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, [...]
Tag Archives: Proposition 200
Immigrant’s Death Leads to Calls for Detention Center Reform
August 20, 2008 – 12:20 pm
Hiu Lui Ng, a 34-year-old Chinese immigrant who had lived in the U.S. for his entire adult life, died of cancer in a Rhode Island detention center on August 6. When Ng, who had been healthy when arrested a year ago, began losing weight and complaining of excruciating pain in April, detention officials accused him [...]
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., [...]
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 [...]
