By Michael Bryan Apparently unlike many of the folks in the media who now are opining about the Fed's suit enjoining enforcement of SB1070 (judging solely from the lack any apparent factual basis for many of the opinions on display), I have actually read the complaint and the brief. I am now working my way … Read more
by David Safier The Feds filed a lawsuit against SB1070, and the politicians' reactions are pouring in. Of course, the Rs have a dozen reasons why the lawsuit is terrible. But to my dismay, most Ds, at least those from Arizona, kinda agree. The basic Democratic response is, the Feds shouldn't file a lawsuit because … Read more
By Michael Bryan On Friday night you decide to drive to the grocery store to get some arugula for your dinner salad. Your spouse was supposed to buy some at AJ’s while shopping yesterday, but it got left off the list and the damn salad just doesn’t work without a bitter green base. So you … Read more
by David Safier When the Accidental Guv was in Sierra Vista on July 4, she demonstrated that just seeing her lips move isn't a guarantee she's lying. She said, correctly, some people are "getting misinformation" about SB1070. The problem is, she's Arizona's Old Faithful of fibbing, one of the prime sources of immigration misinformation, but … Read more
by David Safier I'm once again playing catch-up on posting, this time about a Howard Fischer article from July 1. I guess if you say Arizona is the kidnapping/drug/decapitation capital of the universe, it makes people a little wary about coming here. And who is doing all the badmouthing about our fair state? Not the … Read more