maricopa county
Maricopa County voters oust Sheriff Joe Arpaio
*Twenty-four years of the “toughest sheriff in America” came to an end last night. Voters in Maricopa County, Arizona, rejected Arpaio’s years of tough immigration stances and his racial profiling. […]
Maricopa County election officials writing off voters? You bet
*The revolving irony in this story is direct and dizzying. Let’s follow the dots: Maricopa County Recorder Helen Purcell, who is in charge of administering the election, decided to cut […]
More Than 400,000 Votes Yet to Be Counted in Maricopa County
By Valeria Fernández, New America Media PHOENIX, Ariz. — The agency that administers elections in Maricopa County confirmed Wednesday evening that it had more than 400,000 ballots yet to be counted. The […]
After Two Mistakes in Spanish, Maricopa County Fesses Up
By Latino Rebels Looks like the recent attention that Maricopa County in Arizona (the same county where Sheriff Joe Arpaio is for running re-election and the same county where over […]
Maricopa Co. Attorney Calls For Violence Same Day Giffords Shot
The day Arizona Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot outside of a supermarket, Saturday morning, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery was joking to a crowd about violence and calling for […]
Latino motorists profiled by Sheriff Joe Arpaio finally get due justice
Sheriff Joe Arpaio may have been pardoned but his legacy of unlawfully detaining people perceived to be undocumented Latino immigrants is unforgivable in the court of public opinion and, apparently, […]
The changing face of Latinos in Mountain West politics
Interesting article in The Hill about how the once rural, wild and conservative mountain west politics has become urban and progressive. The point of the piece is that urbanization and a growing […]
Trump’s immigration nightmare began yesterday in Phoenix
By Victor Landa, NewsTaco (2.5 minute read) Today is like one of those times when you saw that something was going to happen and there was no way to […]
Latino leaders seek meeting with President-elect Donald Trump
*Trump can’t act like he didn’t say all the things he said during the campaign. The push-back should be forceful. VL By Bill Lambrecht, Hearst/San Antonio Express News WASHINGTON — Latino […]
America’s ‘toughest sheriff’ should face jail time, judge says
*The clincher here is that even if the prosecutor decides to not go after Arpaio, Judge Snow can appoint a special prosecutor. Arpaio, by the way, is up for reelection. […]