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Reaction: Immigration Law Ruling 'Just the Beginning'

(July 28) -- The 11th-hour decision by a federal judge to block the most controversial provisions of Arizona's immigration law won't stop the clock on the fight over illegal immigration. Soon after U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton issued her ruling on SB 1070, putting on hold some of its most divisive measures for...

Police, Activists Prepare Days Ahead of Ariz. Immigration Law

PHOENIX (July 27) -- The sheriff of Arizona's most populous county is making room in a vast outdoor jail and determined to round up illegal immigrants to fill it. Police from the U.S.-Mexico border to the Grand Canyon are getting last-minute training. And protests and marches are planned throughout Phoenix. Arizona's new...

Phil Jackson's Comments Draw Protestors Outside Staples Center

LOS ANGELES -- Minutes before the Lakers and Suns took center court at the Staples Center, there were some tense moments outside of the arena as protesters opposing Arizona's new illegal immigration law demonstrated in response to recent comments made by Lakers head coach Phil Jackson. It was a peaceful gathering, but it...

Suns to Wear 'Los Suns' Jerseys in Protest of Arizona's Immigration Law

PHOENIX -- When it comes to home team signage inside the US Airways Center, the "Los Suns" jerseys that Phoenix will wear for Game 2 Wednesday night are mild by comparison. After all, this is the same venue where a front row Phoenix fanatic donned a fake Spurs jersey for Game 1 that read "The San Antonio Sucks." But...

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Rev. Peter Morales: Returning To The Scene Of The Crime: Phoenix, Two Years Later

Two years ago, on July 29, 2010, I was arrested in Phoenix for nonviolent civil disobedience during large protests against SB1070, Arizona's anti-immigrant law.

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Dawn Teo: SB1070 Goes to U.S. Supreme Court, SB1070 Author to Be Recalled

After drafting Arizona's controversial new immigration law SB1070 last year, Arizona state Senate President Russell Pearce held the spotlight and became the anti-immigration poster boy in Arizona and across the nation.

Background on sb1070

The Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act (introduced as Arizona Senate Bill 1070 and thus often referred to simply as Arizona SB 1070) is a legislative Act in the U.S.

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