Jul 28 Arizona Dispatch: A Trip to the Border By Mike Fritz NOGALES, Ariz. | To everyone here, the border represents something different: a barrier to a better life, a reminder of harder times, childhood, a separation of family, access to cheaper goods, a gateway for the drug trade, security from… Continue reading
Jul 28 Judge Strikes Down Key Parts of New Arizona Immigration Law By News Desk Just a day before Arizona's controversial new immigration law is set to go into effect, a federal judge handed opponents a last-minute victory by blocking the most controversial parts from being enforced. The law will still go into effect… Continue reading
Jul 28 In Arizona, Posters of Protest Against Immigration Law As soon as Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed Senate Bill 1070 into law in April, grassroots groups started protesting. One of the main organizers is 23-year-old artist and activist Ernesto Yerena, who, growing up, didn't have to look very far… Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch Immigration Law Experts Debate Next Legal Steps for Arizona A Federal judge blocked several key provisions in Arizona's Immigration Law that goes into effect Thursday. Gwen Ifil gets both sides on today's ruling. Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch Arizona Immigration Law Set to Take Effect Minus Key Provisions A federal judge struck down several key provisions of Arizona's controversial immigration law hours before it was set to go into effect. Reporting from Phoenix, Ray Suarez explains what parts will and won't go into effect Thursday and says people… Continue watching
Jul 27 Arizona Dispatch: An Artist's Perspective on SB 1070 PHOENIX | As soon as Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed Senate Bill 1070 into law in April, grassroots groups started protesting. The high-profile immigration law makes it a state crime to be in the country illegally and requires… Continue reading
Jul 22 Tonight on the NewsHour: The Legal Battle Over Arizona's Immigration Law Crowds gathered Thursday outside a federal courthouse in Phoenix as lawyers for the Department of Justice ask U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton to stop Arizona's controversial new immigration law from going into effect on July 29. The law makes… Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch Dispute Over Controversial Arizona Immigration Law Heads to Court The State of Arizona faced off against the U.S. Justice Department in court Thursday over the controversial immigration law set to go into effect next week. Ray Suarez discusses the legal dispute with two law professors, one a critic of… Continue watching
Jul 15 Judge Hears First Major Challenge to Arizona Immigration Law A federal judge in Phoenix heard arguments Thursday in the first of seven lawsuits filed against the state's controversial new immigration law. U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton questioned both sides sharply, but gave no indication of how… Continue reading
Jul 14 Obama's Immigration Problem in Patchwork Nation By Dante Chinni In a country as complex as diverse as the United States, there aren't many issues that cut the same way everywhere. Some places may be strongly opposed, say to free trade, while others tend to be more supportive. Patchwork… Continue reading