LatinaLista — Within hours of U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton granting a preliminary injunction that blocked key parts of Senate Bill 1070 on Wednesday, critics have gone on a rampage. Somebody shot through Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva’s Yuma office window, shattering it. This act of deadly vandalism culminates the threats Grijalva has received ever since [...]
Legal analysis of SB 1070 highlights law’s flaws
LatinaLista — Tomorrow there’s going to be a showdown at the White House. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer and President Obama are going to sit face-to-face and discuss the infamous SB 1070. The exchange is predictable — Obama opposing the law, Brewer supporting it. Obama reiterating that it’s “misguided” and Brewer saying it’s necessary since Washington [...]
Arizona boycotts appear to be working before they’ve begun
LatinaLista — A recent headline trumpeting Arizona Boycotts Could Backfire on Latinos illustrated just how much non-Latinos don’t get the issue of SB 1070. It shouldn’t be surprising. A new study released this month in the journal Current Biology revealed that when it comes to pain empathy, people of different races have less empathy for [...]
Politicians favoring Arizona-like immigration bills run risk of anti-Latino label
LatinaLista — The force of the Latino consumer is widely recognized by retailers. With an estimated buying power of $1 trillion, it’s no wonder department stores carry Latino-influenced product lines that sport either bright colors and shapely silhouettes or Spanish surnamed celebrities. Grocery stores now devote shelves or aisles to products that appeal to a [...]
AZ Governor feels the pressure from everyone weighing in on SB 1070
LatinaLista — Today, leaders from national civil rights organizations gathered together for a press conference call to 1) voice their opposition to Arizona SB 1070 and 2) urge Arizona Governor Brewer not to sign it into law — they are not the only ones. To say that the governor is feeling a little pressured to [...]
AZ SB 1070 may be Obama’s tipping point on immigration reform
LatinaLista — Maybe it was the fact that the Arizona senate passed SB 1070 and are only waiting for Arizona Governor Brewer to sign it into law — or do nothing and have it pass into law anyway. Or maybe it was the fact that Sen. McCain abandoned his long-held position on immigration and decided, [...]
