Valeria Fernndez

“Librotraficantes” Bring Banned Books into Arizona

Phoenix - Tony Diaz, aka “El Librotraficante” (or book smuggler) is arriving in Tucson on Friday with a truckload of Mexican-American books that were effectively banned from the Tucson …

By: Valeria Fernndez ,; NewAmericaMedia

March 19, 2012

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“I’m Getting Arrested” App Aims to Help Drivers

(Photo: steefafa) Phoenix - A group of pro-immigrant rights activists in Arizona aim to develop a smartphone application that would help immigrants notify friends, family and their …

By: Valeria Fernndez ,; NewAmericaMedia

March 11, 2012

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Arizona Latinos at Center of Redistricting Process

Phoenix - Minorities, and Latinos in particular, have a lot at stake in Arizona’s ongoing redistricting process, which has again thrust the state into the center of a national …

By: Valeria Fernndez ,; NewAmericanMedia

October 24, 2011

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Anti-Immigrant Legislation Hits Alabama Factories

Albertville, Ala - Adela, an undocumented worker hurries back to the chicken processing factory Ala Trade because the lack of workers leaves no time for a break. "Today we …

By: Suzanne Manneh &; Valeria Fernndez ,; NewAmericaMedia

October 8, 2011

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Border Patrol Abuses on the Rise

Phoenix, Arizona - The number of apprehensions of undocumented immigrants on the U.S.-Mexico border has dropped, but reports of abuses against immigrants are on the rise. …

By: Valeria Fernndez ,; NewAmericaMedia

September 29, 2011

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Report: Border Patrol Abuses on the Rise

(Photo: Joshua Lott / The New York Times) Phoenix, Ariz. - The number of apprehensions of undocumented immigrants on the U.S.-Mexico border has dropped, but reports of …

By: Valeria Fernndez ,; NewAmericaMedia

September 24, 2011

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Boycott Against Arizona Is Not Over, Say Grassroots Groups

Phoenix, Arizona - The decision by the Hispanic advocacy group National Council of La Raza to call off a year-long boycott of Arizona for its passage of one of …

By: Valeria Fernndez ,; NewAmericaMedia

September 14, 2011

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Lawsuit: Racist Letters Spurred Arpaio to Step Up Immigration Sweeps

Phoenix, Ariz. - Racially charged letters sent to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio by his constituents—submitted Friday as evidence in a three-year-old racial-profiling lawsuit—could shed light on the motivations …

By: Valeria Fernndez ,; NewAmericaMedia

May 7, 2011

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One Year After SB 1070, Arizona’s Immigrant Networks Are Stronger

Phoenix - It’s a warm afternoon at a trailer park in Central Phoenix as Isidro Carreras sets up chairs on his lawn. Neighbors start arriving gradually, until a group …

By: Valeria Fernndez ,; NewAmericaMedia

April 25, 2011

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Despite Latest Ruling, Immigrants Still Besieged in Arizona

The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a federal judge's decision to temporarily suspend key parts of Arizona's SB1070, the law that making it a state …

By: Valeria Fernndez ,; NewAmericaMedia

April 15, 2011

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