Immigration

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

by David Safier In another sign BfA is gaining recognition as an important part of Arizona's political discussion, I was contacted a month ago by Robrt Pela (yes, that's the proper spelling of his first name), a writer with Latino Perspectives magazine. He wanted to discuss my coverage of the East Valley Patriots for American … Read more

by David Safier I doubt anyone is resting easy after Russell Pearce's 5 anti-immigrant bills were defeated, but if you were, Pearce is putting you on notice in an op ed in Politico. The Arizona Senate on March 18 voted down five immigration bills I supported — most notably, one addressing the issue of birthright … Read more

by David Safier I posted Saturday about Utah's conservative Sutherland Institute creating a website, notaz.org: "Utah is Not Arizona." The subject of the website is Utah's more enlightened attitude toward immigration. Now it's Illinois using Arizona as a symbol of anti-immigrant hysteria. When the state assembly defeated 10 anti-immigrant bills, the way they defined the … Read more

by David Safier I'm presenting this without comment or judgement, because I don't know anything about the source, but I find it to be interesting commentary on the Mormon Church, conservative politics and immigration. The writer is Joanna Brooks on the Religion Dispatches Magazine blog. She describes herself as someone who "grew up in a … Read more