by David Safier Can someone tell us if this is an accurate figure? I've never seen a figure that debunks the "Why don't they just come here legally?" myth, so I don't know if this one is accurate. The present system for employment-based immigration allows only 5,000 low-skill Green Cards per year for the entire … Read more
By Jenn This is a picture of me at the Tucson Festival of Books. SB 1070 would require that even here, while taking a picture with the wombat-cat, I could be "spot checked" for my immigration documents. I am not Latina. I am not an illegal immigrant. All the same: SB 1070 terrifies me. … Read more
By Michael Bryan All you need to know about the amicus brief filed in support of Arizona by Michigan Attorney General Michael Cox on behalf of nine states (including Michigan, Florida, and Pennsylvania) and the Northern Mariana Islands is that Michael Cox is running for Governor of Michigan… as a Republican. So is Florida Attorney … Read more
by David Safier It's so simple, supporters tell us. Just read SB1070 and you'll understand it doesn't allow racial profiling, it mirrors federal law, yadda, yadda, yadda. Yet John Bouma, Brewer's lawyer arguing the case in front of Judge Susan Bolton, is having problems answering simple questions. [H]ow long can an officer detain a person … Read more
by David Safier Unless I somehow missed it, the Star has once again decided that a religious leader going to D.C. to object to SB1070 isn't news. First it was when a number of AZ religious leaders went to D.C. to state their objections to the law in person to members of our Congressional delegation. … Read more