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Paul Supporters, Immigrant Advocates face off during Mesa GOP debate

February 23, 2012 by

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By Paul M. Ingram – Mesa, AZ - Among GOP supporters were two distinct groups, a young and vocal throng of Congressman Ron Paul supporters who pushed through the crowd chanting “revolution…Ron Paul” and an equally youthful alliance of DREAM act supporters, who carried signs saying “Veto Romney, not the Dream Act.” For a moment, these […]

Book Review: “Bird on Fire: Lessons from the World’s Least Sustainable City”

February 14, 2012 by

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Bird on Fire: Lessons from the World’s Least Sustainable City, by Andrew Ross, Oxford University Press, 2011, 312 pages. Review by Paul M. Ingram The cause remains a mystery, but in early October 1947, a fire incinerated the entire Phoenix streetcar fleet. The city, suddenly without a public transport system had two choices: rebuild the […]

Book Review: The Law Into Their Own Hands: Immigration and the Politics of Exceptionalism

August 13, 2011 by

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The Law Into Their Own Hands: Immigration and the Politics of Exceptionalism By Roxanne Lynn Doty, University of Arizona Press, 2009, 160 pages Review by Curt Prendergast *** Arizona has become the “epicenter of anti-immigrantism,” wrote Roxanne Lynn Doty in her book on the rise of border vigilantism and the increasingly stringent immigration enforcement measures […]

Narratives in the News: Reactions to SB 1070

March 28, 2011 by

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By Curtis Prendergast – SB 1070 dominated news coverage in Arizona during the summer of 2010. Reactions to the law were covered extensively by the Arizona news media. The Chronicle gathered articles published during April 2010 by the Arizona Daily Star, the Arizona Republic, and the Nogales International that dealt with reactions to SB 1070. […]

New border documentary

March 6, 2011 by

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By Curtis Prendergast – In addition to providing news about the people and places of the Sonoran Desert, the Chronicle also produces documentaries. After making one award-winning documentary about life on the Arizona / Sonora border, Another Side of the Border, and a documentary about the experiences of Latino immigrants in New York City,Beyond the […]

Latin American countries make their case in SB 1070 lawsuit

October 14, 2010 by

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By Curtis Prendergast – More and more Latin American countries are filing amicus curiae briefs against SB 1070. These briefs accompany the Mexico amicus curiae brief filed in June 2010. Gov. Brewer formally objected to the participation of these foreign governments in the federal lawsuit against SB 1070, but the courts have allowed them to […]

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