It's Time to Boycott Arizona

[MsDemeanor]

Good for Raul!! I hope that he keeps up the good fight.

[AtLast]

Have to post about this.

Got an email today from my oldest grand daughter who will turn 18 in July. her Mom brought home a voter registration card for her to keep on her dresser until she can fill it out and send it in plus booklets about voting rights, etc.

Haley says she is really excited to be able to vote soon so that she can help get rid of "people like that AZ govenor that hates immigrants. Great Grandpa was an immigrant!"

You GO, Haley!!!

[KatieStar]

Originally Posted by AtLastHome

Have to post about this.

Got an email today from my oldest grand daughter who will turn 18 in July. her Mom brought home a voter registration card for her to keep on her dresser until she can fill it out and send it in plus booklets about voting rights, etc.

Haley says she is really excited to be able to vote soon so that she can help get rid of "people like that AZ govenor that hates immigrants. Great Grandpa was an immigrant!"

You GO, Haley!!!

This made me smile! Thank you for sharing this!

[Nat]

Study: Latinos abandoning Arizona

MEXICO CITY — A new study suggests there may be 100,000 fewer Latinos in Arizona than there were before the debate over the state's tough new immigration law earlier this year.BBVA Bancomer Research, which did the study, worked with figures from the U.S. Current Population Survey. The study says the decline could be due to a new law that would allow police to question the immigration status of those they suspect are in the country illegally, which partly took effect in July. It may also be due to Arizona's difficult economic situation.

The study also cites Mexican government figures as saying 23,380 Mexicans returned from Arizona to Mexico between June and September.

U.S. census figures from 2008 say about 30 percent of people living in Arizona are Latino, or about 1.9 million.

[Nat]

Panelists: Arizona SB 1070 has had profound impact on Native Americans

since the bill became law, racism has become legitimized, and violence against Native peoples "is more blatant than ever." Recently, "tribal members out in the desert chopping wood have been handcuffed and beaten because they didn't have any identification on them," he said. Although the people were on their tribal land, he noted, "somehow the border patrol saw this as a legitimate way to detain people and abuse people violently."

[AtLast]

Originally Posted by Nat

Panelists: Arizona SB 1070 has had profound impact on Native Americans

since the bill became law, racism has become legitimized, and violence against Native peoples "is more blatant than ever." Recently, "tribal members out in the desert chopping wood have been handcuffed and beaten because they didn't have any identification on them," he said. Although the people were on their tribal land, he noted, "somehow the border patrol saw this as a legitimate way to detain people and abuse people violently."

Makes me sick to my stomach. Thia has to be stopped. These are NATIVE Americans!

[asphaltcowboi]

Originally Posted by Nat

Panelists: Arizona SB 1070 has had profound impact on Native Americans

since the bill became law, racism has become legitimized, and violence against Native peoples "is more blatant than ever." Recently, "tribal members out in the desert chopping wood have been handcuffed and beaten because they didn't have any identification on them," he said. Although the people were on their tribal land, he noted, "somehow the border patrol saw this as a legitimate way to detain people and abuse people violently."

is this happening here in az? i live here and watch the news daily.. ive heard of no such thing. i also have many native american friends that well most of them like the seperation of themselfs not being clumped in. i dont care for the law much but there are alot of untruths flying around about it.

[AtLast]

Originally Posted by cody

is this happening here in az? i live here and watch the news daily.. ive heard of no such thing. i also have many native american friends that well most of them like the seperation of themselfs not being clumped in. i dont care for the law much but there are alot of untruths flying around about it.

The article is by Native American spokespeople and stems from a panel of Native Americans as part of a discussion among Native activist leaders. It isn't from a news broadcast depicting one specific news event.

Now, I do remember that Gov. Brewer did take back her initial statements about headless bodies in the desert due to criminal Latino immigrants a couple of months back. That seemed to be a rumor and entirely false. Good she cleared that up.