On the Media: A Personal Angle on the AZ Immigration Bill

A Personal Angle on the AZ Immigration Bill
On the Media (NPR)

Every so often, when a local story becomes a national story, we like to ask local reporters what they think of all the coverage. This week, Arizona Republic reporter Daniel Gonzalez talks about coverage of that state's controversial immigration bill and about the challenges of being a Latino reporter on the immigration beat.

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Marco Amador: Yo Soy El Army -- US Military Targets Latinos with Extensive Recruitment Campaign

Yo Soy El Army: US Military Targets Latinos with Extensive Recruitment Campaign
Democracy Now

In addition to the racial profiling encouraged by Arizona’s controversial anti-immigrant law, the Hispanic community in this country is the target of a different kind of profiling, as well: the military’s targeting of Latino recruits. We get a report from independent media activist and community organizer Marco Amador of Producciones Cimarrón and the Center for Community Communications and the Big Noise media collective.

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