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May 31, 2011

New ID Law In Ariz. Stirs Worries For Immigrants

"Immigrant-advocacy groups worry the new law will leave some immigrants without a form of identification and further dissuade them from reporting crimes to law enforcement."

ALIA BEARD RAU in the Arizona Republic on May 31, 2011.

May 30, 2011

Arizona Restaurant Raid A "Game Changer"

"Mr. Burke said prosecutors saw that they could accuse the Evensons under the severe penalties of the tax code — “the hammer,” as he put it. Charged with evading more than $400,000 in taxes on wages for some 360 unauthorized immigrant workers, the Evensons together face more than $10 million in fines if convicted on all counts."

JULIA PRESTON in the New York Times on May 30, 2011.