MESA, Ariz. — For years, Russell Pearce, Arizona’s most powerful legislator and the architect of its tough immigration law, has sought to make life so uncomfortable for illegal immigrants in the state that they pack up and go.
But Mr. Pearce, known for his gruff, uncompromising manner, was the one sent packing on Tuesday after disgruntled voters in this suburban neighborhood outside Phoenix banded together to recall him from the State Senate and replace him with a more moderate Republican.
READ MORE HERE: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/us/politics/russell-pearce-arizonas-anti-immgration-champion-is-recalled.html
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Utah Compact has had national impact, signers say on eve of document's 1st anniversary
SALT LAKE CITY — When community activist Tony Yapias first heard about the Utah Compact last fall, he had a lot of questions.
"I didn't know what the Utah Compact was. What is this thing? Where did this come from?"
On the eve of the first anniversary of community, business, political and faith leaders publicly endorsing the document, Yapias calls the statement of principles "one of the inspired documents of our time."
READ COMPLETE REPORT HERE: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705394046/Utah-Compact-has-had-national-impact-signers-say-on-eve-of-documents-1st-anniversary.html
"I didn't know what the Utah Compact was. What is this thing? Where did this come from?"
On the eve of the first anniversary of community, business, political and faith leaders publicly endorsing the document, Yapias calls the statement of principles "one of the inspired documents of our time."
READ COMPLETE REPORT HERE: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705394046/Utah-Compact-has-had-national-impact-signers-say-on-eve-of-documents-1st-anniversary.html
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Utah Compact has had national impact, signers say on eve of document's 1st anniversary
SALT LAKE CITY — When community activist Tony Yapias first heard about the Utah Compact last fall, he had a lot of questions.
"I didn't know what the Utah Compact was. What is this thing? Where did this come from?"
On the eve of the first anniversary of community, business, political and faith leaders publicly endorsing the document, Yapias calls the statement of principles "one of the inspired documents of our time."
The compact, signed Nov. 11, 2010, outlined principles to guide the immigration debate, urging federal solutions and policies that did not separate families. Some 4,500 people have signed the document online at theutahcompact.com in the past year.
READ FULL STORY HERE: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/print/705394046/Utah-Compact-has-had-national-impact-signers-say-on-eve-of-documents-1st-anniversary.html
"I didn't know what the Utah Compact was. What is this thing? Where did this come from?"
On the eve of the first anniversary of community, business, political and faith leaders publicly endorsing the document, Yapias calls the statement of principles "one of the inspired documents of our time."
The compact, signed Nov. 11, 2010, outlined principles to guide the immigration debate, urging federal solutions and policies that did not separate families. Some 4,500 people have signed the document online at theutahcompact.com in the past year.
READ FULL STORY HERE: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/print/705394046/Utah-Compact-has-had-national-impact-signers-say-on-eve-of-documents-1st-anniversary.html
Monday, November 7, 2011
Amnesty: Tears, jeers for Reagan’s immigration legacy
Gerardo Avilos is surrounded by tires. Big ones and small ones, new ones and used ones — stacked so high inside a garage bay that it’s hard to tell where the black rubber ends and the back wall begins.
His business is getting people on the road again and, for the past 11 years in Salt Lake City, it’s where he has spent every day except Sunday supervising four employees replacing tires and repairing engines.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
GOP Alienates Latinos, Moderates With Immigration Enforcement Agenda
The harsh stand on immigration by some GOP candidates surprises Lionel Sosa, a Republican ad man who calls the rising anti-immigrant rhetoric "grossly insensitive and irresponsible."
Sosa, who has crafted Latino-targeted campaigns for Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and now Newt Gingrich, said the party's position on the highly contentious issue has taken a dramatic shift.
READ MORE HERE:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/gop-immigration_n_1040734.html
Sosa, who has crafted Latino-targeted campaigns for Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush and now Newt Gingrich, said the party's position on the highly contentious issue has taken a dramatic shift.
READ MORE HERE:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/27/gop-immigration_n_1040734.html
Hairstylists in Hispanic community enlisted to help fight domestic abuse
When there is no one else around, no reason to fear sudden rage crashing down without warning, the dark secrets pour out inside Antonia Medina's tiny beauty salon.
She listens in her quiet way, snipping hair inside the Little Village shop as clients tell her over the chatter of a Spanish radio station about busted ribs, broken hands or the unborn baby that was lost after a tumble down some stairs. Each time, they tell her, it's because of "him."
Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/11/01/3243175/hairstylists-in-hispanic-community.html#ixzz1cYsCvqKf
She listens in her quiet way, snipping hair inside the Little Village shop as clients tell her over the chatter of a Spanish radio station about busted ribs, broken hands or the unborn baby that was lost after a tumble down some stairs. Each time, they tell her, it's because of "him."
Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/11/01/3243175/hairstylists-in-hispanic-community.html#ixzz1cYsCvqKf
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