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Lady Gaga speaks out against SB 1070 as Sheriff Arpaio sweeps up protestors

Wed, 08/04/2010 - 13:04

From Restore Fairness blog.


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Is the person next to you being racially profiled?

Tue, 04/13/2010 - 14:55

From the Restore Fairness blog.

Roxana Orellana Santos was sitting by a pond and enjoying her lunch when two officers walked over to her and asked her for identification. They immediately took her into custody, detained her, and very soon she was handed over to government agents for possible deportation. For the month and a half that Roxana then spent federal custody, she was separated from her son, who was a 1 years old. She was released after 46 days.


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How far will the GOP go for the Latino vote?

Mon, 02/22/2010 - 14:53

(From the Restore Fairness blog) In the 2008 Presidential Election, Republicans won only 31% of the Latino vote, down from 40% of Latino votes they had four years earlier when George Bush took office for the second time. And based on exit polls, it seems apparent that the Hispanic vote played a large part in President Obama’s Electoral College victory and win over John McCain.


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