Immigration in Arizona

State Fact Sheets

• New Americans in Arizona:  The Political and Economic Impact of Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians in the Grand Canyon State
• Arizona: Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Innovation, and Welcoming Initiatives in the Grand Canyon State

District-by-District Profiles

• Arizona District 1 - Representative Ann Kirkpatrick
• Arizona District 2 - Representative Ron Barber

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Fact Sheets and Reports

• Arizona's SB 1070:  A Resource Page
• Gendered Paths to Legal Status: The Case of Latin American Immigrants in Phoenix, Arizona (IPC Special Report, May 2013)
• Q&A Guides to Arizona v. United States (IPC Special Reports, July 2012)
• How to Fix a Broken Border: A Three Part Series (IPC Perspectives, May 2012)
• What Arizona v. United States May Mean for States with Similar Immigration Laws (IPC Fact Check, April 2012)
• Checklist for Estimating the Costs of SB 1070-Style Legislation (IPC Fact Check, November 2011)
• Arizona SB 1070‎: Legal Challenges and Economic Realities (LAC Litigation Issue Page, April 2011)
• Q&A Guide to Arizona's to New Immigration Law (IPC Special Report, April 2011)
• Truth Held Hostage: Dissecting the Lies about Kidnapping in Arizona (IPC Perspectives, August 2010)
• Enforcing Arizona's SB 1070: A State of Confusion (IPC Special Report, July 2010)
• How SB 1070 Usurps the Federal Government’s Ability to Set Enforcement Priorities (IPC Fact Check, July 2010)
• Arizona's Anti-Immigration Law is also Anti-Faith (IPC Perspectives, June 2010)
• Arizona’s Punishment Doesn’t Fit the Crime: Studies Show Decrease in Arizona Crime Rates (IPC Fact Check, June 2010)
• New FBI Data Confirms Falling Crime Rates in Arizona (IPC Fact Check, June 2010)
• Re-Living Our Immigrant Past: From Hazleton to Arizona and Back Again (IPC Perspectives, May 2010)
• The High Price of Being "America’s Toughest Sheriff": Crime and Spending Soar in Maricopa (IPC Fact Check, December 2008)
• What Happens When Local Cops Become Immigration Agents? (IPC Fact Check, August 2008)
• E-Verify and Arizona: Early Experiences Portend a Rough Road Ahead (IPC Fact Check, May 2008)
• Erecting Its Own Tombstone: Arizona's Mandatory Basic Pilot/E-Verify Law (IPC Fact Check, April 2008)

