SB 1070 dominated news coverage in Arizona during the summer of 2010. Protests were a major part of that news coverage. The Chronicle gathered all the articles published during April 2010 by the Arizona Daily Star, the Arizona Republic, and the Nogales International that dealt with protests.
Arizona Daily Star: Immigration bill prompts protests in Tucson, Phoenix (April 20, 2010)
Reference Frame: “Outrage about a state immigration bill that is Gov. Jan Brewer’s signature away from becoming law spurred protests throughout the state Tuesday.”
Explanatory Frame: “SB 1070 would overrule any policy or procedure of a city council or police department that keeps officers from enforcing federal immigration laws. It also says, when practicable, police must inquire about the immigration status of those they encounter as part of their regular activities.”
Arizona Republic: Arizona immigration bill protesters arrested (April 20, 2010)
Reference Frame: “The Arizona immigration bill sparked heated protests Tuesday, as State Capitol police arrested nine people who chained themselves to the old Capitol building doors.”
Explanatory Frame:”The nine were protesting Senate Bill 1070, the wide-ranging illegal immigration measure, when they were arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct.”
Arizona Daily Star: 200+ gather to push for immigration bill’s veto (April 21, 2010)
Reference Frame: “They were among more than 200 people who came to a Tuesday afternoon rally to demand that Gov. Jan Brewer veto a far-reaching bill designed to combat illegal immigration.”
Explanatory Frame: “SB 1070 calls for local police, when “practicable,” to ask about the immigration status of those they encounter as part of their regular activities. Critics say the bill would lead to widespread racial profiling.”
Arizona Republic: Arizona immigration bill: H.S. students leave school to join Capitol protest (April 22, 2010)
Reference Frame: “Crowds began to dwindle at the Capitol Thursday evening after upwards of 2,000 students from high schools across Phoenix walked out of school to protest with other activists, all urging Gov. Jan Brewer to veto the immigration bill.”
Explanatory Frame: None
Arizona Republic (Editorial): Arizona immigration bill ignites outcry from students and Latino advocates (April 23, 2010)
Reference Frame:“While a poll indicates a 70 percent approval rating for Senate Bill 1070, the tough immigration legislation awaiting the governor’s veto or signature also has unleashed a groundswell of activism among Arizona’s young people and Latino advocates at a level not seen since immigration marches in 2006.”
Explanatory Frame: “Senate Bill 1070 would make it a state crime to be in the country illegally. It requires local law enforcement to determine an individual’s immigration status if an officer suspects that person is in the country illegally.”
Nogales International: Protesters decry AZ bill at Nogales, Sonora rally (April 23, 2010)
Reference Frame: “Waving banners that said “We are border residents, not criminals,” and encouraged by the approving honks of passing motorists, people from both sides of the border raised their voices against Arizona’s tough new immigration bill at a protest Tuesday in Nogales, Sonora.
Explanatory Frame: “The bill, which now awaits Gov. Jan Brewer’s signature, would make illegal immigration a state crime and would require local police to ask people about their immigration status when there are reasonable grounds for suspicion.”
Arizona Daily Star (Capitol Media Services): Capitol protest urges Brewer to reject new immigration bill (April 23, 2010)
Reference Frame: “PHOENIX – The state Capitol saw its third day of protests Thursday against the tough new immigration law approved by the Legislature this week and awaiting the governor’s signature.”
Explanatory Frame: None
Arizona Republic: Arizona immigration bill: Protesters react with ‘Shame on you’ (April 23, 2010)
Reference Frame: “Protesters who had camped out at the Arizona State Capitol for days in hopes of stopping what was billed as the toughest illegal immigration law in the country reacted with boos and chants of “Shame on you” on Friday after the governor announced she was signing the legislation into law.”
Explanatory Frame: “Senate Bill 1070 makes it a state crime to be in the country illegally. It requires local law enforcement to determine an individual’s immigration status if an officer suspects that person is in the country illegally.”
Arizona Daily Star: Wandering rally continues downtown (April 23, 2010)
Reference Frame: “Several hundred people protesting the state’s immigration law are moving from the state building downtown to Armory Park and apparently back again.”
Explanatory Frame: None
Arizona Republic (Editorial): Arizona immigration law: History, background (April 23, 2010)
Reference Frame: “Arizona has about 460,000 undocumented immigrants, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Currently, immigration offenses are violations of federal law, something most local law-enforcement agencies cannot enforce.”
Explanatory Frame: Throughout the story
Arizona Republic: Arizona governor signs immigration law; foes promise fight (April 24, 2010)
Reference Frame: “Moments after Gov. Jan Brewer signed Arizona’s controversial new immigration law Friday, opponents promised legal challenges and economic sanctions against a state still reeling from the housing meltdown.”
