The justices should reject its provisions as an unconstitutional intrusion into the federal government’s authority to make and enforce immigration laws….
Read more at the Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-ed-arizona-supreme-court-20120423,0,4607113.story
From CAHRO board member Brian Levin….
George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old self-appointed neighborhood watch captain from Sanford, FL has been arrested and charged late Wednesday with second degree murder in connection with the February 26 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, an unarmed African American youth returning home from a convenience store. The announcement was made Wednesday
From the Daily News….
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: The U.S. Supreme Court will once again tackle contentious issue.
Read more: http://www.dailynews.com/ci_20452667/diversity-casualty-209?source=most_viewed
From Diverse Issues in Higher Education:
ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers on Tuesday stripped a provision that would have barred undocumented immigrants from state colleges, universities and technical schools from a bill making its way through the state Legislature.
Read more: http://diverseeducation.com/article/16938/
From the New York Times:
EL CAJON, Calif. — Shaima Alawadi’s family says they found the first note taped to the front door of their house on a quiet suburban street here. It said: “This is my country. Go back to yours, terrorist,” according to her 15-year-old son, Mohammed.
From the Los Angeles Times:
Reports obtained by the ACLU show agents gathered intelligence under the guise of outreach programs and shared it with other agencies. A legal expert calls the practice ‘outrageous.’
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-fbi-california-mosques-20120328,0,6306491.story
From the Los Angeles Times:
Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum accuse President Obama of trying to score political points in remarks he made about the slaying of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.
From the Los Angeles Times:
The comfortable way is to blame Trayvon Martin’s death on ‘the system,’ and ‘the system’ is a white thing.
From the Los Angeles Times:
Officer Patrick Smith is alleged to have stopped Latino motorists because of their ethnicity and falsified his records to say they were white. A disciplinary panel could vote to dismiss him.
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lapd-racial-profile-20120326,0,6544493.story
From the Los Angeles Times:
Shaima Alawadi, 32, may have been the victim of a hate crime, police say. According to relatives, a note found near her body said ‘go back to your own country’ and called her a terrorist.
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-iraqi-woman-20120326,0,190790.story