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Posts tagged "racial profiling"

Judge blocks sections of Arizona immigration law SB1070

U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton issued a preliminary injunction Wednesday morning blocking sections of Arizona’s controversial immigration law that were going to take effect Thursday. This shows that Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer and the state legislature were wrong to try to make local police act as immigration officers. As I’ve said before, the law would... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
July 28, 2010 at 1:00 pm
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How can you tell if someone is "illegal?"

In just two days Arizona’s new immigration law SB1070 will take effect unless it is stopped in federal court. I’m highlighting two satirical videos today on my blog that ultimately highlight the seriousness of this issue and that this law will legalize racial profiling. The first video was taken at the Netroots Nation conference in... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
July 27, 2010 at 10:03 am
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Arizona residents speak out against SB1070 at Netroots Nation

Arizona’s new immigration law, SB1070, is set to officially take effect Thursday unless a federal judge stops it. At the Netroots Nation conference in Las Vegas, I interviewed several people who live in Arizona to get their take on how it is impacting their state already. Carmen Cornejo, an activist for the DREAM Act with... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
July 26, 2010 at 3:18 pm
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Arizona esta loco. Expect major immigration protest in Chicago on May Day.

Have they gone completely loco in Arizona? Activists gathered for Monday night vigil outside immigration detention center in Broadview. The Arizona Department of Education is going after teachers who speak with a heavy accent, according to a story by Miriam Jordan in The Wall Street Journal. And lawmakers also passed a bill targeting ethnic studies... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
April 30, 2010 at 3:26 pm
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Arizona Diamondbacks play Chicago Cubs and spark protest over immigration law

The Chicago Cubs played the Arizona Diamondbacks Thursday at Wrigley Field and the game drew a few dozen protesters upset over Arizona’s new immigration law they fear  will result in racial profiling of Latinos. Photo by Jason Muelver of Jason Edward Photography They are calling for a boycott of Arizona and upset the owner of... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
April 29, 2010 at 6:21 pm
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George Lopez, Ricky Martin, Eva Longoria Parker tweet against Arizona immigration law

In Illinois and across the nation there continues to be an outcry over the Arizona immigration law signed by their governor last week. It’s come from politicians like Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez religious leaders like Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony and even Latino celebrities Ricky Martin, George Lopez and Eva Longoria Parker Tweeted their upset... Read more »
By Teresa Puente,
April 26, 2010 at 8:54 am
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