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Editorial: Running against raids

Americans agree, largely, that there is a problem with the current immigration system and much like the health care system, have no idea how to fix it. Is it the job of a sheriff or of the federal government to come up with the solution?

By Editorial Board | July 15, 2012
Protesters of the immigration bill SB1070 gathered in downtown Phoenix. Photo by Joe Schmidt.

A New Perspective

After a lecture from an ASU professor, a team of student researchers from Holland moved to Arizona to study the controversial SB 1070 with a fresh set of eyes.

By Demetrius Burns | April 18, 2012
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Militia bill takes away from education

The Arizona legislature has proposed a bill that would fund a militia to patrol the border. The bill takes away from our education system and fails to address the problem of illegal immigration.

By Emilie Eaton | February 27, 2012

SB 1070: One year later

Far from fading into the background, SB 1070 remains a top priority for both student activists protesting the law and elected officials seeking to protect it.

By Yvonne Gonzalez | July 31, 2011
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The Ariz. brain drain

Arizona’s college-educated residents are leaving their home state, thus producing a vacuum of talent needed to seduce large corporations to station their offices in the state.

By Zachary Levin-Epstein | March 23, 2011
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Ready for Republican responsibility

Republican legislators have proposed funding a $5 million anti-smuggling unit instead of funding transplants for nearly 100 Arizonans. Legislators should employ simple solutions to fund both efforts.

By Emilie Eaton | February 28, 2011
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Arizona’s lack of priorities

Arizona lawmakers would rather focus on immigration than the more imminent and pressing issues that face citizens, like high taxes from a large budget deficit.

By Brittany Morris | January 31, 2011
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César E. Chávez Day would educate Arizonans

Senate Bill 1108 pushes for César E. Chávez day to be observed in Arizona. It is important that this holiday is recognized to remember the oppression that hindered civil rights and workers’ rights, which Chávez fought against in the Southwest.

By Justine Garcia | January 25, 2011
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State Press Weekly, issue 4

A special two-part episode, including interviews with Miss Arizona Kimberly Hoff, DREAMers Dulce Matuz and Erika Andiola, Sun Devil Basketball Coach Charli Turner Thorne!

By State Press Staff | August 5, 2010
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