Eye Openers + Arizona Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 23, 2009
No Probable Cause? No Problem!: A U.S. Citizen Says He Was Detained Without Probable Cause by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, and Then Jailed for Traffic Violations
November 18, 2009
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has launched its 13th immigration and crime sweep and reported 27 arrests by Monday night.
November 5, 2009
AZ GOP Committeman: Ask “Brown People” About Crime in Tucson
November 2, 2009
FBI investigating Joe Arpaio for using deputies to intimidate critics
October 26, 2009
Pregnant Latina Says She Was Forced to Give Birth in Shackles After One of Arpaio’s Deputies Racially Profiled Her
October 17, 2009
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio cited a non-existent federal law and included a legal interpretation taken from an anti-immigration Web site in a document he distributed during a news conference last week.
August 24, 2009
A radio station that went off the air a year ago is back providing news and information to the Valley’s huge Spanish-speaking population – KNUV-AM (1190) – Arizona
August 21, 2009
The recession has made “tandas,” also known as “cundinas,” a traditional savings system, increasingly popular in Arizona’s Hispanic neighborhoods, with technology helping to spread the use of the savings pools.
ACLU sues Arpaio in immigration raid – The suit says Julian Mora is a legal U.S. resident and his 19-year-old son Julio is a citizen. Nevertheless, they were handcuffed for more than three hours as deputies questioned dozens of workers.
August 17, 2009
Prosecutors said Thursday they plan to seek the death penalty against the leader of an anti-illegal immigrant group and two others charged in an Arizona home invasion that left a 9-year-old girl and her father dead.
August 16, 2009
Arizona immigration debate at heart of littering case – The heated issue inflames a court case, in which an Arizona man is convicted for leaving water jugs for migrants in the desert.
August 11, 2009
Joe Arpaio-Supporting, Gun-Toting Nativists Menace Children’s March for Family Unity
July 14, 2009
Hispanic males are now majority in Maricopa County jails -Arizona
June 28, 2009
Arizona State Sen. Russell Pearce has taken the lead in a new round of anti-immigration reforms that could have long-lasting effects – One would require school districts to collect data on any student who can’t prove legal residency. Another would require state and local officials to enforce federal immigration laws, thus making sanctuary laws illegal.
June 25, 2009
It’s a win for Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The County Board of Supervisors has voted to give County Attorney Andrew Thomas $1.4 million to enforce employer sanctions laws — and part of that money will go to Sheriff Joe Arpaio to help combat illegal immigration.
Immigrant Treatment in Phoenix Reminiscent of Slavery – By Rev. Al Sharpton
June 23, 2009
Arizona hospital lures wealthy Mexican moms-to-be
June 19, 2009
Wells Fargo Manager Harassed Spanish-Speaking Workers, Lawsuit Says – Arizona
June 17, 2009
Phoenix Suns forward Amar’e Stoudemire Backstabs Hispanic Fans, Signs on as “Special Deputy” Under Sheriff Joe Arpaio
June 5, 2009
White House Staffer Disappoints Phoenix Latino Leaders in Meeting at El Portal – Don’t hold your breath waiting for the Obama administration to do anything in the near future about immigration reform, or yanking Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s 287(g) authority
June 3, 2009
The City of Flagstaff has decided not to rent space for ICE to conduct its operations in Northern Arizona
May 21, 2009
Tom Horne Supplies ‘Video Evidence’ of Charter School’s Mexican Enrollees – Arizona
May 14, 2009
Arizona’s Hispanic population soaring – in Maricopa County the figure is up to 31 percent from less than 25 percent at the beginning of the decade. Pima County saw the share of residents who said they are Hispanic go from 29.3% in 2000 to more than 33% now.
