Immigration

Puente's "Undocubus" Set to Travel to Democratic National Convention

See Also: Arizona Congressman David Schweikert Falsely Claims Illegal Immigrants Are No Longer Afraid While most pro-immigrant activists are focusing on educating people about President Obama's new immigration policy regarding DREAM Act students, which promises to stop the deportations of ... More >>

California's "Anti-Arizona Law" Meant to Protect Undocumented Immigrants From Deportation

See Also: Arizona Congressman David Schweikert Falsely Claims Illegal Immigrants Are No Longer AfraidSee Also: Janet Napolitano's "Secure Communities" Program Secure in Arizona, Elsewhere Not So MuchThe California State Senate passed a bill Thursday that is being called the "anti-Arizona law"&n ... More >>

SB 1070 Fuels a Movement of New Voters

Arizona Congressman David Schweikert Falsely Claims Illegal Immigrants Are No Longer Afraid

See Also: Obama's 287(g) Move Bogus, Activists Call on Feds to Cut Ties with ArizonSee Also: Bill Montgomery Blames Obama's 287(g) Move for Attack on Phoenix Cop Arizona Congressman David Schweikert is taking a jab at the Obama administration for its decision to scrap part of a federa ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Crows About ICE Taking Two Suspected Illegal Aliens Following MCSO Traffic Stop

ABC 15's report on Joe's ICE announcementSee also: Bill Montgomery Blames Obama's 287(g) Move for Attack on Phoenix CopSee also: Obama's 287(g) Move Bogus, Activists Call on Feds to Cut Ties with ArizonaSee also: Jan Brewer Hysterical Over Homeland Security's 287(g) MoveI'm skeptical of MCSO press r ... More >>

Bill Montgomery Blames Obama's 287(g) Move for Attack on Phoenix Cop

Let's be honest, there are a lot of nativists out there who are caressing their hands at the prospect that an Arizona cop might soon be killed by an illegal alien.What better way to attack both the U.S. Supreme Court's recent 5-3 decision tossing three sections of Senate Bill 1070, and the Obama adm ... More >>

The Supreme Court's 1070 Ruling Is No Win for Teabaggers

SB 1070 Quiz: "Spot the Immigrant," Courtesy of Congressman Luis Gutierrez

Let's all play Sand Land's new favorite game... Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez is freaking cool. A passionate pro-immigrant advocate and enemy of nativist goobers everywhere, the guy also has a sense of humor, as evidenced by his appearance on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this ... More >>

SB 1070: Phoenix Officials Calm Residents' Fears; Answer Questions About Police Enforcement of Law

About 200 people filed into the Carl Hayden High School auditorium in west Phoenix in search of answers on Monday evening, in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allowed one of the most controversial provisions of SB 1070 to stand. Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, councilmen Michael Nowakows ... More >>

SB 1070: Supreme Court Upholds "Papers Please" Section, Invalidates Others

SCOTUSBlog.com is reporting that Section 2(b) of Arizona's immigration law, Senate Bill 1070, has been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court as not pre-empted by federal immigration law.Of the court's decision, SCOTISBlog writes, "It was improper for the lower courts to enjoin section 2(b), which require ... More >>

Jan Brewer Declares "Victory" in Upholding Unconstitutional SB 1070 Provisions

Governor Jan Brewer is declaring the Supreme Court's decision on SB 1070 a "victory," as the high court sided against Arizona on three of the four provisions challenged.The Feathered Bastard is providing the updates on the 1070 decision, as the Supreme Court let section 2(b) -- "papers please" -- st ... More >>

SB 1070: Opponents of Arizona's Anti-Immigrant Law Proclaim the Fight Is Not Over

Three down, one to go. The fight is not over in Arizona. Report instances of racial profiling. Those are among the messages coming from leaders within the local Latino community who gathered on the state Capitol lawn Monday morning following the U.S. Supreme Court decision on SB 1070. Community ... More >>

SB 1070: 10 Memorable Moments in Law's History

Also Read: SB 1070: Opponents of Arizona's Anti-Immigrant Law Proclaim the Fight Is Not Over SB 1070: Supreme Court Upholds "Papers Please" Section, Invalidates Others Jan Brewer Declares "Victory" as Supreme Court Tosses Unconstitutional SB 1070 Provisions Today's ruling by the Supreme Court ... More >>

SB 1070 Ruling: States Do Not Have Carte Blanche in Immigration Sphere

If right-wingers such as Arizona's clueless, incompetent Governor Jan Brewer had actually read today's U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Senate Bill 1070, they would not be so quick to issue press releases spinning the court's 5-3 ruling as a victory for xenophobes, or even for the idea of some sort ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, June 21, 2012

