U.S. sues Arizona sheriff in civil rights probe

By Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times Reporting from Denver The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday sued a controversial and popular Arizona sheriff, alleging that his department was refusing to cooperate with an investigation into whether it discriminated against Latinos while trying to catch illegal immigrants. The Justice Department said that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was the first local law enforcement official in 30 years to refuse to provide documents in a feder...

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer flounders at start and end of debate

By Rachel Weiner At last night's gubernatorial debate, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) appeared to be at a lost for words during her opening statement, leading to some long, awkward pauses: Brewer also stumbled at the end of the debate, when her Democratic opponent confronted her on a past statement. "What is hurting us right now economically are statements, false statements made by Jan Brewer, about how Arizona has become so violent, that we are a place of fear, and we have beheadin...

Governor candidates in 20 states endorse anti-immigration laws

by Carrie Budoff Brown It's not just Arizona. In states far from the Mexico border — from liberal Massachusetts to moderate Iowa — Democrats and Republicans in gubernatorial races are running on strict anti-illegal-immigration platforms, pledging to sign an array of tough enforcement measures into law come January. Of the 37 gubernatorial races this year, candidates in more than 20 states have endorsed adopting a strict Arizona-style immigration law or passing legislation that make...

Despite New Laws, Immigrant Deaths in Arizona Rise

Video by Mark Berman Deaths of illegal immigrants in Arizona have soared this summer, despite new laws on immigration and record high temperatures that many people thought would keep people from attempting to cross the border. Some relief groups are trying to help prevent further deaths by assisting those who cross the desert. Article source: http://www.opposingviews.com/i/despite-new-laws-immigrant-deaths-in-arizona-rise

Fear Resonates in the Eyes of Arizona’s Latino Residents

The following article is one of a series of accounts from students who recently returned  from Arizona. They were part of a delegation that spent a week touring the state amid  the enactment of controversial law SB 1070. The Center for New Community, a national civil rights organization based in Chicago, sponsored the trip, which included nine students from Washington D.C., New York, Chicago and Colorado. By Brendan Francis During the week of August 9, 2010 along with 12 other pe...

Gov. Jan Brewer condemns State Department report

By ANDY BAR Arizona GOP Gov. Jan Brewer is calling on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to remove a reference to her state’s immigration law from a report on human rights. In a required report to the United Nations Human Rights Council, the State Department said the federal government's challenge to the Arizona law that requires police to check the immigration status of anyone they stop or detain was an example of how the United States is protecting human rights. // "A rec...