Arizona, the Federal Courts and Illegal Immigration

Making News

Has Damage from the 100-Day BP Spill Been Exaggerated? ()

The Gulf oil spill is the biggest thing of its kind in American history, but scientists working for contractors assessing the damage say it may have been exaggerated. Michael Grunwald is reporting the story for Time magazine.

Guests:

• Michael Grunwald: Senior National Correspondent, Time magazine, @MikeGrunwald

Main Topic

Federal Judge Puts Much of Arizona’s Immigration Law on Hold ()

Crucial provisions of Arizona's new immigration law will not go into effect today as scheduled, but court actions will continue for years. Some demonstrators are being arrested in Phoenix, and Sheriff Jo Arpaio plans an afternoon "sweep" of Hispanic neighborhoods. We hear about yesterday's ruling that core parts of the law are unconstitutional, a decision that's likely to wend its way to the US Supreme Court. In the meantime, what about boycotts, declines in convention business and continued anxiety in a state with a 30% Hispanic population?

Guests:

• Leo Banks: Reporter, Tucson Weekly
• Mark Krikorian: Executive Director of the Center for Immigration Studies, @MarkSKrikorian
• Tom Saenz: President and General Counsel, MALDEF, @MALDEF
• Anna Gorman: Staff Writer, LA Times
• Gabriel Chin: Professor of Law and Public Admin Policy, University of Arizona

Links:

• Court resources on Arizona immigration case (SB 1070)
• Gorman on protests in Phoenix

Reporter's Notebook

Anonymous Transparency: The Wikileaks Paradox ()

WikiLeaks made international news this week with 91,000 Pentagon documents, released to the Internet to implement website's founding mission, which it calls "radical transparency." But WikiLeaks claims it doesn't know the source of the leak and that nobody else can find out either. "Is radical transparency compatible with total anonymity?" That's a question raised by Farhad Manjoo at Slate.com.

Guests:

• Farhad Manjoo: Technology Columnist, Slate magazine, @fmanjoo