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LA County boycotts Arizona over immigration law
Los Angeles County on Tuesday became the latest government body to boycott Arizona to protest the state's tough new law targeting illegal immigration.
White House official: Obama to meet with Brewer
The White House says President Barack Obama will meet with Arizona's governor when she visits Washington this week.
Immigration jeopardizes Obama’s ‘Win the West’ strategy
Thousands of people rallied at the Arizona Capitol last month to protest the signing of S1070, Arizona’s new immigration law. Despite the public outcry, though, the law is supported by an overwhelming percentage of Arizonans, and President Obama’s opposition to the law may hurt his image in the state.
Brewer lashes out at Napolitano over recent border comments
Gov. Jan Brewer said Janet Napolitano's words and actions at the Department of Homeland Security don't match her record from her time as governor, saying her predecessor has essentially turned her back on Arizona and its border problems.
Guv criticizes Obama administration, wants meeting
Gov. Jan Brewer is criticizing President Barack Obama's administration on border security and immigration. Brewer said Friday she wants to meet with the president and his Homeland Security secretary while in Washington next week.
Pearce’s contempt for immigration attorneys misplaced
In response to Sen. Russell Pearce’s claims in the Arizona Capitol Times (May 17, 2010, “Trespassing law may turn more illegal immigrations into citizens”) that immigration attorneys ‘tie up the system or play games” or “fabricate and exaggerate issues” in immigration court proceedings, he grossly exaggerates our ability to manipulate a well-established, yet arguably broken [...]
Obama on Arizona: Presidents don’t do boycotts
Barack Obama says the decision to boycott Arizona over its tough new law cracking down on immigration is for private citizens to decide, not the president of the United States.
Fence isn’t a cure-all for America’s porous border
The fence rises from the rock and hardscrabble of the desert floor, a formidable 15-foot-high curtain of corrugated metal that stretches into the mirage of heat and distance. Newer sections feature 20-foot high steel columns, deeply planted, narrowly spaced, so no human slips between.
Brewer going to Washington for immigration meeting
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer will travel to Washington next week to meet with other governors serving on a council appointed by President Barack Obama.
Brewer says new law lit fire under Washington
Gov. Jan Brewer says her signing of Arizona's tough new law targeting illegal immigration lit a fire under Washington, leading to President Barack Obama's decision to send National Guard troops to the border.
Brewer asks Obama for more funding, aerial support on border
Once again, Gov. Jan Brewer is requesting more assistance from the White House to deal with illegal immigration and drug trafficking on the Arizona-Mexico border.
2010 quotes of the year
“There are many cues that go into voting, and the relative weighing of those cues gets played out in such a way that a legislator may actually vote for something... […]
