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This is a sea change. Russell Pearce, Arizona Senate President and combative author of the state’s harsh anti-immigration bill, has been recalled. That would make him the first sitting state Senate president in the history of the United States to ever lose a recall election. And in Phoenix, a Democrat defeated a hard right [...] A shortage of Mexican laborers threatens Arizona farming. The border and immigration crackdowns have led to a dearth of skilled farm workers. How could anyone have foreseen such an unintended consequence??? American workers aren’t stepping in to fill the void, even at a time when nearly 14 million people across the country are [...] By most accounts, the Arizona border appears to be safer than ever. Illegal border crossings are down, mainly because the Department of Homeland Security is able to monitor more of the border than ever before. That’s the conclusion reached by The Center for American Progress (CAP), a progressive advocacy and research organization, after its [...] The overall law will still take effect Thursday, but without the provisions that angered opponents – including sections that required officers to check a person’s immigration status while enforcing other laws. The judge also put on hold parts of the law that required immigrants to carry their papers at all times, and made it illegal [...] However, the suit does not challenge the specifics of the Arizona law but rather says the federal government, not states, has jurisdiction over immigration law. The outcome of the lawsuit is not a given nor is its effect on the upcoming elections. While I’m glad they sued to block the law, this seems a curiously [...] Pima County AZ Sheriff’s Deputy Vincent Lopez stands over piles of burlap and potato sacks discarded in the Avra Valley desert. The bags once held bundles of marijuana that were walked across the border from Mexico. (Patrick McNamara/ The Explorer) The new Arizona immigration law is unfair, biased, and targets the wrong people. That [...] From the Arizona Fights Back press release Thanks to SB1070, the rest of the nation recently learned what Arizona Democrats have long known: Extremist Republicans control our state government. But now there is momentum in Arizona and a unique chance to take back our state. The Arizona Democratic Party has launched a nationwide campaign [...] “I was also going to give a graduation speech in Arizona this weekend,” he said. “But with my accent, I was afraid they would try to deport me.” Written by: Robert Rodriguez Directed by: Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino & Ethan Maniquis Produced by: Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Aaron Kaufman, Iliana Nikolic, & Rick Schwartz. Starring: Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin, Lindsey Lohan, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Don Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Steven Seagal, & Rose McGowan. TRoublemaker Studios – Hyde Park Entertainment [...] He joins the state’s largest newspaper and the mayor of Phoenix in opposing the law. “The frustration with the federal government’s failure to deal with the issue of illegal immigration resulted in passage of a flawed state law. However intended, the result of passing this law is that our basic principles of equal rights [...] |  | ||||
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