Rebellious Arizona — the Perfect Venue for Next Week’s Tea Party Summit
Filed under: Republicans , Immigration , Conventions , Woman Up , Conservatives , Tea Party The Tea Party Patriots chose Arizona to host their big shindig as a show of support. Tea Partiers identify with Arizona’s anti-government streak on issues ranging from immigration to bills that would nullify federal law there.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer Raises Stakes in Immigration Fight With Obama
Filed under: House , Democrats , Republicans , Crime , Immigration , Obama Administration , Governors , Video , Congress , Law , Arizona Shooting Brewer is suing the federal government in a counterclaim to the Justice Department’s challenge to Arizona’s hard-line immigration law. She calls illegal immigration ‘by far the number one issue’ the state faces.
Arizona Counter-Sues Federal Government Over Immigration
Filed under: Immigration Accusing the Obama administration of failing to enforce immigration laws, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said the state will counter-sue the federal government for the right to police its border with Mexico.
Kentucky Republicans Push for Arizona-style Immigration Law
Filed under: Immigration If state Republicans get their way, Kentucky would take a cue from Arizona and pass immigration-enforcement legislation that would allow police to check the citizenship status of people they stop.
Supreme Court Preview: Kagan Debuts, but Kennedy Is Still Center Stage
The court will have three female justices for the first time, but the issues — immigration, employee-vs.-employer rights, 1st Amendment — are the same.