by David Safier Before I quote Ed Supe Tom Horne, it's important to remember he's a Harvard educated lawyer, and chances are he's read SB1070. That makes this quote, talking about students and SB1070, somewhere between a purposeful misstatement and a lie. “If they don’t commit a crime, [police officers] won’t be asking them. If … Read more
by David Safier The Republic's Dennis Wagner presents a very interesting analysis: Political rhetoric ignores reality at United States border with Mexico. Amid a growing national angst about illegal immigration, Americans keep hearing a chorus: Secure the border first. Then talk about immigration reform. The idea appeals to public sentiment, and it seems like a … Read more
by David Safier Tom Tancredo admits, the tea party is split on immigration and SB1070. The more pro-immigration, libertarian wing of the TP-ers want to shut the hell up about immigration, since they know it's a wedge issue in the TP ranks. The Tancredo wing wants to shout their anti-immigrant rhetoric from the rooftops. Tancredo … Read more
by David Safier An ABC News/Washington Post poll conducted this week found that 58% of Americans support SB1070, and 57% support a path to citizenship for immigrants. You can interpret this result in lots of ways. I read it to say this: People are frustrated that our immigration laws are a mess and any move … Read more
by David Safier Commenter marilyn wrote: wanted to update you "1 MILLION Strong AGAINST the Arizona Immigration Law SB1070" is now at (drum roll) 1,597,451 MEMBERS june 18,2010 5:04 pm Marilyn must be on eastern time. My time, 2:59pm, the number has edged up to 1,597,464. The numbers are outdated the second you write them … Read more