May 7, 2009
Arizona border agents accused of extreme roughness and tearing up birth certificates of Mexican-American boys
April 2, 2009
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Latest Victim? Yet Another Hispanic Mom in Estrella
March 16, 2009
A business owner is being called “racist” for posting signs that say he’s not hiring. – ‘No Yobs Aqui’ sign offensive to some – Yuma, Arizona
March 13, 2009
Wal-Mart looks to Hispanic market in expansion drive – The pilot stores, named Supermercado de Walmart, will open in Phoenix and Houston
December 2, 2008
Speculation on whether Democratic Congressman Raúl Grijalva will be tapped by President-elect Barack Obama to head the U.S. Interior Department has fueled yet more speculation about who might want his job in Congress, should it come open.
November 11, 2008
A Hispanic lawyers group has asked Arizona’s chief justice to end state court use of words its members consider inflammatory such as “illegal aliens.”
October 23, 2008
Controversial art shows Arpaio holding people at gunpoint
October 17, 2008
Latino Vote By Proxy – The government estimates that more than a million legal immigrants, mostly Latino, applied to become full citizens last year. The goal for many of them was to cast a ballot for a new President next month. But as KJZZ’s Marcos Najera reports, some Latinos who aren’t citizens are still finding ways to vote.
September 25, 2008
“Virtual Kidnappings” ::Families of illegal immigrants in Arizona are increasingly being targeted by an extortion scam in which criminals falsely claim to have kidnapped their loved ones as the immigrants tried to sneak across the U.S. border with Mexico.
September 17, 2008
A Latino civil rights group is asking federal appellate judges to overturn a lower court ruling upholding Arizona’s voter ID requirements.
Joe Arpaio’s Prisoners Spend “Millions” on Canteen Purchases: So, Um, Where’s the Dough, Joe?
September 11, 2008
Federal investigators will conduct an audit later this month of an 18-month-old agreement that gives the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office authority to enforce federal immigration laws. – Sheriff Joe Arpaio
September 5, 2008
A member of a southern Arizona Indian tribe who has been putting out water for illegal immigrants crossing the desert for about seven years said Thursday that he has again been told to stop.
August 28, 2008
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office deputies raided a Mesa landscaping company early Wednesday, arresting nearly three dozen people suspected of being in the country illegally.
August 17, 2008
Arpaio’s West Valley sweeps netted 102 arrests – Arizona
August 11, 2008
Latino kids in need of foster homes – There are 3 times more Latinos waiting for temporary homes in Arizona
August 6, 2008
University of Arizona Doctors to Study Internet-based Treatment for Depression in Hispanics
July 30, 2008
Mesa, Arizona has seen a big dip in enrollment the past two years at predominantly Hispanic schools such as Longfellow.
July 29, 2008
Latino neighborhood slowly disappearing in central Mesa, Arizona
Latino Bar Business Down on Big Fight Night, Thanks to Sheriff Joe What’s-His-Name (Arpaio)
July 24, 2008
A tunnel that runs beneath Nogales, Arizona is the focus of a international investigation. U.S. and Mexican officials are trying to determine if a retaining wall and fence inside a drainage tunnel led to a costly flood in Nogales, Sonora earlier this month.
July 23, 2008
The only news/talk-radio station in the Valley (Arizona) aimed at Latino immigrants is going off the air, the victim of a faltering economy, ongoing crackdowns on undocumented immigrants and a tough market for Spanish talk radio. – Its sister station in Denver, KNRV-AM (1150), signs off this month, too.
