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
by David Safier Call me crazy, but I think this headline has an ominous ring: Arpaio ready for SB1070 demonstrations What could possibly go wrong? Sheriff Joe is ready, because his "intelligence gathering" tells him the anti-SB1070 protesters planning events in Phoenix this week are up to no good. "Intelligence gathering leads us to believe … Read more
by David Safier A CNN poll says 81% of Americans support a path to citizenship for immigrants who are willing to work and pay taxes. Here's the wording of the item: Creating a program that would allow illegal immigrants already living in the United States for a number of years to stay here and apply … Read more