by David Safier Immigrants in Arizona are Terrorists? So said our Accidental Guv on Fox: Here are Brewer's "terrorist" lines from the interview: "You know Arizona has been under terrorist attacks, if you will, with all of this illegal immigration that has been taking place on our very, very porous border." [snip] "We do not … Read more
by David Safier AZ Blue Meanie has a post about HB 2281, the newly passed anti-ethnic studies bill. He's rightly indignant about the bill, especially since it comes from people who regularly use ethnic hatred, veiled and outright, to advance their agenda. The Meanie has it right, but the articles he cites seem to have … Read more
by David Safier Last night I wrote that the changes to SB 1070 created by a new bill defanged the legislation making it less vile than it was. But I admitted my lack of knowledge about the changes and said the jury is still out. According to Think Progress, one change puts some of the … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Legislature approved Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne's bill to eliminate ethnic studies programs (targeted at Tucson Unified School District). Arizona legislature bans ethnic-studies programs: The bill forbids Arizona schools from using any curriculum that promotes "the overthrow of the United States government" or "resentment toward a race or class … Read more