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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Aug 15
- 3 min
Arizona Proposal to Allow Local Police to Make Arrests Near Border to Appear on Ballot
An Arizona Supreme Court ruling green lights the Nov. 5 vote on a proposal that would make it a state crime for migrants to cross the...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Aug 14
- 4 min
Border Measure Headed to Ballot in Arizona, in Boost for Trump
Arizonans will see a sweeping measure on their November ballots that would address illegal border crossings, migrants using false...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Aug 14
- 1 min
Luz verde para que la propuesta 314 aparezca en la boleta de Noviembre
Por Dyana Villa, Univision Arizona
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Aug 14
- 1 min
AZ Supreme Court upholds GOP-backed border security proposal for November ballot
The Arizona Supreme Court sided with a lower court that a Republican-backed border security proposal can stay on the November ballot. By...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Aug 14
- 3 min
AZ Supreme Court rejects bid to block āSecure Borderā measure from going to the ballot
The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday said a Republican ballot referral that would make it a state crime for migrants to cross the...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Aug 14
- 2 min
Too bad biogtry wasn't a disqualifier for Arizona's racist 'Secure the Border Act'
Proposition 314, the so-called 'Secure the Border Act,' will secure nothing, cause human suffering and cost taxpayers a bundle. By EJ...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Aug 13
- 3 min
Border measure headed to ballot
A measure creating new criminal statutes barring illegal border crossings and enhancing drug offenses to include the sale of ālethal...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Aug 8
- 1 min
"We want to make sure that Arizona delivers big" for Harris, says local immigrant rights group leader
By Eva McKend, CNN Earlier this summer, Alejandra Gomez, executive director of Living United for Change (LUCHA) in Arizona,Ā told CNNĀ it...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jul 30
- 2 min
Rep. Ruben Gallego's Latino voter outreach paying off in Senate race
Ruben Gallego is leaning hard on Latino voters in his uncontested campaign to be the Democratic Partyās nominee for Arizonaās open U.S....
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jul 30
- 6 min
2024 Arizona Election: When it comes to ballot measures, voters have some big choices to make in November
Come November, Arizona voters will have some big choices to make. By Justin Lum & Kenneth Wong PHOENIX - Besides the presidential and...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jul 27
- 5 min
Latino Leaders Set Aside Their Rocky Past With Kamala Harris on Immigration
Hispanic leaders and civil-rights groups are backing the vice president, despite their clashes with the Biden administration on border...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jul 24
- 4 min
Arizonaās Proposition 314, authorizing local enforcement of federal immigration law, would face legal hurdles if approved
Proposition 314 would make it a crime under Arizona law to cross the border illegally ā allowing police to arrest anyone who canāt prove...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jul 24
- 6 min
Letting the āSecure Border Actā go to voters would neuter an AZ Constitutional rule, critics argue
Four immigrant advocacy organizations are urging the Arizona Supreme Court to overrule a lower court judge and block a GOP ballot...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jul 20
- 7 min
Activists take fight against border-control ballot measure to state Supreme Court
Activist organizations are appealing a judge's ruling that allowed a proposal making it a state crime to cross the border illegally to...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jul 18
- 3 min
Desestiman demanda contra la HCR 2060
Ley de Seguridad Fronteriza de Arizona a votaciĆ³n como la ProposiciĆ³n 314 Por Oscar Ramos, Prensa Arizona El juez del Tribunal Superior...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jul 17
- 1 min
GOP border ballot initiative headed to Arizona Supreme Court
Proposition 314 would make it a state crime to enter Arizona by crossing the stateās border with Mexico outside of a legal port of entry,...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jul 17
- 2 min
Opponents appeal judgeās decision on AZ border ballot referral
Latino advocacy groups are appealing a judgeās approval of a GOP ballot referral that would allow local police to jail migrants, in a...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jul 16
- 3 min
Opinion: āSecure the Border Actā is a racist lie. Voters must defeat it
The latest iteration of the costly and disastrous SB 1070 will be Proposition 314 on the November ballot. By EJ Montini, The Arizona...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jul 15
- 1 min
Judge says border security ballot proposal is constitutionally sound
A Maricopa County judge ruled that a broad Republican-backed border security proposal could seek approval from voters in November. By...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jul 15
- 2 min
Arizona judge rejects bid to keep Secure the Border Act off November ballot
An Arizona judge last week rejected an effort to keep the Secure the Border Act off the statewide 2024 general election ballot. By Kevin...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jul 13
- 3 min
Judge rejects 'single-subject' challenge to AZ GOP-backed border control measure
A proposal to make it a state crime to cross the border illegally qualifies for the November ballot, a judge ruled Friday as he rejected...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jul 13
- 3 min
Judge says Arizona border security proposal can stay on the ballot
A broad, Republican-backed border security proposal sent to voters by the Arizona Legislature can stay on the November ballot, a judge...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jul 13
- 6 min
GOP āsecure borderā ballot measure cleared for voters after judge rejects constitutional challenge
Opponents say the ruling is flawed and they plan to appeal By Gloria Gomez, The AZ Mirror A judge on Friday rejected a lawsuit against a...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jul 12
- 4 min
Judge OKs border security measure for Arizona's ballot
State lawmakers are entitled to ask Arizona voters to approve a border security measure that contains everything from penalties for...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jul 8
- 1 min
'Microcosm' of the nation: Inside Arizona's growing Latino vote
ABC News' Maria Elena Salinas reports that Arizona was once a reliably red state but now finds itself in the throes of a political...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jul 8
- 3 min
Activists move to block bloated immigration resolution
The plaintiffs say the ballot referral violates the state constitution by including more than one subject in a single vote. By Joe...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jul 8
- 1 min
ABC15 hosts panel discussion on immigration
Featuring Karime Rodriguez, Director of Servicios for LUCHA ABC15 recently hosted a roundtable discussion about immigration with various...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jul 3
- 5 min
LUCHA surgiĆ³ en 2010, la organizaciĆ³n quiere ver en el estado de Arizona un cambio a favor de la comunidad migrante: Karime RodrĆguez
Karime RodrĆguez es la directora de servicios de LUCHA, Living United for Change in Arizona, o viviendo juntos, coexistiendo para una...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jun 30
- 3 min
A ballot proposal in Arizona would give state law enforcement special powers
NPR Weekend Edition Sunday By Ayesha Rascoe & Wayne Schutsky, NPR Host Transcript: AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Arizona voters will likely face a...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jun 26
- 6 min
The Daily Agenda: Preventing a repeat of SB 1070
Legislation resembling the āshow me your papersā law is on the November ballot ā¦ Political advocacy groups are pushing back ā¦ District 3...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jun 23
- 1 min
Politics Unplugged: Is Immigration Measure Constitutional?
