Undocumented Reformers- The New York Times
Despite the risk of deportation, undocumented immigrants in Arizona are organizing to influence the pending debate on immigration reform in Washington, D.C.
Watch more at http://www.nytimes.com/video/2013/01/10/us/politics/100000001976391/undocumented-reformers.html
No Papers, No Fear: Busload of Undocumented Immigrants Defy Risks to Bring Message to DNC- Democracy Now
A busload of more than 40 undocumented immigrants and their supporters, known as the UndocuBus, has arrived in Charlotte after traveling more than 2,000 miles, through 11 states, to deliver a message to President Barack Obama and the Democrats under the slogan of “No Papers, No Fear.” In many of the 15 cities they visited on their way to Charlotte, they engaged in civil disobedience to protest their criminalization by state and federal immigration laws.
Watch more at http://www.democracynow.org/2012/9/4/no_papers_no_fear_busload_of
“No Papers, No Fear”: As Arpaio Fights Arizona Suit, 4 Undocumented Immigrants Reveal Their Status- Democracy Now
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio took the stand for six hours this week in a civil rights trial accusing him of using racial profiling to target undocumented immigrants in Arizona. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund filed the lawsuit on behalf of residents targeted at traffic stops for detention, despite having a valid visa and identification. As Arpaio testified, four undocumented immigrants were arrested outside the courthouse for blocking an intersection and had immigration detainers placed on them in jail. At least one now faces deportation.
Watch more at http://www.democracynow.org/2012/7/26/no_papers_no_fear_as_arpaio
Barrio Defense: How Arizona’s Immigrants are Standing Up to SB 1070- Yes Magazine
Shortly after the 2010 passage of SB 1070, Arizona’s notorious immigration bill, 20,000 people gathered in Phoenix for a May Day march to protest the new law. Instead of ending with speakers or a formal program, as political marches often do, organizers broke the crowd into small groups and asked them two questions.
Read more at http://www.yesmagazine.org/peace-justice/barrio-defense-how-arizonas-immigrants-are-standing-up-to-sb-1070
Arizona, Arpaio and SB1070 Spur Crusade for Immigrant Rights- Politic365
The migrant rights movement in this country is about to enter a new phase and every person, no matter their position, will have to decide how they will relate to it.
Read more at http://politic365.com/2012/06/20/arizona-arpaio-and-sb1070-spur-crusade-for-immigrant-rights/
Arizona’s “Barrio Defense” Rises for SCOTUS Decision on SB 1070- Huffington Post
With defiant Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer growing more emboldened as the Supreme Court readies to unveil its ruling on the state’s SB 1070 “papers, please” immigration law, Arizona human rights group Puente and their national allies are bolstering their “Barrio Defense Committees,” as “neighbors link with neighbors to learn their rights and make collective plans to defend themselves.”
Read more at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-biggers/arizonas-barrio-defense-r_b_1605348.html
At Supreme Court, Arizona Leaves Affected Voices at Home- Huffington Post
While Gov. Jan Brewer unceremoniously dumped her disgraced SB 1070 partner Russell Pearce from Arizona’s front seats at tomorrow’s historic Supreme Court hearing on the state’s controversial immigration law, the seminal voices of those most affected by Arizona’s punitive measures will remain in the shadows — and unheard, even in the landslide of media and political forums sure to follow.
Read more at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-biggers/arizona-immigration-law_b_1450818.html
In Arizona, Immigrants Make Plans in Shadows- NY Times
PHOENIX — Miguel Guerra has a wife, three children and a house. He has a car, but no driver’s license. He has business cards, but no immigration papers. He got into the habit of keeping his cellphone close when he drives so he can quickly call a cousin, the only legal resident among his relatives in the United States, in case he gets pulled over.
Read more at http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/19/us/arizona-illegal-immigrants-adapt-to-a-crackdown.html
Dozens of Immigrant Rights Activists Arrested in Arizona- Democracy Now
At least fifty people were arrested in Arizona yesterday in protests against the state’s new anti-immigrant law. The law went into effect on Thursday, but not before a federal judge blocked four key parts of the legislation. One of the biggest protests occurred in Phoenix outside of the Fourth Avenue Jail run by Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Watch more at http://www.democracynow.org/2010/7/30/dozens_of_immigrant_rights_activists_arrested
