My Story; Our Story
September 29, 2011 by Christiana Cummings · 7 Comments
As an immigrant, a woman, a social worker and a professor who teaches about the immigrant experience in the United States, I feel very connected to other immigrants throughout this country on many levels. And so I am keenly aware of the effects of restrictive immigration policies such as HB 87 in Georgia, HB 497 [...]
In Case Being Abused in Mississippi Isn’t Bad Enough …
March 15, 2011 by Nicole Guidotti-Hernández · 1 Comment
Since the Arizona state legislature passed the draconian anti-immigration bill SB 1070, other states seem to be in a race to catch up. Nebraska and Mississippi, with some of the nation’s smallest percentages of Latinos living within their borders, are nonetheless trying to pass some of the toughest anti-immigration laws we have seen to date, [...]
Bye, Bye, Affirmative Action–And Other Disturbing Arizona News
November 18, 2010 by Nicole Guidotti-Hernández · 2 Comments
Arizonans committed to social justice can sigh with relief over Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva’s re-election to a fifth term in the U.S. House–something that conservatives fought tooth and nail because Grijalva supported a targeted economic boycott of the state over its draconian new immigration law. But that’s about the only good news out of Arizona. [...]
Feds Slap Sheriff Joe Arpaio with Lawsuit
September 2, 2010 by Laura Gottesdiener · 3 Comments
It’s been the summer of Arizona vs. the federal government, with lawsuits flying fast and furiously. The controversial state government now has yet another legal battle on its hands. Today, the U.S. Justice Department filed suit against Arizona’s infamous Sheriff Joe Arpaio for his refusal to cooperate with a federal investigation of possible human rights [...]
