by David Safier Headline from the Salt Lake Tribune: Immigration: Utah wants world to know it’s no Arizona Utah legislators just passed a few immigration bills that allow police to use their discretion in checking people's immigration status when they make a stop. And people aren't required to carry their papers with them. And Utah … Read more
by David Safier A laugh-to-keep-from-crying moment from Texas. Texas State Rep. Debbie Riddle has proposed a law making hiring an undocumented alien a crime that could land you in prison for up to two years and cost you up to $10,000 in fines. Oh, wait, there's an exception. It's OK if it's someone you hire … Read more
by David Safier Phoenix New Times' Feathered Bastard has the day's best headline: Russell Pearce's Day of Bigotry, Barbarism and Triumph Steve Lemons' nom de plume, Feathered Bastard, is pretty good as well, I have to say. And this line isn't bad either. I actually read it earlier in another article about the discussion of … Read more
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings In case you missed it, and given that they were going strong well into the wee hours of the morning, you probably did. Note: when a bill description is in quotes, it's quoted from the summary of that bill crafted by legislative staff. Note2 – I didn't see … Read more
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings After more than two hours of discussion, and by a 7 – 6 vote, the Senate Appropriations Committee has approved SB1611, Russell Pearce's latest effort to one-up last year's SB1070. The four Democrats on the committee, Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, David Schapira, Paula Aboud, and Olivia Cajero-Bedford, were joined by Republican … Read more