SB 1070 Archive

  • In Arizona, the Tea Party loses a key ally in pushing one of the nation's harshest anti-immigrant agendas.

    A defeat for the Tea Party? Russell Pierce loses election

    In Arizona, the Tea Party loses a key ally in pushing one of the nation's harshest anti-immigrant agendas.

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  • The Florida legislative session has just begun, and already twelve anti-immigrant bills have been filed, including copycat legislation based on Arizona's controversial racial profiling bill, SB 1070. Thus far all of them have been filed by the the Republican leadership in the State Legislature but we are still hesitant on how Democrats might vote when it comes to the floor. If any of these bills were to pass, we'd experience a man-made, hurricane of hate and racism -- and that's only the front side of the hurricane.

    Legislative Session: Early Hurricane Season

    The Florida legislative session has just begun, and already twelve anti-immigrant bills have been filed, including copycat legislation based on Arizona's controversial racial profiling bill, SB 1070. Thus far all of them have been filed by the the Republican leadership in the State Legislature but we are still hesitant on how Democrats might vote when it comes to the floor. If any of these bills were to pass, we'd experience a man-made, hurricane of hate and racism -- and that's only the front side of the hurricane.

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  • Download article as PDF According to an internal memo from the Department of Homeland Security that Fox News obtained on the possible motives of Jared Loughner’s shooting rampage: [...] strong suspicion...

    Arizona Shooter Followed Anti-Immigrant Group

    Download article as PDF According to an internal memo from the Department of Homeland Security that Fox News obtained on the possible motives of Jared Loughner’s shooting rampage: [...] strong suspicion...

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  • Download article as PDF The 2010 midterm elections are finally here and for all the lopsided attention the conservative media has given to white voters that support the Tea Party,...

    Latino Vote: What States To Watch Election Night 2010

    Download article as PDF The 2010 midterm elections are finally here and for all the lopsided attention the conservative media has given to white voters that support the Tea Party,...

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  • Download article as PDF [Video]: Keith Olbermann segment on this story: Via ThinkProgress: In September, ThinkProgress published an investigation into the prison industry’s role in helping enact SB1070, the anti-immigrant...

    The Economics of Jailing Economic Refugees

    Download article as PDF [Video]: Keith Olbermann segment on this story: Via ThinkProgress: In September, ThinkProgress published an investigation into the prison industry’s role in helping enact SB1070, the anti-immigrant...

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  • Video of Congressman Raul Grijalva, Chairman of the Progressive Caucus in the House of Representatives speaking about racist tactics being used by his opposition to unseat him because he opposed Arizona's SB 1070 law.

    Congressman Depicted As “Bandido” By Republicans in AZ?

    Video of Congressman Raul Grijalva, Chairman of the Progressive Caucus in the House of Representatives speaking about racist tactics being used by his opposition to unseat him because he opposed Arizona's SB 1070 law.

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  • Post demanding that California Senatorial candidate Carly Fiorina denounces endorsment of Sarah Palin due to Palin's support of Arizona's authoritarian neo-Nazi law and opposition to gay marriage.

    Carly Fiorina Pal’ing Around With Supporter of Neo-Nazi Law: Sarah Palin

    Post demanding that California Senatorial candidate Carly Fiorina denounces endorsment of Sarah Palin due to Palin's support of Arizona's authoritarian neo-Nazi law and opposition to gay marriage.

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  • Arizona's controversial immigration has raise some questions of its ties to neo-Nazis in America and whether or not it's appropriate to compare the law to Nazi Germany.  Are we being too tolerant of racism?

    Arizona: Why The Nazi Comparisons

    Arizona's controversial immigration has raise some questions of its ties to neo-Nazis in America and whether or not it's appropriate to compare the law to Nazi Germany. Are we being too tolerant of racism?

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  • Economic Refugee News Weekly Roundup is a weekly summary of those stories that caught the focus of immigrants' rights activists, promoting immigration reform, racial unity, compassion, American freedom, and justice for all.

    Economic Refugee News: Weekly Roundup 06/06/10

    Economic Refugee News Weekly Roundup is a weekly summary of those stories that caught the focus of immigrants' rights activists, promoting immigration reform, racial unity, compassion, American freedom, and justice for all.

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  • Download article as PDF On the race for California’s next governor, Project Economic Refugee previously exposed Steve Poizner for all his poisonous rhetorical attacks on immigrants, economic refugees, and by...

    Meg Whitman: The Next Pete Wilson?

    Download article as PDF On the race for California’s next governor, Project Economic Refugee previously exposed Steve Poizner for all his poisonous rhetorical attacks on immigrants, economic refugees, and by...

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