Paul Babeu Calls Obama's DREAM Act Policy "Shocking," Dismissing His Own Shocking Actions

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu apparently forgot that he quit his Congressional race, because he again spewed tired talking points from that campaign -- this time blasting President Barack Obama for granting temporary deportation immunity and work permits to certain undocumented immigrant ... More >>

ACLU Still Waiting for Pinal County Jail to Get It Together on Immigrant Detention

It's been a year since the American Civil Liberties Union demanded immigration officials fix the conditions in which immigrants are detained at the Pinal County Jail, and if you ask the ACLU, it's no better today.The ACLU's now asking that the Department of Homeland Security officials remove the imm ... More >>

Lemons: SB 1070 Civil Disobedience Must Escalate

Lacey: America's War on Mexicans Has Gone Too Far

SB 1070-Influenced Operations Order Leads to Alleged Racial Profiling Incident by Phoenix PD

No doubt you've heard of driving-while-brown, particularly regarding Arizona's infamous ethnic cleansing law Senate Bill 1070. Well, if you're Hispanic and plan to continue living in this state, get ready for running-out-of-gas-while-brown, walking-to-the-7-11-while-brown, picking-up-your-kids-from- ... More >>

SB 1070 Challenge by Friendly House to Proceed; Arizona's Motions to Dismiss are Denied

U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton has denied the state of Arizona's motions to dismiss a legal challenge to SB 1070 by Friendly House, a social-service agency for immigrants.The Friendly House lawsuit is a separate action from the challenge to SB 1070 by the U.S. Justice Department being considered b ... More >>

Paul Babeu Turns Distortion of Truth Into an Art Form

Why Authorities Could've Prevented J.T. Ready's Murder Spree

Russell Pearce Apologist Linda Bentley's Denial of Guilt Over J.T. Ready

I've often said that in Arizona you don't have to be a swastika-carrying neo-Nazi to have the same or similar beliefs. Which is why the presence of neo-Nazis and other right-wing wackjobs in the midst of the immigration donnybrook here in Sand Land has caused little or no outrage. And yet, when ... More >>

SB 1070: Why Obama Is Partly to Blame for the Racist Bill

Larry Dever Is a Real Arizona Sheriff

Supreme Court's Decision on SB 1070 Won't Stop the Hate in Arizona

Did Supreme Court Arguments Change Your Mind About SB 1070 Surviving the Supreme Court?

SB 1070 got its (nth) day in court yesterday, with oral arguments being heard over the immigration law in the highest court of the land.Check out Stephen Lemons' analysis on the fate of 1070.The last time we polled our readers about what the Supreme Court would do with the law, nearly one-third said ... More >>

SB 1070 Oral Arguments Wrap Up in Supreme Court; Some Believe Court May Uphold Part of the Controversial Law

Just as oral arguments wrapped up at the U.S. Supreme Court over SB 1070, Arizona's controversial immigration-enforcement law that essentially criminalizes an undocumented immigrant's presence in Arizona, Congressman Paul Gosar made an appearance on MSNBC. Gosar is running for a seat in Arizona's c ... More >>

SB 1070, SCOTUS, Friendly House, and a Ray of Hope

There's one general conclusion I have after reading and re-reading the transcript of Wednesday's oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court over Arizona Senate Bill 1070: Latinos and their allies cannot rely on the federal government or the courts for a long term solution to the overt bigotry ... More >>

Will SB 1070 Survive the Supreme Court?

Senate Bill 1070 is due to be heard in the Supreme Court this week, as the oral arguments are scheduled for Wednesday.Today's the second anniversary of the immigration bill being signed into law by Governor Jan Brewer, and since then -- or even before that -- everyone's developed an opinion on 1070. ... More >>

Russell Pearce's Ban Amnesty Now's Haters, and PoliticoMafioso's Anti-Pearce Top Ten

When recalled state Senate President Russell Pearce's Ban Amnesty Now announced a "buy-cott" of New Times' advertisers, I quipped that it was like being boycotted by the Ku Klux Klan. An exaggeration, to be sure, but not by as much as you might think.Take for example the comments of BAN supporters t ... More >>

Joe Arpaio's Boys Find a Ton of Weed. Sheriff Cites "Illegal Aliens," Despite Zero Percent of the Zero People Arrested Being Illegal

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio put out a press release to say deputies found a lot of weed last night -- Steven Seagal not included this time.In fact, the press release says deputies have "arrested more than 20 illegal aliens and seized nearly two tons of marijuana" in the last month.Arpaio even ... More >>

Illegal Immigrants Shot, Killed After Being "Ambushed" by People in Camouflage Garb

Two illegal immigrants were shot and killed last night near Eloy after being "ambushed" by an unknown number of people in camouflage getup, police say.According to the Pima County Sheriff's Department, the call came into the Eloy Police Department around 10:30 p.m. yesterday about shots being fired ... More >>

Is Jan Brewer Reponding to SB 1070 Critics With "Pure Politics"?

