Tough Going for Anti-Immigration Bills

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2011 Momentum has shifted against anti-immigrant bills like Arizona’s SB 1070 in the more than 20 states that have tried to institute copycat laws. Most efforts have failed to gain legislative traction, with bills dying in committee or simply being voted down. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Ariz. Lawmakers Target Birthright Citizenship

Staff / Truthdig Jan 30, 2011 Arizona lawmakers, adding to their anti-immigrant portfolio, are pushing a bill that seeks to end the automatic citizenship granted to children born in the state to illegal-immigrant parents. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Arizona Congresswoman Shot (Update 3)

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2011 A congresswoman is in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head, six people are dead and 12 others are wounded after a gunman opened fire at an official event Saturday (more)A congresswoman is in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head, six people are dead and 12 others are wounded after a gunman opened fire at an official event Saturday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Latino Studies Program the First Victim of Arizona Ban

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2011 Arizona is at it again. A controversial law governing ethnic studies programs has taken effect in the state. The first victim: the Tucson school district's Mexican-American program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Prison-Industrial Complex Helped Write and Pass SB 1070

Staff / Truthdig Nov 1, 2010 An investigation by National Public Radio has found that prison companies that were set to make significant gains from the criminalization of immigrants helped write and pass Arizona's controversial law SB 1070. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

SB 1070’s Day in Court

Staff / Truthdig Oct 31, 2010 The anti-immigration SB 1070 will soon have its day in court. Arizona's toxic new law is on the docket of a federal appeals court in San Francisco for Monday. The justices are expected to consider what exactly is the role of state and local authorities in immigration issues. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Arizona Lawmaker Fights Boycott Backlash

Staff / Truthdig Oct 24, 2010 Raul Grijalva is a four-term congressman from southern Arizona. Yet in the wake of the state's SB1070 anti-immigrant legislation, the historically shoo-in Democrat is locked in a tight race with his Republican challenger after Grijalva had the gall to back a national boycott campaign against the Grand Canyon State. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Brewer Riding High After SB 1070

Staff / Truthdig Aug 8, 2010 In the months leading up to SB 1070's passing, Jan Brewer was seen as just a fill-in as Arizona governor and a laggard in the coming election for the post. Now after signing the anti-immigrant legislation, she is enjoying success within the party and is considered a certainty to win the state's GOP primary in two weeks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Judge Defangs Arizona Immigration Law

Staff / Truthdig Jul 29, 2010 U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton decided Wednesday that SB 1070's most controversial bits, such as requiring immigrants to carry papers wherever they go, will have to wait until the courts can sort out the mess. As written, the law, which was set to take effect Thursday, would restrict the liberty of "lawfully-present aliens," the judge said. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Right Aims Its Wrath at Sanctuary Cities

Staff / Truthdig Jul 25, 2010 As the U.S. Justice Department preps for a federal case against Arizona's controversial SB 1070 anti-immigrant law, many supporters of the bill are accusing the federal government of intentionally overlooking the more than 40 "sanctuary cities" that have popped up around the country. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Gov’t Aiming to Stop Arizona Law Before It Starts

Staff / Truthdig Jul 22, 2010 Arizona's infamous immigration law, SB 1070, is due to kick in July 29, at which point local law-enforcement officials will begin exploring what the term "reasonable suspicion" means to them. But not if the federal government can help it. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Xenophobia Goes National

Staff / Truthdig Jul 18, 2010 As legal and activist battles continue to be waged in Arizona against the anti-immigration laws it passed this year, a number of other states are also are a xenophobic path, with many passing legislation that restricts immigrants' access to in-state tuition or public benefits. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )