In December of last year, Abel Moreno and his girlfriend were pulled over by local law enforcement officer Marcus Jackson for a traffic violation. When Jackson began to fondle Moreno’s girlfriend, Moreno called 911. Jackson then ordered Moreno to drop the phone, arrested the pair and charged them with resisting arrest. Now fired from the […]
Some Latinos In Support of Arizona Law
May 26, 2010 By
While a recent poll has shown that the overwhelming majority of Latinos oppose the new anti-immigration law in Arizona, there are some who are not afraid to express their support of it. “I just don’t like the fact that they’re going to say that an American Latino has the same concerns as a Latino from […]
Puerto Rican Man Threatened with Deportation “Back to Mexico”
May 25, 2010 By
Eduardo Caraballo, a resident of Chicago who was born in Puerto Rico, was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) late last week following an arrest over an alleged stolen car case that is still being investigated. After his mother posted bail for the car incident, Caraballo was told by immigration officials that […]
Factions and Accusations Among Anti-Immigration Proponents
May 25, 2010 By
The Colorado Independent newspaper is reporting of internal feuding amongst anti-immigrant groups with accusations of racism and ties to Neo-Nazis in a lead up to a pro-SB1070 rally next month. The Phoenix Rising Rally, scheduled for June 5 in Phoenix, AZ, is being billed as “the largest rally in support of the rule of law” […]
Arizona Lawmaker Now Targets Citizenship Rights
May 24, 2010 By
Buoyed by his success in authoring and passing the state’s controversial new anti-immigration law, Arizona State Sen. Russell Pearce is continuing his crusade. A local Phoenix reporter obtained emails from Pearce (R-Mesa) to constituents and supporters indicating he intends to introduce a measure in the state legislature that would deny US citizenship to the children […]
Arizona Official Threatens to Cut off Los Angeles Power for Boycotting State
May 19, 2010 By
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa received a letter from Gary Pierce, commissioner of the Arizona Corporation Commission, which threatened to cut off the city’s power supply as payback for the city’s boycott of Arizona. As previously reported in La Plaza, the Los Angeles City Council made the decision last week to boycott Arizona in protest […]
Hate Crime Alleged in Phoenix Shooting
May 19, 2010 By
The family of a slain Hispanic man in Phoenix is demanding that his death be labeled a hate crime. Juan Varela, a third-generation Mexican-American, was slain in his front yard by a neighbor who allegedly repeated racial slurs and told him to “go back to Mexico” or he would die. Gary Thomas Kelley was charged […]
Update: Sarah Palin Comes to Support of Gov. Jan Brewer
May 17, 2010 By
Ex-Alaskan governor Sarah Palin joined Arizona Governor Jan Brewer in Phoenix at a press conference on Saturday to kick off securetheborder.org, a web site Brewer hopes will combat the negative publicity around her state’s new anti-illegal immigration law. The one time vice presidential candidate placed the blame for the tough new law on the White […]
Cuéntame Update
May 14, 2010 By
“My first name is Greek, my last name is Basque. My parents are from Puerto Rico, and I was born in New York City…Do I look Illegal?” Or so asks actor and producer Hector Elizondo in Cuentame’s latest “Do I look Illegal” video. Click here to see it or sign their petition opposing Arizona’s new […]
Los Angeles Boycotts Arizona
May 14, 2010 By
Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest city, voted in a council resolution on Wednesday to engage in a boycott of doing business with the state of Arizona. The resolution, sponsored by Council members Ed Reyes and Janice Hahn, was meant to protest the state’s recent passage of a controversial new anti-immigration law, SB1070. When it goes […]
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