Contributions:
Creating Sanctuary: LGBTQ Immigrants in Phoenix Push for Safe Spaces in a Hostile Environment
Posted on: 27 Jul 2017
Trans Queer Pueblo steers Arizona’s immigrant rights movement in a new direction
Posted on: 27 Jul 2017
Trans Queer Pueblo steers Arizona’s immigrant rights movement in a new direction
Posted on: 04 Aug 2014
Despite getting a second chance after arriving in the US, Darlin Adonay Peña faces an uncertain future.
Posted on: 28 Dec 2012
Some immigrants fail to gain green cards after marrying U.S. citizens. Fi2W contributor Valeria Fernández looks at a new rule that could fix this problem.
Posted on: 04 Sep 2012
A busload of undocumented immigrants is in Charlotte, NC after making a cross-country trip from Arizona.
Posted on: 16 Jul 2012
Many expect a more difficult environment for undocumented immigrants in Arizona under the surviving portion of SB 1070. The law has also sparked a new wave of political activism by immigrant advocates.
Posted on: 25 Apr 2012
Fi2W’s Valeria Fernandez was inside the courtroom as arguments were heard on the controversial Arizona law that has inspired anti-immigrant laws around the nation.
Posted on: 25 Apr 2012
In a preliminary hearing, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin turned the conversation on Capitol Hill to the DREAM Act, saying that Arizona’s SB 1070 targeted innocent young immigrants.
Posted on: 31 Jan 2012
Since the Mexican American Studies program was shut-down in the Tucson Unified School District, students have walked out of class in protest and held their own teach-ins.
Posted on: 29 Dec 2011
One year after SB 1070 made Arizona infamous for harsh anti-immigration policies, the law’s architects encountered a harsh backlash: State Senator Russell Pearce was recalled from office and Sheriff Joe Arpaio was slammed with a scathing report from the DOJ.
Posted on: 30 Nov 2011
“America’s Toughest Sheriff” gave Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry his endorsement, but what’s it worth? Some in Arizona say it might be more beneficial for Arpaio than for Perry.