Arizona’s State Capitol (AP Photo)
A federal appeals court upheld Arizona’s employer sanctions law last week, ruling that it was not intruding upon Federal jurisdiction.
The law was sponsored in Arizona’s legislature by State Rep. Russell Pearce (R-Mesa), who is running a heated campaign for State Senate this year. Pearce considers himself a crusader against illegal [...]
Tag Archives: Arizona
Arizona Employer Sanctions Law Upheld
September 27, 2008 – 12:46 pm
Weekly Immigration News Round-Up, 9/13
September 13, 2008 – 12:35 pm
More than 50 people were arrested by ICE during a raid at a Southern California bakery. Authorities are saying that company supervisors extorted money from the undocumented workers in return for guaranteeing them jobs.
Sixty-five people were arrested in an immigration raid on a candle-making plant in Arizona, carried out by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
A [...]
Immigration Issue Appearing on State Ballots
September 5, 2008 – 6:25 am
In St. Paul this week, there was little talk about immigration among the Republicans gathered for their convention. Such was the case in Denver last week, at the Democratic Convention. But immigration is an issue in many states, an it will appear in the form of several ballot initiatives this November.
In Oregon, an initiative would [...]
Controversial Ariz. Voter ID Law Upheld by Federal Judge
August 25, 2008 – 9:18 am
Last week, a federal judge in Phoenix upheld Arizona’s 2004 voter ID law, which mandates proof of citizenship for anyone registering to vote. U.S. District Judge Roslyn Silver acknowledged that some citizens, especially Latinos and Native Americans, will have trouble registering to vote, but she said that the impact would not be significant.
Nina Perales, [...]
Immigration a Big Issue in Arizona State Senate Race
August 19, 2008 – 6:04 am
Arizona State Rep. Russell Pearce (AP Photo)
Illegal immigration may have fallen from the national spotlight during this election season, but in some places it’s still a big local issue, as News 21 found in Pennsylvania. Now, according to the East Valley Tribune, the Republican primary candidates in a state Senate race in Mesa, Ariz., are [...]
Arizona Voter Registration Rules Target Illegal Immigrants, But Strike Elderly and Low Income
June 23, 2008 – 10:01 am
When Arizona citizens supported Proposition 200 (pdf) in 2004, they became the first state in the nation to require proof of citizenship in order to register to vote. Grassroots voter registration groups like Project Vote say the requirement has barred them from signing up one in nine eligible citizens who lack necessary documents, including 97-year-old [...]
Editorial Praises Ariz. Gov. After Immigration Enforcement Veto
May 3, 2008 – 5:01 pm
As Arizona grapples with the state’s large undocumented immigrant population, Gov. Janet Napolitano last Monday vetoed a bill that would have required all police officers and sheriffs to enforce immigration laws by partnering with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, or by receiving immigration training. Napolitano said the hefty price tag, which could top $100 [...]
Legal Woes for Border Wall
April 18, 2008 – 5:34 pm
In a front page column in the New York Times last week, Adam Liptak outlined a brewing legal battle against Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff’s use of sweeping new powers to expedite the construction of barriers along America’s southwestern borders.
But a legal challenge to the use of those powers is being heard at the [...]
Political Gains from Targeting Illegal Immigrants?
March 18, 2008 – 8:26 am
An intriguing look at the local politics-immigration equation came from National Public Radio last week, in a three-part series on immigration controversies from the front-lines of Arizona.
In part one, “‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’ Takes on Immigration,” reporter Ted Robbins looks at how Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Phoenix courts publicity with his innovative jail policies, which [...]
