Arizona Boycott

Arizona All Star Game: Boycott or Knock It Out of the Park? Interview with Carlos Muñoz

Jeff Biggers | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: Latinos, Baseball, All Star, Bud Selig, Adrian Gonzalez, Mexico, Immigration, Immigrants, Georgia, Hispanics, Arizona, Arizona Boycott, All Star Game, Carlos Munoz, Alabama, South Carolina, Sb 1070, Chicano, Sports News

Would baseball legend Roberto Clemente have played in next week's Major League All Star baseball game or joined a boycott in protest of Arizona's controversial SB 1070 "papers please" law?

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Did Arizona Really Win at the Supreme Court?

Bill Ong Hing | Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Immigration, Arizona, Arizona Boycott, Arizona Immigration Law, Sb 1070, U.S. Supreme Court, Politics News

Last week, the Supreme Court upheld Arizona's "Legal Workers Arizona Act" (LAWA) enabling the state to revoke the business licenses of employers who hire undocumented workers. But is this really a win for the state?

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What's Good for Jan Brewer and Russell Pearce Is Bad for Arizona

Clarissa Martinez De Castro | Posted 05.25.2011

What's Good for Jan Brewer and Russell Pearce Is Bad for Arizona Shameless demagoguery on the issue of immigration was part of the arsenal that Arizo...

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Study: Boycott Cost Arizona $140 Million

AP | BOB CHRISTIE | Posted 05.25.2011

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PHOENIX — A boycott brought on by Arizona's controversial immigration crackdown raised the specter of vacant convention centers, desolate sports...

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Why the Boycott of Arizona Continues

Zack de la Rocha | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arizona Immigrants, Arizona Illegal Immigration, Joe Arpaio, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Sb 1070, Arizona Immigration Law, Arizona Boycott, Politics News

Attacks on migrants in Arizona didn't start with SB 1070 and won't end with the partial injunction granted to the Obama administration. The Arizona boycott is about more than SB 1070.

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Latino Youths Have Their Say on Arizona and SB1070

Janet Murguía | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boycott, Youth Vote, Youth, Nclr, Latino, sb1070, MLB All-Star Game, National Council of La Raza, Immigration, Arizona, Arizona Boycott, Janet MurguíA, Hispanic, Impact News

NCLR researchers spoke with the Hispanic teenagers -- most of whom are college students and second-generation Americans from across the nation -- at its youth leadership convening, the Líderes Summit.

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287(g): It's Broken. Don't Fix It, Get Rid of It.

Eric Rodriguez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arizona SB1070, Immigration Reform, Eric Rodriguez, Nclr, Susan Carroll, sb1070, National Council of La Raza, Immigration, Arizona, Arizona Boycott, Arizona Immigration Law, 287(G), Ice, Home News

Compelling evidence shows that the same poorly conceived and badly implemented enforcement strategies that have led to national outrage around Arizona...

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LA County To Boycott Arizona Over Immigration Law

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County on Tuesday became the latest government body to boycott Arizona to protest the state's tough new law targeting ...

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Los Angeles Approves Arizona BOYCOTT

AP | CHRISTINA HOAG | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — The City Council voted Wednesday to boycott Arizona businesses, making Los Angeles the largest city to take such action to protest...

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SEIU Arizona Boycott: Labor Group Will Avoid State After Immigration Law

Posted 05.25.2011

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The Service Employees International Union -- one of the country's largest -- is boycotting Arizona in response to the state's controversial new immigr...

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Arizona Boycott Over Immigration Law Has Hotels Worried

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. — Some southern Arizona hotel owners and operators are concerned their businesses will be harmed financially if tourists and...

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Mexico Grapples With Arizona Immigration Law

AP | OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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NOGALES, Mexico — The line of Mexicans waiting to go shopping in Arizona snakes twice around the sun-drenched plaza, even as politicians nearby ...