By Dennis Welch, AZFamily
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jun 19
- 4 min
Biden announces protections for immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens and their children, but Trumpās policies threaten to take it away
Migrants and their advocates welcomed President Joe Bidenās order protecting undocumented immigrants who are married to Americans. By...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jun 18
- 1 min
El presidente Joe Biden anuncia nuevas medidas migratorias
Biden anuncia un nuevo programa que ofrecerĆ” un estatuto legal a 500 mil inmigrantes Por Univision Vix 24/7
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jun 18
- 1 min
Half a million immigrants could eventually get US citizenship under a new plan from Biden
BREAKING: The Biden administration announced new immigration policies that aim to streamline the path to citizenship for longtime US...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jun 14
- 6 min
As DACA turns 12, Phoenix advocacy groups gear up to do more work. Here's how
June 15 marks 12 years since former President Barack Obama implemented the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, commonly known...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jun 14
- 1 min
Arizona Center for Empowerment hosting DACA clinic today
Commemorating the 12th anniversary of DACA By Zachary Jackson, KVOA News 4 Tucson TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) The Arizona Center for Empowerment...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jun 14
- 1 min
12 AƱos de DACA y AĆŗn Hay Incertidumbre Por el Futuro
Por Dyana Villa, Univision Arizona
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jun 13
- 6 min
LUCHA sues to block anti-immigration ballot measure over single-subject law
A sweeping ballot proposition approved by the Arizona Legislature might not reach voters after a lawsuit was filed claiming it addresses...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jun 12
- 3 min
AsĆ puede afectar a la comunidad latina el plebiscito migratorio de Arizona
El Legislativo consultarĆ” a los electores sobre la nueva iniciativa que, entre otras, convertirĆa en crimen estatal cruzar la frontera de...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jun 8
- 9 min
Arizona celebrates Immigrant Heritage Month amid tightening border control
For more than a decade, the U.S. has celebrated National Immigrant Heritage Month, a commemoration throughout June that aims to...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jun 6
- 3 min
Activists sue to block controversial immigration voter resolution from Az ballot
Activists challenged the constitutionality of an Arizona ballot proposal they say violates the stateās single-subject law in a lawsuit...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jun 6
- 4 min
LUCHA lawsuit challenges Arizona GOP border security measure, saying it isn't single subject
A progressive advocacy group has filed a lawsuit challenging the controversial border ballot referral passed by Arizona Republican...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jun 6
- 5 min
La HCR 2060 a Corte y a la boleta
LUCHA toma acciĆ³n legal contra el HCR 2060. By Oscar Ramos, Prensa Arizona Lucha legal contra polĆ©mica propuesta antiinmigrante aprobada...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jun 5
- 1 min
Presentan demanda para bloquear propuesta HCR 2060 en camino a la boleta electoral
Por Jose Angel Galavis, Telemundo Arizona
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jun 5
- 4 min
Group files lawsuit to keep border policing measure off Arizona ballot
Foes of what has been promoted as a āborder securityāā measure filed suit Wednesday to keep it from going on the November ballot. By...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jun 5
- 2 min
LUCHA looks to block controversial border ballot proposition
HCR 2060, also known as the Secure the Border Act, passed the state's House of Representatives yesterday. Now the civil rights group says...
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jun 5
- 1 min
Legisladores Votaron a Favor de Presentar una Medida Que ConvertirĆa en Delito Estatal el Cruce Ilegal a EE. UU.
Por Univision 24/7 Primetime Noticias con Karime Rodriguez
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LUCHA Newsroom 1
- Jun 5
- 8 min
'As defective as it is devious': Major lawsuit aims to derail Arizona's controversial 'Secure the Border Act'
HRC 2060, otherwise known as the Secure the Border Act, was passed by the State House Tuesday afternoon. By John Tanet & Chris Latella,...
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