by David Safier Jonathan Paton usually comes off as somewhat intelligent or witty or humble in his releases. But the injunction stopping key parts of SB1070 from going into effect is clearly no time for intelligence or wit. It's a time for outrage! It's a time to promote fear! It's a time to say we … Read more
by David Safier On his CNN show, Rick Sanchez made the same point I made yesterday while he was talking with Ed Henry, then Henry contradicted it. Sanchez was 100% right. Henry was 100% wrong. But Henry got the last word. Sanchez said, and I'm paraphrasing, Look, people underestimate the goodness of Americans. A CNN … Read more
by David Safier Terry Goddard put out the following press release about Judge Bolton's ruling on SB1070: Jan Brewer played politics with immigration, and she lost. Rather than providing the leadership Arizona needs to solve the immigration problem, Jan Brewer signed a bill she could not defend in court which has led to boycotts, jeopardized … Read more
by David Safier Bolton decided, key parts of SB1070 won't happen on her judicial watch. 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 status … Read more
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