BREAKING NEWS – A Resounding defeat for Az Senate President Russell Pearce

 Posted by Porter Corn on 2011/03/17  1 Response »
Mar 172011
 
BREAKING NEWS - A Resounding defeat for Az Senate President Russell Pearce

The Arizona Senate has defeated bills intended to force a Supreme Court ruling against automatic citizenship for U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants. Three other major bills aimed at illegal immigration — one to require hospitals to check legal status of patients, another that would require schools to do the same of its students and an omnibus bill that would strip rights ranging from owning a vehicle to getting a marriage license — also went down in defeat in the state Senate. The automatic citizenship bills were defeated on votes of 12-18 and 11-19 as majority Republicans split on the issue. That’s right folk, a solid win for human and civil rights as the hateful agenda of Arizona Senate President Russell MORE

[Breaking News] Arizona House rejects immigration enforcement bill

 Posted by on 2009/07/01  1 Response »
Jul 012009
 
[Breaking News] Arizona House rejects immigration enforcement bill

PHOENIX — With many members absent, the Arizona House early Wednesday defeated a bill to criminalize the presence of all illegal immigrants in the state and draw local police officers deeper into the fight against illegal immigration. The House voted 26-15 for the bill Wednesday morning, but the “yes” votes were five short of the 31 needed for passage by the 60-member chamber. The Senate approved the bill 16-11 earlier Wednesday morning.