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Tom Horne, Death Threats and the US Constitution
Arizona school's then-superintendent, Tom Horne, unleashed what would become a six-year campaign to dismantle Tucson's highly successful Mexican-American studies (MAS) department.
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If High Court Upholds Arizona’s SB 1070, Priests and Rabbis Could Be Prosecuted for Providing Humanitarian Aid
While supporters and opponents rush to opine on the civil rights implications of the court's decision, few appreciate the serious risks to church autonomy and people of conscience.
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Cross Cultural Festival to Save Ethnic Studies
As a result of the battle to defend ethnic studies, an incredible support nationwide has been created for Tucsonu2019s embattled Mexican American studies department.
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Bringing the Battlefield to the Border
Arizona leads the American Border War—a movement that has increasingly moved from the fringe to the mainstream in the southern US.
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Book Burning in Arizona
There is more at work in the attack on ethnic studies than the rise of Tea Party politics and specific acts of censorship.
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Vocalo Feature: Inside the Arizona Ethnic Studies Battle (Audio)
Elisa Meza and Mike Ludwig discuss the battle to preserve Mexican American Studies in Tucson public schools and how the ethnic studies debate tends to get misrepresented.
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Suing Arizona Is Just the Beginning, Immigrant Rights Groups Say
Under Arizona's SB 1070 law, police officers are allowed to question anyone suspected of being undocumented.