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The 14th Amendment: It's What's for Dinner
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyWhy's my favorite amendment so nervous? The 14th Amendment has always been on the hot seat. This Reconstruction-era amendment, adopted in 1868, gave blacks a path to citizenship, made the Bill of Rights applicable to states, and desegregated schools in the 1950s. Now, new controversies are brewing. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said in an interview recently published in California Lawyer that the 14th Amendment does not guarantee equal rights to women, gays and lesbians. In 1868, when the 39th Congress was debating and ultimately proposing the 14th Amendment, I don't think anybody ...
Reaction: Immigration Law Ruling 'Just the Beginning'
By Andrea Stone - AOL News(July 28) -- The 11th-hour decision by a federal judge to block the most controversial provisions of Arizona's immigration law won't stop the clock on the fight over illegal immigration. Soon after U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton issued her ruling on SB 1070, putting on hold some of its most divisive measures for cracking down on illegal immigrants, a disappointed but defiant Republican Gov. Jan Brewer made clear she would not back down. "This fight is far from over," she said in a statement. "In fact, it is just the beginning, and at the end of what is certain to be a long legal struggle, ...
Police, Activists Prepare Days Ahead of Ariz. Immigration Law
By not in system - AOL NewsPHOENIX (July 27) -- The sheriff of Arizona's most populous county is making room in a vast outdoor jail and determined to round up illegal immigrants to fill it. Police from the U.S.-Mexico border to the Grand Canyon are getting last-minute training. And protests and marches are planned throughout Phoenix. Arizona's new immigration law takes effect Thursday, creating a potentially volatile mix of police, illegal immigrants and thousands of activists, many planning to show up without identification as a show of solidarity. At least one group plans to block access to federal offices, daring ...
The Arizona Backlash: Immigration Debate Stirs Historic Passions
By Lou Cannon - Politics DailyImmigration is the canary in the coal mine of American politics. Like unseen deadly gases in a mine, fear of foreigners has a capacity to strike without warning or detection. Only a few months ago, immigration was a back-burner issue in the 2010 election campaign; a poll in immigration-conscious California ranked it a distant fourth among issues of concern to Republican voters. Then came the overwrought restrictive Arizona law giving police broad power to detain illegal immigrants. This measure -- Senate Bill 1070 -- has put illegal immigration on the agenda in the California and Texas ...
Phil Jackson's Comments Draw Protestors Outside Staples Center
By Elie Seckbach - AOL NewsLOS ANGELES -- Minutes before the Lakers and Suns took center court at the Staples Center, there were some tense moments outside of the arena as protesters opposing Arizona's new illegal immigration law demonstrated in response to recent comments made by Lakers head coach Phil Jackson. It was a peaceful gathering, but it did feature some heated arguments. Check out the video after the jump. Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. ...
Arizona Immigration Law: Poll Finds Broad Support
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyNearly six in 10 Americans support Arizona's new law aimed at cracking down on illegal immigrants, according to a Pew Research Center poll conducted May 6-9. Eighty-two percent of Republicans support the law as do 64 percent of independents. By contrast, 45 percent of Democrats approve of it. Asked about specific elements of the law, 73 percent support requiring people to produce documents verifying their legal status, 67 percent say police should be able to detain anyone unable to verify their legal status and 62 percent say police should be allowed to question anyone they think may be in ...
Majority of Arizonans Favor New Immigration Law
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyFifty-two percent of Arizonans support the state's new immigration law with 39 percent opposed to it and 9 percent undecided, according to a Rocky Mountain Poll conducted April 15-25. That's roughly the same outcome that a New York Times/CBS News poll,conducted April 28 - May 2, found nationally: 51 percent said the law, aimed at reducing the number of illegal immigrants in the state, was "about right," while 36 percent percent said it went too far, 9 percent said it did not go far enough, and 4 percent were undecided. A Gallup poll conducted April 27-28 also had 51 percent of those who had ...
Suns to Wear 'Los Suns' Jerseys in Protest of Arizona's Immigration Law
By Sam Amick - AOL NewsPHOENIX -- When it comes to home team signage inside the US Airways Center, the "Los Suns" jerseys that Phoenix will wear for Game 2 Wednesday night are mild by comparison. After all, this is the same venue where a front row Phoenix fanatic donned a fake Spurs jersey for Game 1 that read "The San Antonio Sucks." But the Suns' decision to don their Spanish language tops is infinitely more inflammatory because of what it will represent, a stance that owner Robert Sarver made abundantly clear in a statement released to the media Tuesday. The move -- which, by no coincidence, will unfold on ...
Majority of Americans Back Arizona Immigration Law, but With Doubts
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyA bare majority of Americans say they support the tough new law adopted in Arizona to crack down on illegal immigrants in the state, but those polled were conflicted when it came to their views on the issue, according to a New York Times/CBS News poll conducted April 28-May 2. Fifty-one percent of those surveyed supported the Arizona law, which requires state and local police to ask about a person's immigration status if there is "reasonable suspicion" that he or she is in the country illegally, while 36 percent said it had gone too far, and 9 percent said it had not gone far enough, with 4 ...
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