Mesa becomes political epicenter of immigration issue

by David Safier The Recall Russell Pearce group, Citizens for a Better Arizona, is nearing the date to turn in its signatures. That's scheduled for Tuesday. To put the event in historical perspective, it will be the first time a legislator has been recalled in Arizona's nearly 100 year history, and it will be the … Read more

It’s official: schools can’t require immigrant status information

by David Safier The U.S. Departments of Education and of Justice have made it official. School districts may not use enrollment practices "that may chill or discourage the participation, or lead to the exclusion, of students based on their or their parents’ or guardians’ actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status." In other words, school … Read more

Georgia follows SB1070 lead

by David Safier It will be a source of pride for some Arizonans that we got out there first, before the deep south could beat us to it. After all, they had slavery and the Civil War. Russell Pearce and his crew need some bragging rights. The first Spawn of Satan SB 1070 is heading … Read more

OK, this is kinda funny

by David Safier Tim Steller has a dizzying-but-amusing article in the Star about the $5 million that was supposed to go to Pinal Sheriff Paul Babeu. Let me see if I got this straight. There never was $5 million for Babeu. As the original bill was written, it was supposed to be a sweep from … Read more

“I don’t believe you can be a good Mormon and hate illegal immigrants and want to deport them and break up families and leave children without their parents here.”

by David Safier Stephen Lemons of the Phoenix New Times, aka "Feathered Bastard" has a wonderful piece about a "Fireside" by Daryl Williams, a Mormon who believes his faith is incompatible with Russell Pearce-style nativism. "I don't believe you can be a good Mormon and hate illegal immigrants and want to deport them and break … Read more