Updated November 8 at 10AM CST: Reports are surfacing that over half a million provisional and early votes have not yet been counted in Arizona. Phoenix New Times reported that “Arpaio’s lead on Penzone currently stands at 88,123 votes” and … Continued
There is new evidence that Arizona’s model for immigration control, created by the Federation for American Immigration Reform, is both ineffective and irresponsible. The San Francisco Chronicle reported yesterday that Arizona police agencies have spent hundreds of thousands training officers … Continued
by Dennis Wagner, JJ Hensley and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez – Aug. 31, 2012 11:52 PM The Republic | azcentral.com Ann Birmingham Scheel, acting on behalf of U.S. Attorney John Leonardo, announced the decision in a three-paragraph news release distributed at … Continued
Gratefully borrowed from Feathered Bastard. By Stephen Lemons. July 20 2012 Color me bemused by the local media’s recent “discovery” that former state Senate President Russell Pearce is a class-A bigot. The Arizona press’ come-to-Jesus moment is based on recent … Continued
It seems implausible that Joe Arpaio could do anything more to sabotage Arizona. But America’s most despised sheriff continues to shamelessly waste taxpayer money with his bigoted antics and cement his reputation as a delusional maniac. Months ago, citing concerns … Continued
In the wake of the “papers, please” provision surviving the Supreme Court, we need to be ready to stand strong against racial profiling, pre-textual arrest, and anything else anti-immigrant legislators might throw at us. As Joe Hill, the legendary labor … Continued
Rachel Maddow covered the tragic murder suicide in Arizona involving prominent neo-Nazi and anti-immigrant activist J.T. Ready on last night’s program. She succinctly details Ready’s close ties to Arizona’s mainstream political circles and the powerful anti-immigrant groups that have been … Continued
Yesterday, another child died at the hands of hate. J.T. Ready, a prominent racist and border vigilante in Arizona, reportedly shot and killed four people, including a two-year-old girl. Ready allegedly committed suicide after the shooting spree. Ready built a … Continued
Armed vigilantes hunting for immigrants allegedly shot and killed two people yesterday near Eloy, Arizona. According to News 4 in Tucson, the victims were ambushed by a group in camouflage and armed with rifles. Eloy is about an hour’s drive … Continued
Originally posted by ABC news. The architect of the groundbreaking Arizona immigration law that thrust the issue into the national political debate faces a recall election Tuesday likely to be viewed as a referendum on the state’s hardline immigration policies. … Continued