locked in a death struggle with immigration uber-hawk JD Hayworth, McCain has become a kind of born-again illegal immigration foe, loudly supporting enhanced border security, and Arizona's tough new illegal immigration law, the Washington Times reports. “We do have an obligation to secure our borders so that our citizens...

Dear Arizona Leaders: You Screwed Up
Dear Arizona Leaders: You Screwed Up
FRONT-PAGE EDITORIAL
May 2, 2010 9:41 AM CDT

Dear Arizona Leaders: You Screwed Up

Republic lambastes Brewer, McCain, Kyl for immigration fiasco

(Newser) - Newspaper decline or not, today's Arizona Republic would have had the paper boys of yore shouting "Extra! Extra!": In a virtually unheard-of front-page editorial, the paper calls out by name almost every state leader for "pandering to public fear" on immigration policy and "allowing the debate...

Ariz. Cop Shot By Smugglers; Manhunt on
 Smugglers Shoot 
 Arizona Cop; 
 Manhunt On 
BORDER DEBATE INTENSIFIES
May 1, 2010 7:46 AM CDT

Smugglers Shoot Arizona Cop; Manhunt On

Local politicians demand feds help seal border

(Newser) - Law officers backed by helicopters came under fire as they hunted gunmen in Arizona's desert early today after a sheriff's deputy was wounded by suspected illegal immigrants believed to be smuggling marijuana. Pinal County Deputy Louie Puroll exchanged fire yesterday afternoon with a band of five suspected smugglers in a...

Back Off, Stewart: Arizona Needs That Law
 Back Off, Stewart: 
 Arizona Needs That  Law 
David Frum
Apr 30, 2010 11:12 AM CDT

Back Off, Stewart: Arizona Needs That Law

Abandoned by feds, state did what it had to do

(Newser) - Stop abusing Arizona, David Frum writes—the state Jon Stewart called the "meth lab" of democracy has a real problem that the federal government isn't doing a damn thing about. With the Mexican border at San Diego effectively fenced, illegal immigration and drug trafficking have shifted into Arizona, he...

Arizona Goes After Teachers With Accents

If not 'fluent,' they can't teach English learners

(Newser) - Arizona is already under fire for its controversial new immigration law, and now this: Schools in the state are being forced to fire or reassign some teachers who speak English with an accent. Teachers who aren’t deemed fluent can’t be in classrooms where students are still learning English,...

Immigration Law Giving Unions a Boost

Labor leaders increase organizing, see more interest

(Newser) - Another unintended consequence of Arizona's immigration law: a shot in the arm for unions. With Hispanic workers worried about discrimination, labor leaders are ramping up organizing efforts and seeing a surge in interest. “They’ve stepped it up big-time,” an immigration and labor attorney tells the Phoenix Business ...

Arizona Cop Sues Over Immigration Law

His is among the first two lawsuits to be filed

(Newser) - The first two lawsuits against Arizona's immigration law are already on the books. One comes from a Tucson cop who patrols in a heavily Hispanic area and the other from a coalition of Latino church groups. At least one more major suit—from three groups, including the ACLU of Arizona—...

States Are Going Crazy, as Well as Broke
States Are Going Crazy,
as Well as Broke
gail collins
Apr 29, 2010 10:32 AM CDT

States Are Going Crazy, as Well as Broke

Arizona and Oklahoma are leaders in both insanity and insolvency

(Newser) - The Tea Partiers may be up in arms over the federal government meddling in their lives and not being able to balance its books, but Gail Collins points out that it's the states that are going into overdrive passing wacky laws (hello, Arizona, Oklahoma!) and whiffing on budget cuts...

Arizona Sheriff Won't Enforce 'Stupid' Immigration Law

'We're not stopping people for the Border Patrol'

(Newser) - The top cop in Arizona's Pima County has no intention of enforcing the state's new "stupid, racist and disgusting" immigration law. "We're going to keep doing what we've been doing all along," said Sheriff Clarence Dupnik. "We're not going to stop and detain these people for...

Feds May Sue Arizona Over Immigration Law

Justice Department prepares to block state law

(Newser) - The Obama administration is considering taking the rare—and potentially explosive—step of challenging Arizona's immigration law in court. The government may sue the state over the law as the Justice Department examines ways to block the statute before it takes effect this summer, officials tell the Washington Post .

GOP Is Doomed in Arizona
 GOP Is 
 Doomed 
 in Arizona 
opinion
Apr 28, 2010 3:50 PM CDT

GOP Is Doomed in Arizona

Hispanics are turning against the party in droves

(Newser) - Arizona's immigration law is going to make the state a safe haven for Democrats in the long term, blogs kos at Daily Kos . For proof, check out the latest Public Policy Polling survey of the governor's race, which shows Democrat Terry Goodard increasing his lead among Hispanics over GOP incumbent...

Arizona Boycott Targets Baseball, Tourism

Gov. 'disappointed' by call to action

(Newser) - People opposed to Arizona's tough new immigration law should stay away from Diamondbacks games and the Grand Canyon, say organizers of a national boycott of the controversial state. Tourists are being urged to avoid Arizona, and business groups are being told they should hold their conventions elsewhere, Reuters reports. The...

Meghan McCain Differs With Dad, Hates Arizona Law

Count Out Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio, too

(Newser) - John McCain may think Arizona cops can enforce the immigration law without racial profiling, as he told CBS today, but daughter Meghan isn't so sure. Like her dad, she blames the federal government for not securing the border, but unlike him, she says this law is the wrong remedy. "...

Calderón Slams Arizona Law; Mexico Issues Travel Advisory

Immigration law creates adverse atmosphere for Mexicans

(Newser) - Arizona's tough new immigration law isn't winning friends across the border: Mexican president Felipe Calderón slammed the law in a speech last night, saying it "opens the door to intolerance, hate, discrimination and abuse in law enforcement." And Mexico issued a travel advisory, warning citizens it's no...

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