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
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