Explanatory Frame: “Arizona’s immigration law, now considered the toughest in the nation, makes it a state crime to be in the country illegally and requires local police to enforce federal immigration laws. It will require anyone whom police suspect of being in the country illegally to produce “an alien registration document,” such as a green card or other proof of citizenship, such as a passport or Arizona driver’s license. It also makes it illegal to impede the flow of traffic by picking up day laborers for work. A day laborer who gets picked up for work, and traffic is impeded in the process, would also be committing a criminal act.”
Arizona Republic: Immigration law protested by more than 2,500 at state Capitol (April 25, 2010)
Reference Frame: “To the sound of a conch shell and Native American drumbeats, protesters marched to the state Capitol on Sunday to join about 2,500 others in opposition to Arizona’s new immigration law.”
Explanatory Frame: “The new law, which has sparked protests as far away as Boston, criminalizes the presence of undocumented immigrants and requires police to enforce federal immigration law.”
Arizona Republic (AP): Sharpton vows to protest Arizona immigration bill (April 25, 2010)
Reference Frame: “NEW YORK – The Rev. Al Sharpton and New York-area Hispanic leaders vowed Sunday to fight Arizona’s new immigration law through legal challenges and with civil disobedience if those challenges fail.”
Explanatory Frame: “Sharpton said that just as freedom riders battled segregation in the 1960s, he would organize “freedom walkers” to challenge the Arizona bill that requires police to question people about their immigration status if they suspect someone is in the country illegally.”
Arizona Republic (Blog): Shakira to protest new immigration law at City Hall, Capitol (April 27, 2010)
Reference Frame: “Shakira and Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon will discuss their opposition to Arizona’s new immigration law during a news conference at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at City Hall, 200 W. Washington St, according to the Mayor’s Office.”
Explanatory Frame: “Vice Mayor Michael Nowakowski, the council’s only Hispanic, said he will then escort Shakira to various sites around Phoenix to meet with children and families who could be impacted by the law, which makes it a state crime to be in the country illegally.”
Nogales International: Sonoran protesters call for boycott over new Arizona law (April 27, 2010)
Reference Frame: “Protests over Arizona’s tough new immigration law spread south of the border on Monday as a small group of demonstrators gathered outside the U.S. Consulate in Nogales, Sonora to call for Mexicans to boycott Arizona over the measure.”
Explanatory Frame: “The legislation, which Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law on Friday, makes illegal immigration a state crime and requires police to ask people for their immigration documents if they suspect they are in the country illegally.”
Arizona Republic (KUSA-TV Denver): Denver schools protest Arizona immigration law (April 29, 2010)
Reference Frame: “DENVER – The Denver Public School District is prohibiting employees from taking work-related trips to Arizona due to the state’s crackdown on illegal immigration.”
Explanatory Frame: “The Arizona law requires police officers who have made “lawful contact” with a person to “make a reasonable attempt” to determine that person’s immigration status if there is a “reasonable suspicion” that person is an illegal immigrant.”
Arizona Republic: Fallout from immigration law tars Arizona Diamondbacks (April 29, 2010)
Reference Frame: “The Arizona Diamondbacks are like one of those fans in the lower deck at Chase Field who gets struck by a foul ball during a game. They didn’t see it coming. Today at Chicago’s Wrigley Field and in just about every city the team visits, there is expected to be a protest outside the stadium against Arizona’s new immigration-enforcement law, Senate Bill 1070.”
Explanatory Frame: None
Arizona Republic: Immigrant rights activists boycott Diamondbacks-Cubs game (April 29, 2010)
Reference Frame: “CHICAGO – A boisterous group of roughly 50 people gathered outside Wrigley Field Thursday afternoon to protest Arizona’s new immigration law and call for a boycott of Arizona businesses, including the Diamondbacks, who are in town for a four-game series with the Chicago Cubs.”
Explanatory Frame: None
Arizona Republic: Festival, immigration protest may snarl downtown Phoenix traffic (April 30, 2010)
Reference Frame: “Two major events in downtown Phoenix this weekend are expected to create some traffic congestion for much of Saturday and Sunday. The 17th annual Cinco de Mayo Phoenix Festival, a two-day event, is projected to draw more than 225,000 people to the area. A major protest against Arizona’s new immigration law is also scheduled to draw a few thousand people Saturday.”
Explanatory Frame: None
Arizona Daily Star: Tucson’s May First march, rally could draw thousands (April 30, 2010)
Reference Frame: “The May First Coalition is holding a march Saturday downtown which organizers estimate could attract thousands of people, including some from out of state. The annual event typically focuses on immigrant and worker’s rights. This year it is expected to be a forum for protest against Arizona’s new immigration law.”
Explanatory Frame: None
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