A little more than a year after they first met, President Obama and Mexican president Felipe Calderón will meet again, this time in Washington, to continue the dialogue on the complex issues facing the two nations. On Wednesday, the two leaders will participate in a joint press confrence in the Rose Garden. Later that evening, […]
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 […]
Comentarios from Maria Cardona: “Arizona: Pariah state or mainstream?
May 13, 2010 By
Maria’s response to a new poll by Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. The poll shows the public broadly supports provisions of the Arizona law giving police increased powers to stop and detain people who are suspected of being in the country illegally. The results of this poll are not surprising in […]
Arizona Update: Gov. Jan Brewer Targets Ethnic Studies
May 12, 2010 By
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill that would prohibit any school curriculum that advocates “ethnic solidarity.” This bill would specifically target a Mexican-American ethnic studies program in the Tucson Unified School District that allows students to learn in history and literature courses about how particular ethnic groups influenced history. State schools Chief Tom […]
“Complete the Danged Fence”: McCain’s New Slogan
May 11, 2010 By
Facing a tough primary challenge for reelection, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) appears to be shifting his stance on immigration in a new campaign ad where he is heard to utter the line, “complete the danged fence”. The ad, which can be seen on YouTube, features McCain walking along the border in Nogales, AZ with Pinal […]
US Senator urges Baseball Players Boycott Arizona
May 11, 2010 By
Senator Bob Menendez, the only Latino in the US Senate, sent a letter yesterday urging the Major League Baseball Players’ Association to boycott the 2011 all-star game that is scheduled to be played in Arizona because of the state’s controversial new immigration law. Menendez wrote to the Executive Director Michael Weiner: “I ask that you […]
Arizona News Update: Mexican Universities Cancel Their Student Exchange Program
May 10, 2010 By
According to The Arizona Republic, two Mexican universities– the National Autonomous University of Mexico and the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi, have halted their exchange programs with the University of Arizona, because of Arizona’s new immigration law. Officials of the Mexican universities said they feared that their students might be harassed if they came […]
Marco Rubio Now In Support of Arizona Law
May 7, 2010 By
Changing course on a controversial measure, Marco Rubio, who is the likely Republican candidate for Senate, says he now supports the new Arizona anti-immigration law. His latest statement is a reversal of an original position in which he criticized the law over what he called “potential unintended consequences” and stated that “immigration needs to be […]
Schumer Calls for Delay of Arizona Law
May 7, 2010 By
New York Senator Chuck Schumer sent a letter yesterday to Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona asking her to delay the implementation of the recently passed anti-immigration law, SB 1070, for one year so Congress can have time to tackle reform at the federal level. The law is scheduled to go into effect in July. Schumer […]
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