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Supreme Court to rule on Arizona immigration law

By Vanessa | Published: December 12, 2011
Tweet Image via Guanabee. Today we find that the Supreme Court will be hearing challenges to Arizona’s SB 1070, the highly controversial law passed last year that would essentially legalize racial profiling in the state. AP reports: The Supreme Court agreed Monday to rule on Arizona’s controversial law targeting illegal immigrants, setting the stage for [...]
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio: Too busy “busting illegals” to worry about sexual assaults

By Katie | Published: December 12, 2011
Tweet As “America’s toughest sheriff,” Joe Arpaio, knows all too well, it’s hard to investigate sexual assaults when you have so much other stuff (mostly an obsession with “illegals”) on your mind. The sheriff’s office in Maricopa Count, AZ, recently confirmed that between 2005 to 2007, it failed to investigate 432 alleged sex crimes. Arpaio [...]
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Arizona bill disallows doctors to treat those deemed undocumented.

By Samhita | Published: February 17, 2011
TweetUPDATE: This bill was pulled. A new piece of legislation has been introduced in Arizona that would force hospitals to check the immigration status of patients. Basically, Arizona conservatives dont just hate its undocumented population, but wants to make the jobs of cops and medical professionals absolutely miserable as well. via TPM. SB 1405 states: “Before [...]
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