A coalition of students and faculty at the University of Houston- Downtown will be conducting a Teach-In on Monday, May 3, 2010 from 2:30 to 3:30. The location is not been announced, but we are currently gathering research and people interested in participating in a discussion about the draconian SB1070 that just passed in Arizona.
Please stay tuned for more detailed information. In the mean time, please have a look at some of the information I have gathered:
- CBS News: Arizona Immigration Boycott Zeroes in on Baseball
- CBS News: Boehner: “Not a Chance” Immigration Reform will Pass this Year
- The Nation: Arizona Burning
- USA Today: Diamondbacks see immigration law protests in Chicago
- NYTimes: Obama Says Passing Immigration Bill May Be Difficult
- NYTimes: Welcome to Arizona, Outpost of Contradictions
- NYTimes: For Migrants, New Law Is Just Another Challenge
- Arizona State Senate: FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1070
- Wall St. Journal: About 90% Arizona Hispanics Under 18 Are U.S. Citizens
- BlogOfArizona: Racist roots of Russell Pearce’s regressive anti-immigrant laws
- VivirLatino: Russell Pearce, author of SB 1070, connected to White Supremacist Organizations
- La Opinion: McCain’s Reversal
- New America Media: Arizona’s Alarm Bell for Immigration Reform
Houston Chronicle reporter Moises Mendoza went to the streets of Downtown Houston to ask people to prove their citizenship. Watch the video:
Chronicle of Higher Education