- 1992 Joe Arpaio is Elected Maricopa County Sheriff in Arizona.
- 1994 – Present Dramatic increase in Immigration as Mexican corn & coffee farmers are devastated by NATFA.
- 1994 Then President Clinton institutes “Operation Gatekeeper” begins to enforce immigration crossings in California effectively driving immigrant entry into harsh Arizona dessert.
- 1994 Unpopular California Governor Pete Wilson wins re-election in a harsh anti-immigrant scapegoating campaign resulting in the passage of Proposition 187. Republicans discover a new boogie man – Mexicans.
- 1996 Samuel Huntington writes book ‘The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order’ about the threat of loss of Anglo Protestant US Culture. Eugenics and racists take note of “Challenge to American Identity”
- 2002 In Response to 9/11 attacks little know Law Professor Kris Kobach working under John Ashcroft’s Justice Department begins work on new immigration restrictions and registration systems. 2002 US Attorney Gen. John Ashcroft’s Office issues memo, Kobach contributed to, introducing “inherent authority” theory.
- 2002 Under President George W Bush and then Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano Sheriff Joe Arpaio begins to receive federal funds and authority for local immigration law enforcement under 287(g) program.
- 2004 November Proposition 200 passes in Arizona require individuals to produce citizenship documents when voting or receiving government social services
- 2004 Kris Kobach runs for Congress in Kansas and gives birth to the strategy of suing pro-immigrant governments bodies while crafting anti-immigrant legislation to build public hostility against immigrants.
- 2005 First Arizona Minuteman Border Patrol attended by heavy armed Nazis and White Supremacists
- 2005 Arizona passes Human Smuggling Law making it a state crime to smuggle humans, already a federal crime. Racist prosecutors begin arresting immigrants for ‘self-smuggling.’
- 2006 (April) Center for Immigrant Studies publishes notorious Policy Paper “Enforcement Through Attrition”
- 2007 Southern law Poverty Center identifies Immigration Reform Law Institute (IRLI) as a hate group.
- 2007-2008 Known Racist Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce begins to work with Kobach to introduce draconian anti-immigrant legislation and funding for.
- 2009 February Department of Justice begins investigating MCSO for Civil Rights Violations
- 2009 East Valley Tribune wins Pulitzer Prize for 5 part series on Arizona and Sheriff Joe. Feb 2010 Arizona State Senate Passes SB 1070.
- 2010 March AZ man Robert Krentz Killed with unsubstantiated blame on immigrant builds support for SB 1070.
- April 23, 2010 SB 1070 signed into law by Governor Jan Brewer.
- April 25, 2010 Calls for Boycott of Arizona begin to spread across U.S. Internet and world.
- May 2010 Zack de la Rocha – letter asking artists to join Arizona boycott. Over 300 artists join Sound Strike. July 2010 Hundreds of organizations, Cities, Counties and Governments in the US and world join economic and travel boycott of Arizona.
- July 2010 Sound Strike Artists Rage Against the Machine and Conor Oberst hold press conference to denounce SB 1070 and then hold benefit show in Los Angeles.
- July 28, 2010 Federal Judge Blocks some provisions of SB 1070. Apraio defiant and says will continue.
