SB1070 Update: Breaking — Bolton blocks parts of law
by David Safier Bolton decided, key parts of SB1070 won't happen on her judicial watch. Advertisement Sections barred from being enforced include: ∫ Requiring a police officer to make a reasonable attempt to check the immigration status of those they have stopped; ∫ Forbidding police from releasing anyone they have arrested until that person's immigration … Read more
Third debate for Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Tuesday night, Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate John Dougherty, Cathy Eden, Rodney Glassman, and Randy Parraz debated on Horizon (channel 8) in Phoenix. You would never know this from today's newspapers. The McMedia have decided that since John McCain is kicking J.D. Hayworth's butt in the polls that this election is over, … Read more
Now, this I like
by David Safier This may be the strongest and smartest strategy the Democrats have employed this election season: going straight at the Tea Party. Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine today will announce a new party initiative aimed at defining the Republicans who want to win control of Congress as tea partiers who want to … Read more
The Arizona Republic endorses Penny Kotterman in Dem primary for Superintendent of Public Instruction
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Republic today endorsed Penny Kotterman in the Democratic primary for Superintendent of Public Instruction. Kotterman has skills to do the job: Unique among state agency "directors," the state superintendent of public instruction must run a substantial bureaucracy while establishing policy for the state's public schools, a huge undertaking. It is … Read more
SB1070 Update: Asylum seekers could be in trouble
by David Safier I thought I'd heard or thought of every basic scenario having to do with SB1070, but there's one I missed: people seeking political asylum in the U.S. In an excellent analysis of the various ways SB1070 is likely to be enforced across Arizona — think Tower of Babel — Jeffrey Kaye brings … Read more
SB1070 Update: What could possibly go wrong?
by David Safier Call me crazy, but I think this headline has an ominous ring: Arpaio ready for SB1070 demonstrations What could possibly go wrong? Sheriff Joe is ready, because his "intelligence gathering" tells him the anti-SB1070 protesters planning events in Phoenix this week are up to no good. "Intelligence gathering leads us to believe … Read more
SB1070 Update: Why haven’t Dems turned this into a slogan?
by David Safier A CNN poll says 81% of Americans support a path to citizenship for immigrants who are willing to work and pay taxes. Here's the wording of the item: Creating a program that would allow illegal immigrants already living in the United States for a number of years to stay here and apply … Read more
