‘Qué Pasa’ in Immigration: Cops Say No to 1070; Border Troops

America's Voice Blog

Posted 05/27/10 at 10:38am

The top story in the Spanish-language press is yesterday’s meeting between several police chiefs of U.S. cities and Attorney General Eric Holder regarding Arizona SB 1070. President Obama's decision to send National Guard troops to the border also continues to receive significant coverage.

Cops say no to 1070. The police chiefs warned the Attorney General, who is considering a legal challenge to the Arizona law, and the press that SB 1070 and similar laws would increase crime. A La Opinión (Los Angeles) editorial backs the chiefs. El Diario-La Prensa (New York), Reuters, El Porvenir, Univision.com, the AP, Yahoo News and La Opinión have more on the story.

Border troops. President Barack Obama’s Tuesday announcement that he will send National Guard troops to the border continues to receive coverage from Spanish-language news agencies and websites. EFE quotes Frank Sharry, executive director of America’s Voice:

“The Administration knows that comprehensive immigration reform is the solution. Sending the National Guard is a political maneuver that doesn’t advance a solution…Republicans are getting what they want—more enforcement measures—while the Administration and the majority in Congress knows that without reform, this won’t fix the problem.”

Sample headlines:

AFP: “Obama sends troops to the border in the midst of a fierce internal political battle”

starMedia: “Administration denies that additional troops are being sent to fight immigration”

AP: “Obama’s border plan similar to Bush’s”

In other news... EFE covers a telephonic press conference held by religious conservatives on SB 1070 and immigration policy, quoting political advocate Juan Hernández and religious leader Samuel Rodríguez; La Opinión and El Financiero cover California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s comments in support of immigration reform and opposing the militarization of the border; from New York, EFE and El Diario-La Prensa report that the man convicted of killing undocumented Ecuadorian immigrant Marcelo Lucero has been sentenced to the maximum prison term; EFE and Reuters cover the NBC/MSNBC/Telemundo poll on immigration released earlier in the week.

America's Voice has started a new series, “‘Qué Pasa’ in Immigration,” to bring Spanish-language coverage of immigration and politics to a wider audience. Look for daily roundups (in English) of some of the best Spanish-language news.

The latest Spanish-language reporting and analysis on immigration can now be found at AmericasVoiceEspanol.com. Check it out!