July 21, 2008
Immigrant arrests sever parents, children
Mexican files $75K claim against Gilbert police – Arizona
July 18, 2008
Sheriff Arpaio Sued Over Racial Profiling Of Latinos In Maricopa County
July 15, 2008
Newspaper series reveals rampant abuse of power under Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s watch (Latina Lista)
July 14, 2008
Coyotes turning to new tactics to thwart law
June 26, 2008
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio plans to begin sweep Thursday in Mesa – Arizona
June 24, 2008
Six bodies found in desert by Border Patrol agents
June 18, 2008
Arizona State University researchers find Latinos willing to pay for local public services
June 12, 2008
Immigration Raid in Arizona Could Test New State Law
Tucson Unified School District Ethnic Studies targeted – including the Mexican-American/Raza Studies program
May 27, 2008
Does crackdown cross line? – Arizona efforts stir racial profiling claims
May 22, 2008
Uninsured Immigrant Patients Sent Home for Care Against Their Will – Woman in Coma the Latest Example of Arizona Uninsured Immigrant Facing Forced Removal to Home Country
Group mans 90 water stations for border crossers – goes through 1,500 gallons a week in Southern Arizona
May 21, 2008
Raza studies gives rise to racial hostility – Teacher claims: “curriculum that engendered racial hostility, irresponsibly demeaned America’s civil institutions, undermined our public servants, discounted any virtues in Western civilization and taught disdain for American sovereignty.” – Raza/Chicano Studies in Tucson, Arizona
May 20, 2008
Pima County gets 1st Mexican-American female head judge – Maria Lilia Felix – Arizona
May 12, 2008
53 illegal immigrants held against will in Phoenix
April 12, 2008
Arizona Anti-Defamation League calls on U.S. Department of Justice to investigate Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s bogus “crime suppression sweeps.”
April 10, 2008
Guess what media focus is on with Arizona’s crackdown on illegal immigration? The big picture? Nah.
April 2, 2008
Hispanic Leaders Fear Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s Patrols Will Spark Violence – Arizona
April 1, 2008
Arizona guest-worker program hits snag
March 31, 2008
Phoenix mayor Phil Gordon: Arpaio immigration raids are ‘made-for-TV stunts’
March 24, 2008
Arizona Legislation Prohibits Renting To Illegal Immigrants
March 10, 2008
NPR: ‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’ Takes on Immigration – Joe Arpaio in Arizona
February 19, 2008
2007 Retrospective: The Local War on the Undocumented – Phoenix, Arizona
February 18, 2008
Phoenix Police to Check Arrestees’ Immigrant Status
February 14, 2008
After just one year, Arizona State University junked its scholarship program for illegal immigrants. Sarah Fenske wonders who will step up for them now
February 13, 2008
Virtual Fence on Border to Get Approval – Arizona
February 12, 2008
Arizona Senate Bill Drafts Temporary Worker Program
January 22, 2008
Mexican politicians say migrants returning because of Arizona law
January 16, 2008
Mexican Lawmakers Denounces Employer Sanctions law – Arizona – (”will have a devastating affect on Sonora”)
January 14, 2008
Linda Chavez: Silence in wake of Arizona’s immigration law
Mexican family wants confiscated license back – Arizona
January 11, 2008
Immigration Fallout Seen In Schools – Phoenix
An Immigration Boiling Point Cools Down – Phoenix
Showdown in Arizona, Where Mariachis and Minutemen Collide – Phoenix
January 9, 2008
Chicanos group dropping out of HIV-AIDS care program – Arizona
December 14, 2007
Arizona squeeze on immigration angers business
December 11, 2007
Report claims abuses by police, others of illegal immigrants – Arizona
December 9, 2007
Arizona Immigration Law Challenge Tossed
Some wary of potential rise in anti-Hispanic sentiment – Tucson
Outside Phoenix store, border debate rages on
December 5, 2007
Arizona Congressman Wants to Draft Special Visa Legislation for Illegal Immigrant Hero (Latina Lista)
December 3, 2007
New law hamstrings Mesa’s bilingual efforts
Study: Hispanic women have higher incidence of aggressive breast cancer – Arizona
November 30, 2007
Study says household income for immigrants in Arizona last in U.S. – (from the ‘anti-immigration’ Center for Immigration Studies)
November 28, 2007
Patrol arrests immigrants with long rap sheets – Yuma, Arizona
November 27, 2007
Crossing Arizona deserts nearly as dangerous in winter as summer
November 25, 2007
Hysteria over illegal immigrants must stop – Arizona
November 14, 2007
Spanish-Language Radio Station Slams Police for Describing Suspect as ‘Hispanic’ – Phoenix
November 4, 2007
Sheriff gets no love from activists over migrant stance – Arizona
October 29, 2007
Federal aid fails to cover migrant health care costs – Arizona
