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    Fear, Loathing and Huzzahs for Arizona's Immigration Law

    Arizona has stirred a political hornets’ nest with its new law against illegal immigration. Undocumented aliens are accused of crimes up to and including murder, and the state’s accused of racial profiling, ethnic cleansing and Nazism.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Arizona has stirred a political hornets’ nest with its new law against illegal immigration. Undocumented aliens are accused of crimes up to and including murder, and the state’s accused of racial profiling, ethnic cleansing and Nazism. Over the weekend, Sarah Palin gave the new law her blessing. Today opponents are making another effort to stop it in court. We’ll talk with the man who wrote the new law. We’ll hear about the US Constitution and the lack of action on Capitol Hill. We’ll also get the perspective of a veteran Mexican diplomat.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Nicholas Riccardi

      Reporter, Los Angeles Times

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      Jorge Castaneda

      New York University

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      Kris Kobach

      Kansas Secretary of State

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Fear and Loathing as Well as Praise for Arizona
    1. 0:00BP Finally Makes Some Progress on Slowing Spill
    2. 7:47Fear, Loathing and Huzzahs for Arizona's Immigration Law You’re reading this
    3. 44:07Iran Offers to Ship Uranium to Turkey - What Does It Mean for Sanctions Talks?
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