by David Safier Not all supporters of SB1070 deserve to be called racists. But some are, and this bill does a great job of bringing them out of the woodwork. Take, for instance, JT Ready, who is pictured awhile back with his buddy, Russell Pearce (who says he doesn't know the guy) and at Saturday's … Read more
by David Safier In media coverage of SB1070, the most serious error I see regularly is saying that the bill gives an officer the right to determine if people are in the country illegally when there is a reasonable suspicion about their immigration status. That's wrong. An officer doesn't simply "have the right." If there's … Read more
by David Safier Tea Partiers, not known for either reticence or flying under the radar, have been pretty quiet about SB1070. When groups have made statements, they tend to be for the bill. And yet, these are people who want a very limited government. Something tells me they wouldn't be happy if they or their … Read more
by David Safier Apparently, our immigration system is just fine. We have great laws. That’s what Russell Pearce said today on MSNBC. Pearce was talking with (more often trying to shout over) National Council of La Raza’s Clarissa Martinez on an MSNBC Show today. Here’s the interchange, which is in the last few seconds of … Read more
by David Safier A new group calling itself The Sound Strike is calling for musicians and artists to boycott Arizona over SB1070: Fans of our music, our stories, our films and our words can be pulled over and harassed every day because they are brown or black, or for the way they speak, or for … Read more