Blogs Posts

• Immigrant Business Owners Continue to Contribute to Communities Across America (August 2013)
• Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Still Cannot Connect the Dots Between Immigration Reform and Border Security (August 2013)
• Courts Continue to Reject Arizona Style Laws, Even as House Embraces SAFE Act (August 2013)
• Will Immigration Reform Correct the Immigration System’s Gender Bias? (May 2013)
• Arizona Faces Lawsuit over DACA Driver’s License Policy (November 2012)
• Arizona’s Immigration Policies are an Economic Disaster (September 2012)
• Sore Loser, Jan Brewer, Continues Anti-Immigrant Crusade (August 2012)
• New Injunction Sought in Challenge to Arizona SB 1070 (July 2012)
• Sheriff Joe Arpaio to Stand Trial on Racial Profiling Charges (July 2012)
• In Arizona Case, Supreme Court Affirms Legality of Prosecutorial Discretion (June 2012)
• DHS Rescinds Part of Controversial 287(g) Program in Arizona (June 2012)
• Supreme Court Issues Mixed Decision on Arizona SB 1070 (June 2012)
• Obama Administration Files Suit Against Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio (May 2012)
• SB1070 Author Shares Fears About America Becoming a “Minority, Majority” Nation (April 2012)
• Supreme Court Asks Hard Questions at Oral Arguments Over Arizona SB 1070 (April 2012)
• Five Things to Know Before the Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Arizona SB 1070 (April 2012)
• Supreme Court Flooded with Briefs Opposing Arizona SB 1070 (March 2012)
• Supreme Court Brief on SB 1070: Arizona Seeking Confrontation, not Cooperation (March 2012)
• At Supreme Court, Arizona Gets Help from the Usual Suspects (February 2012)
• In Fight Over SB 1070, Arizona Makes an All-Too-Familiar Case to the Supreme Court (February 2012)
• Nativist Group Twists Facts on Effectiveness of Arizona’s Immigration Law (January 2012)
• DHS Shuts Down 287(g) Agreement with Maricopa County Following DOJ Investigation, Restricts Secure Communities (December 2011)
• Supreme Court to Weigh in on Injunctions Against Arizona SB 1070 (December 2011)
• Arizona’s SB1070 Champion, State Senator Russell Pearce, Loses in Recall Election (November 2011)
• Why Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is Bluffing on State Immigration Laws (October 2011)
• Immigration Restrictionists Take SB 1070 to Supreme Court (August 2011)
• Arizona’s Latest Border Fence Initiative Yet Another Obstacle to Fighting Crime (July 2011)
• The Cost of Doing Anti-Immigrant Business: Russell Pearce to Face Recall Election (July 2011)
• Sen. McCain Blames Unauthorized Immigrants for Arizona Wildfires (June 2011)
• SCOTUS E-Verify Ruling No Bellwether for Fate of SB 1070 (May 2011)
• One Year After SB 1070, States Are Still Grappling with Cost of Immigration Measures (April 2011)
• Four Cheers for the Ninth Circuit’s Ruling on SB 1070 (April 2011)
• New Report Highlights Economic Destructiveness of S.B. 1070-Style Laws (March 2011)
• Is Arizona’s Rejection of Anti-Immigrant Measures a Bellwether for Other States? (March 2011)
• How Expanding E-Verify Hurts the Economy and American Workers (January 2011)
• Win, Lose or….Draw? The Supreme Court Tackles Arizona’s Employer Sanctions Law (December 2010)
• New Report Estimates Economic Loss Due to Arizona Boycott (November 2010)
• Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce Continues Immigration Crusade Despite Budget Crisis (November 2010)
• Will the Fate of Arizona’s SB 1070 Hinge on the Law that Created the 287(g) Program? (November 2010)
• Prisonomics 101: How the Prison Industry Got Arizona’s SB1070 onto Gov. Jan Brewer’s Desk (October 2010)
• Another Lawsuit Against Arizona’s SB 1070 Moves Forward (October 2010)
• All Mirth and No Matter: Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Showcases Empty Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric in Gubernatorial Debate (September 2010)
• DOJ Sues Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio for Failure to Cooperate in Federal Investigation (September 2010)
• Anti-Immigrant Hysteria in Arizona Won’t End With the Primaries (August 2010)
• Staggering Right on Immigration in Arizona (August 2010)
• Judge’s Decision Doesn’t Stop Arizona from Combating Border Violence (July 2010)
• Arizona’s New Law Upends Federal Priorities (July 2010)
• A Closer Look at the Seven Lawsuits Challenging Arizona Law S.B. 1070 (July 2010)
• Arizona Senators Decry DOJ Lawsuit Yet Refuse to Support Immigration Reform (July 2010)
• Enough is Enough: State Legislators Fight Arizona Copycat Laws with Progressive Immigration Policies (June 2010)
• Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Falsely Claims “Most Illegal Immigrants” are “Drug Mules” (June 2010)
• SB 1070 “Gets Tough” on Arizona’s Housing Market (June 2010)
• Tens of Thousands March in Protest of Arizona’s SB 1070 (June 2010)
• Straight from the Horse’s Mouth: Police Chiefs Blast Arizona Law (SB 1070) (May 2010)
• Class Action Challenging Arizona Law Reveals Depth of Constitutional Rights at Stake (May 2010)
• “Suiting Up” Against the Constitutionality of Arizona’s Enforcement Law (May 2010)
• Arizona’s Punishing New Immigration Law Doesn’t Fight Crime (April 2010)
• New Arizona Enforcement Law Sparks Calls for Economic Boycott (April 2010)
• Can Arizona Afford to Implement S.B. 1070? (April 2010)
• Turning Up the Heat on Immigration: New Arizona Law Spurs Need for Immigration Reform (April 2010)
• Razing Arizona: How Local, State and Federal Authorities are “Rooting Out” Arizona’s Immigration Problems (April 2010)
• Punitive Arizona Immigration Measure Makes Headlines (Again)! (April 2010)
• What’s Law Got To Do With It? Sheriff Arpaio Defies New DHS Enforcement Guidelines (August 2009)
• New Yorker Profile of Joe Arpaio is Not a Pretty Picture (July 2009)
• Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Adds More Flash to His Pan (June 2009)
• Sheriff Joe Arpaio to Recruit and Arm Citizens, Neo-Nazis “Have His Back” (May 2009)
• Arizona’s Sheriff Arpaio Puts Publicity Before Border Violence Hearing (April 2009)
• Rev. Al Sharpton Demands Sheriff Arpaio’s Resignation (April 2009)
• Maricopa County Halts Sheriff Arpaio’s Immigration Funds (April 2009)
• A Taste of Real American Justice for Sheriff Arpaio (March 2009)
• McCain Discusses Immigration and Arpaio on CNN (February 2009)
• Sheriff Joe Arpaio Stages Immigrant-Degradation March for the Cameras (February 2009)
• Napolitano Brings New Day to the Department of Homeland Security (January 2009)
• Napolitano’s DHS Move: Lucky Country, Poor Arizona (December 2008)
• Border Governor Janet Napolitano Favored for DHS Post (November 2008)
• Arizona Court Backs Error-Riddled E-Verify (September 2008)

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