On Wednesday afternoon, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton blocked parts of the controversial immigration law in Arizona, better known as SB 1070. The overall law will still take effect Thursday but without provisions that have angered many opponents of the crackdown that is largely seen as anti-immigrant. Sections that will still go into effect include […]
GOP in California Courts Latino Voters to No Avail
July 28, 2010 By
The Associated Press-Univision poll recently released suggests that the Democrats’ historic grip on Latino voters isn’t as strong as it used to be, but don’t count on the GOP to pick up those votes just yet. Hispanics rated President Obama’s job performance 13 points higher in the poll than the rest of the nation. The […]
Cuéntame Update: New Video to Shed Light on Lies About 1070
July 28, 2010 By
Seeking to dispel some of the lies being propagated by the proponents of SB 1070, Cuéntame, the Facebook-based, social networking site, has just released a video on “This is Why SB 1070 is simply WRONG”. In it, news clips of interviews with lawmakers who support the law and making outlandish claims are contrasted with facts […]
UFW Members to Test Arizona Law
July 27, 2010 By
Over a dozen members of the United Farm Workers of America union in Salinas, sans identification, say they will travel on Thursday to Arizona in order to test how police will enforce the state’s controversial anti-immigration law. If a federal judge in Arizona doesn’t say otherwise, S.B. 1070 will go into effect just one day […]
Mexico Braces for Implementation of Arizona Law on Thursday
July 26, 2010 By
As the countdown begins to the implementation of Arizona’s new controversial immigration law, both sides of the border are making preparations for its impact. In Mexico, government officials quietly are bracing for an increase in deportations as shelters along the border prepare for more arrivals. In Nogales, Sonora, on the Arizona border, Maria Isabel Arvizu, […]
No Rulings Yet From Hearings on Arizona Law
July 23, 2010 By
Yesterday, a federal judge in Phoenix Arizona grilled attorneys on both sides of Arizona’s anti-immigration law. A coalition of civil rights groups and the Justice Department both made their case against S.B. 1070 in separate hearings. Both parties called on U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton to issue an injunction on the law (set to be […]
Hispanic GOP Group Supports Arizona Immigration Law
July 23, 2010 By
The Arizona Latino Republican Association (ALRA) has filed a motion in federal court to intervene with the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against SB 1070. Jesse Hernandez, chairman of ALRA and the son of legal immigrants, says that immigration is a states’ right issue. Hernandez said, “I’m challenging the Obama administration first and foremost. As a […]
MALDEF and Coalition of Civil Rights Groups To Take Up Arizona Law in Court Today
July 22, 2010 By
MALDEF and a coalition of civil rights organizations will ask a judge in Phoenix, Arizona to block the controversial anti-immigration law S.B. 1070 in court today at 10 a.m. PST. The legislation is set to be implemented in a matter of days, but MALDEF along with the other civil rights groups will make the case […]
Survey of US Hispanics Measures Outlooks and Hopes
July 20, 2010 By
The economic downturn has taken a toll on the hopes and expectations of Hispanics in the US with more of them worrying about losing jobs and paying bills than other Hispanics. Those were the findings of a recent Associated Press-Univision poll. Forty-five percent of those who answered the survey have experienced job loss or […]
Immigration is a Top Concern for Latinos
July 16, 2010 By
The findings of a poll conducted earlier this summer show that the immigration issue is the primary concern among Latinos, and the majority of them will vote only for those candidates who back immigration reform. The poll was conducted by LatinoMetrics during the last week of May and the first two weeks of June, 2010. […]
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