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Playing While Brown

Karen Russell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain, Boycott, Arizona, Arizona Immigration Law, Arizona Boycott, Mlb, Arizona Immigration, Nhl, Nba, MLB All-Star Game, MLB Players Association, Politics News

Happy that the Major League Baseball Player's Association condemned Arizona's misguided, mean-spirited new immigration law. Racial profiling is impor...

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Arizona Faces Boycott Calls After Immigration Law

AP | BOB CHRISTIE | Posted 05.25.2011

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PHOENIX — Civil rights leaders are urging organizations to cancel their conventions in Arizona. Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks are encountering...

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Protest At Wrigley Field Over Arizona Immigration Law (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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A protest outside the Chicago Cubs and Arizona Diamondbacks game at Wrigley Field Thursday drew an estimated 100 protesters--and led to one fan tearin...

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Do I Look "Illegal"? -- Latino Nationwide Movement Building

Axel W. Caballero | Posted 05.25.2011

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Arizona's immigration law is creating a wave of Latino social network activism. Following the signing of S.B. 1070, one of the most anti-immigrant laws in the country, Latinos have chosen to mobilize online in numbers rarely seen before.

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Diamondbacks Won't Get A Warm Welcome In Chicago, Protest At Wrigley Field Over SB 1070

Posted 05.25.2011

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The outrage over Arizona's new immigration law has led to demonstrations and boycotts throughout the country, and today those opposed to the law will ...

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AUDIO: GOP Frontrunner For Governor Says He'd Like to Bring AZ Immigration Laws To Colorado

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jan Brewer, Arizona Immigration, Scott McInnis, Immigration, Arizona, Colorado Governor's Race, John Hickenlooper, Arizona Immigration Law, Arizona Boycott, Denver News

Scott McInnis, the favorite to win the GOP nomination for Governor of Colorado, dropped a bombshell Wednesday morning on Peter Boyles's radio show whe...

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Blanket Boycotts Won't Achieve Social Justice

Christine Pelosi | Posted 05.25.2011

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As tempting as grandstanding can be, thoughtful research, careful calibration, and respectful dialog are more effective tools to achieve a repeal of the Arizona law and enactment of national immigration reform.

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California Mulls Arizona Boycott Over Immigration Law

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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The leader of the California Senate said Tuesday that the state should consider boycotting businesses from Arizona in protest of a new law there that ...

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Coloradans Set To Protest Arizona Diamondbacks In Wake Of New Immigration Laws

Posted 05.25.2011

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The Arizona Diamondbacks should expect a rude greeting when they arrive at Coors Field to play the Rockies in Denver Wednesday. That's because local ...

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LA's Arizona Boycott Makes Exception For Red-Light Camera Operator

Posted 05.25.2011

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In a sign that the City Council might not have totally thought through the implications of it's Arizona boycott over the state's controversial immigra...

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Move the Game: Baseball Must Say No to Racism

Deepak Bhargava | Posted 05.25.2011

I was born in India, but grew up in the Bronx and am about as ferocious a Yankees fan as you'll find (please do keep reading even if you aren't!). Wh...

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A Whiter Shade of Pale: Arizona and State Sponsored Bigotry

Bennet Kelley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Governor Jan Brewer, Arizona Birther Bill, Prescott Arizona, Tea Party Racism, Arizona Boycott, Arizona Immigration Law, South Carolina, Politics News

Brewer and other Arizona Republicans have chosen power over principle. That is why once again, Arizona is the poster child for the high cost paid when a state defines the world by a single color.

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An Alternative To Boycotting In Light Of Arizona's Immigration Law

Stephen Montemayor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicano Movement, Jan Brewer, Boycott, Arizona Immigration, Arizona Governor, Arizona, Bassnectar, Arizona Immigration Law, Music, Arizona Boycott, Sound Strike, Politics News

In light of Arizona's immigration bill, several musicians converged last month in boycotting the state for future performances. Yet, at the same time, other artists have taken a different -- albeit no less inspired -- approach.

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