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Immigration is a controversial topic in Arizona and around the world. State Press Conversations reporter Connor Leary sat down with ASU Immigration Law Director Evelyn Cruz to discuss the topic.

By Connor Leary | March 17, 2013

Federal court rules SB 1070 provision unconstitutional

A federal appeals court upheld the Supreme Court's decision that a provision of Senate Bill 1070 involving day laborers is unconstitutional.

By Josh Thrall | March 7, 2013

Release of illegal immigrants causes political controversy

Arizona politicians are angry after the federal government released hundreds of detained illegal immigrants in preparation for sequester cuts.

By Josh Thrall | March 5, 2013

Boos & Bravos: Jan. 29

Bravo to the reunion of The Lonely Island, but boo to the Brazil club fire that killed more than 200 people.

By Editorial Board | January 29, 2013

DREAMing can continue to make America great

Now is the time for all Dreamers to band together in the ongoing fight for civil rights.

| January 22, 2013

Editorial: The next four years

The next four years should not focus on long-decided issues, but focus on new solutions to standing problems.

By Editorial Board | November 5, 2012

Former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona speaks after the U.S. Senate debate Wednesday night. Democratic candidate Carmona, Republican candidate Jeff Flake and Libertarian candidate Marc Victor discussed immigration and healthcare in the debate hosted by PBS Eight. (Photo by Kirsten Kraklio)

U.S. Senate candidates debate immigration, health care

Democrat candidate Richard Carmona and Republican candidate Jeff Flake debated domestic topics Wednesday night at the downtown Phoenix PBS Eight studio.

By Kirsten Kraklio | October 10, 2012

'When I drove to ASU, I had to worry I would be deported,' Dulce Matuz, an ASU graduate named one of TIME's most influential people of 2012, said on Hayden Lawn when she spoke about the recent DREAM Act Wednesday afternoon. (Photo by Cameron Tattle)

Alumna works to pass the DREAM Act

Arizona Dream Act Coalition President Dulce Matuz, a formerly undocumented alumna, is the face of immigrants who are “undocumented and unafraid.”

By Dulce Paloma Baltazar Pedraza | September 26, 2012

Antonio Valdovinos, co-founder of Team Awesome Arizona, will leave for the Democratic National Convention Tuesday. The student group, which is dedicated to better informing the public of Latino issues, will announce the DREAM Act as one of its platforms at the DNC. (Photo by Ana Ramirez)

Student group works to elect alternatives to Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Team Awesome Arizona, a student-founded group, has been working to inform their community about the alternatives to Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his immigration practices.

By Ana Ramirez | September 3, 2012

Immigrants will give Arizona economy billions

Despite what you’ve heard, immigrants are entrepreneurs who help create jobs and support the economy.

By Daniel Mills | August 23, 2012

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

Graduate student German Cadenas responds to emails on Sunday afternoon at the Graduate Student Center in Tempe. (Photo by Shawn Raymundo)

Immigration policy receives support from University administration, students

Despite mixed reactions among Americans to President Barack Obama's June 15 immigration resolution, ASU administration and students indicated their support for the policy change.

By Danielle Grobmeier | June 24, 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

‘Great Debate’ discusses challenges of diversity, others

Panelists discuss biological and social origins of xenophobia in the modern world Saturday at The Great Debate: Xenophobia.

By Dulce Paloma Baltazar Pedraza | April 1, 2012

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

How to recall a sheriff in 2012

Appalled by Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s apparent immunity from punishment, I became curious as to what it actually takes to recall a sheriff from office.

By Daniel Mills | January 5, 2012

Obama’s tactics in immigration reform

The Obama administration should be careful to follow the Constitution.as they attempt to rectify the immigration situation.

By Page Gerrick | August 22, 2011

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

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

BORDER AWARENESS: A group of students with the organization No Mas Muertes, or No More Deaths, traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border on a spring break trip to raise awareness for immigrants who face hardships while illegally entering the United States. (Photo courtesy of Benjamin Lang)

Students lend humanitarian aid in border visit

Eight students volunteered with No Mas Muertes, or No More Deaths, an organization founded in response to the high number of deaths of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

By Nesima Aberra | March 21, 2011

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