The new law in Arizona authorizing police to arrest individuals who cannot show documents proving that they are in the country legally has set off a fresh bout of acrimony. But as in the past, much of the debate is founded on mythology.

5 Myths about immigration

 

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Zoot Suit Riots

Information about the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial and the Zoot Suit Riots (more appropriately the Sailor Riots) aimed at the Pachucos.
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American Experience
A PBS special airing in February about Zoot fashion, the Sleepy Lagoon murders and the riots. Includes a gallery, news clippings, teacher guides and more. [English/Español]
Sleepy Lagoon Murder Trial
Details of the murder case that would slowly escalate into the Zoot Suit Riots.
Zoot Suit Àrticles
Articles from 1943 covering the sailors rioting against the zoot suit youth.
Zootsuiters
A look at the Sleepy Lagoon Case and the Zootsuit Riots.