In the last couple of months, Governor Jan Brewer has issued official responses to two parties critical of Senate Bill 1070, brushing both of as mere "political" ploys.The first was New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer, who asked Brewer to show up to his Senate subcommittee hearing on immigra ... More >>

Jan Brewer Responds to Anti-SB 1070 Brief Filed by a Handful of States, Says There's Too Much Stuff to Respond to

​Governor Jan Brewer has issued her official response to a brief filed by California and 10 other states opposing Senate Bill 1070, and Brewer's calling the brief "pure politics."Apparently everyone wants to play politics, as groups of former police chiefs, attorneys general, members of Congress, ... More >>

Paul Babeu Touts Gay Rights While LGBT Inmates in His Jail Suffer

Joe Arpaio Says He Shouldn't Be the "Poster Boy" of Immigration Protests, Notes MCSO Just Picked Up 54 Suspected Illegal Immigrants

​For once, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he shouldn't be the center of attention.Six young people -- the oldest 23 years old -- were arrested by Phoenix police Tuesday during a protest at Trevor Browne High School, rallying against Arpaio's methods of immigration enforcement.To those six ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Runs Another "Employer Sanctions Operation" -- Get This -- Zero of 31 Arrested Are Employers

​​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio sent his boys out on the 58th illegal-immigrant roundup "employer sanctions operation" today, and get a load of this -- a grand total of zero employers were arrested, while 31 non-employers were arrested.According to our math, there have been two employers sa ... More >>

Russell Pearce Is Actually Going to Defend SB 1070 Before Senate Subcommittee

​Ousted state Senate President Russell Pearce is actually going to defend Senate Bill 1070 before a US Senate Subcommittee in April.The spokesman for ​New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer just sent the information over, saying Pearce will answer questions before the Senate Subcommittee on ... More >>

Feedback from the Issue of Thursday, March 8, 2012

SB 1070 Redux: Phoenix Police Department Criticized for Post-1070 Operations Order

The Phoenix human rights group Puente is planning a press conference and rally for Friday March 9, to protest the Phoenix Police Department's current operations order on immigration enforcement, which allows crime victims and witnesses to be questioned about their immigration status.The operations o ... More >>

Jan Brewer Not Planning to Testify Before Senate Subcommittee on SB 1070, but Russell Pearce Raises His Hand

​New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer sent a letter to Governor Jan Brewer last week, asking her to give testimony before his Senate Subcommittee on Immigration about Senate Bill 1070. Schumer's office said the point of Brewer's testimony would be "to hear whether she still believes the law ... More >>

Jan Brewer Invited to Testify Before Senate Subcommittee on SB 1070. Governor's Apparently Not Thrilled With The Idea

​New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer sent a letter to Governor Jan Brewer yesterday, asking her to give testimony before his Senate Subcommittee on Immigration about Senate Bill 1070.According to a release from Schumer's office, the point of Brewer's testimony would be "to hear whether she ... More >>

Bad Mormon: Mitt Romney's Anti-Immigrant Stance Doesn't Jibe with LDS Teachings

Russell Pearce's Ban Amnesty Now Shills Old Canards for Cash

Twelve-point loser, radio lip-flapper and second vice chair of the Arizona GOP Russell Pearce owes his entire political existence, such as it is, to illegal immigrants and the racist lies he spews about them on a regular basis.Former Arizona GOP executive director Sean McCaffrey has given the marble ... More >>

How Undocumented Immigrants Helped Change Phoenix's City Council Race

Sheriff Arpaio's Office, in Seeming Defiance of Judge, Arrests Five Suspected Illegal Immigrants on Human-Smuggling Charges

​   The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office arrested five men last night on suspicion of human smuggling and conspiracy, days after a federal judge's ruling on such investigations. Looks like Sheriff Joe Arpaio, under more pressure than ever to reform his ways, is sticking to his state ... More >>

Joe Arpaio Still Silent on Judge Murray Snow's Ruling on Human-Smuggling Investigations

​Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio seems to have been stunned into silence by a federal court ruling intended to hamper his office's ability to conduct immigration enforcement operations.U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow ruled last week in a racial-profiling lawsuit against Arpaio and the Sherif ... More >>