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
by David Safier Lots of bands have joined together to boycott Arizona over SB1070,including Nine Inch Nails, Steve Earle, Sweet Honey and the Rock, Kanye West and many more. With my old ears that still consider Dylan's Blonde on Blonde the all time great rock album, I don't follow many recent groups, but one of … Read more
by David Safier I'm a bit late writing about this article from the Capitol Times. It's the most thorough I've seen on schools, police officers and SB1070. The bottom line is, an officer is an officer is an officer whether at school, on the street or on the highway. If a student is stopped, detained … Read more
By Michael Bryan Many folks are understandably upset that SB1070, the "show me your papers" law, will lead to racial profiling and widespread harassment of Arizonans who happen to be Hispanic. While that may or may not be true – whether that happens largely depends on the agenda and inclinations of the individual officers in … Read more