immigration

Tampa Bay to Host Right Wing Pep Rally

Jeff Neumann · 05/13/10 06:24AM

In troubled times politicians look to their base for support. So naturally the Republican Party chose God's waiting room as the site of its 2012 convention to nominate a presidential candidate. Arizona was in the running, but was passed over.

Machete Is an Immigration Story for Our Age

Richard Lawson · 05/05/10 09:14AM

In honor of Cinco De Mayo, and shitty new Arizona immigration laws, here's a just-released trailer for Machete, Robert Rodriguez's gory grindhouse pastiche about people who "fucked with the wrong Mexican." Probably NSFW, definitely fun. And eerily timely.

Arizona Cities Suing State Over Racial Profiling Law

Jeff Neumann · 05/05/10 04:29AM

The city councils of Flagstaff and Tucson voted yesterday to sue the state over its new immigration law, worried that tourism will drop and costs for law enforcement will skyrocket. The mayor of Phoenix failed at a similar attempt. [AP]

Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor

Max Read · 04/27/10 03:29AM

[A concerned Arizona citizen has a helpful message for police trying to deal with the state's controversial new law giving police sweeping powers to detain anyone they suspect of being an illegal immigrant. Image via early-onset-of-night]