by David Safier In Arizona and around the country, polls have indicated SB1070 is viewed favorably. That, according to supporters, means people against the law should shut the hell up, and legislators who dislike the bill are going against the will of the people. That notion ignores the fact that in the history of this … Read more
by David Safier Ruben Navarrette Jr. has an excellent column this morning which states elegantly what I've been trying to say more clumsily — that SB1070 is a discriminatory bill fueled by a combination of hatred and fear of Mexican immigrants. Navarette has read the bill carefully, unlike the "Just read the bill" simplifiers on … Read more
by David Safier Republican Rep. Kirk Adams had an op ed in the Republic yesterday. He said racial profiling is forbidden in SB1070. He's wrong. Racial profiling is an integral part of SB1070. Read the post below to understand why. Here's what Adams wrote: The trailer bill [HB2162, which amends SB1070] makes it crystal-clear that … Read more
by David Safier One of the most serious misstatements about SB1070 is that it doesn't allow racial profiling. After all, this phrase is repeated a number of times in the amended law — that an enforcement official: may not consider race, color or national origin in the enforcement of this section . . . Pretty … Read more
by David Safier Here's the beginning of today's column by Linda Chavez: Are the likes of Rand Paul and Russell Pearce becoming the face of the Republican Party? Let’s hope not. To put the statement in context, Chavez is a Fox News analyst who worked for Reagan and both Bushes. She's not exactly a liberal … Read more