It's been nearly four years to the day that The Sanctuary released its responses to the 36 item questionnaire that was sent out to numerous campaigns at the federal, state and local level i… Read More

Great news that will be sure to cause temper tantrums among the fools in charge of the Grand Canyon State: Young undocumented immigrants who receive work permits through President Barack Ob… Read More

President Obama announced a change to immigration policy last week that is intended to ease the deportation fears of up to one million migrant youth living in the United States.  In his… Read More

It's that time of the decade again when EEUU elects a President. As grassroots/netroots organizing kicks in to high gear, it's finally becoming evident to the PowersThatBe that latin@ voter… Read More

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHANow he can spend more time palling around with his National Alliance friends.In an apparent rebuke to his hard-line politics, Arizona state Senate President Russell Pearce w… Read More

Jared Loughner would be proud: A state lawmaker known for championing the rights of gun-owners pointed a loaded firearm at the chest of a reporter during a recent interview at the Capitol… Read More

Earlier this week, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas announced to the world that he is an undocumented immigrant.The full article is worth a read as it tells his story in… Read More

Apologies for sleeping on the job the past few months Read More

From the department of Be Careful What You Wish For:After enactment of House Bill 87, a law designed to drive illegal immigrants out of Georgia, state officials appear shocked to discover… Read More

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee issued its first endorsement of the election cycle to New Mexico State Senator Eric Griego, who is running for the District 1 spot in the Land of En… Read More

When the AZGOP dropped SB1070 onto the heads of migrant and Latino communities, there were immediate calls for a boycott. Rep. Raúl Grijalva bravely joined the movement, putting his… Read More

This Friday evening, progressive grassroots groups will gather at Apollo Middle School to honor leaders in several categories for their work across southern Arizona. The annual Co… Read More

In 2009, nine year old Brisenia Flores begged for her life before being murdered in cold blood under orders from a founding member of the Minutemen Civil Defense Corp. Today, justice has be… Read More

Tonight at 7pm Bishop Kicanas will be leading a "Mass for the Healing of Our Community, Remembrance of Those Who Have Died, and for the Consolation of All Victims and Their Families" at St… Read More

Once again, my beloved Tucson is in national headlines for violence.In the aftermath of yesterday's tragedy, my thoughts wandered to the 2002 UA Nursing College shooting that shook up this c… Read More

This is terrorism.U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva’s congressional office is closed this afternoon as police respond to a suspicious piece of mail. An envelope arrived with… Read More

Anyone know who paid for this gem? It's currently on display in Oracle, Arizona.[UPDATE] The Pinal County Sheriff's Office says they are not responsible for it and don't know who commissio… Read More

September 1st is a day that, for the past 15 years, has given me pause because it is the anniversary of my Tata Manuel's death. He was, and is, my hero.He was taken from us far too soon in… Read More

Tuesday, August 24th - is Primary Election Day in the State of Arizona. I voted early a couple of weeks ago and wanted to share some thoughts as to why I voted for Randy Parraz as the Democ… Read More

The Tribune/WGN commissioned a poll of the Chicago area that shows that voters understand that immigration is something that must be handled with nuance and compassion The telephone poll o… Read More

The media narrative would have you believe that those of us who are against Arizona's Shame: SB1070 are a bunch of violent squatters, but in reality, it's the gun-toting vigilantes in suppor… Read More

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer joins a long list of Republican hypocrites who are trying to take credit for Federal Stimulus funds that they opposed.Jan Brewer is a socialist. Who knew? Read More

Good news. The following portions of Arizona's Shame: SB1070 have been enjoined (put on hold) by Federal Judge Susan Bolton:Portion of Section 2 of S.B. 1070A.R.S. § 11-1051(B): requir… Read More

Looks like Nevada's Teabag Senate Candidate Sharon Angle isn't the only one running from media questions. Watch Arizona Governor Jan Brewer burn rubber after getting asked about her staff's… Read More

You would think that given that I've been blogging immigration-related issues for over five years while based in Arizona, the past several months would be peak time for writing at this site… Read More