Immigration

by Craig McDermott, crossposted from Random Musings Russell Pearce may deride the U.S. government, saying that "states' rights" supercede any central authority, but he doesn't hold the same for Arizona's cities and towns in their dealings with the central authority of the Arizona state government. First, his SB1070 would have shanghaied municipal police officers into his … Read more

by David Safier Time is precious for candidates, especially as we get closer to election day. In spite of that For exactly that reason, the Accidental Guv will be spending her time November 1, the day before the election, traveling to California to "attend the hearing over SB 1070 in California." Will she testify? Doesn't … Read more

By Michael Bryan The latest fashion in immigrant bashing on the fascist side of the political fence is to support legislation to deny birthright citizenship to the children of parents lacking the proper immigration status. Our local legislative Führer, Russell Pierce wants to try this grand scheme out here in Arizona. And even 'respectable' mainstream … Read more

By Michael Bryan The race for Arizona Governor between incumbent Jan Brewer and Attorney General Terry Goddard comes down to who will frame the issues of the race. If Jan Brewer succeeds in making the campaign a referendum on illegal immigration, she wins. If Goddard is able to make the race about, well… reality, then … Read more

by David Safier RNC Chair Michael Steele didn't exactly say he doesn't like SB1070, but he sure put the law at a few arms' lengths. He made his statement on the Spanish-language Univision network, so there's a little ethnic pandering going on, but still . . . Steele said basically, Hey, SB1070 is only about … Read more