Immigration

by David Safier That's the new count on the Facebook page, "1 MILLION Strong AGAINST the Arizona Immigration Law SB1070": 460,297 as of 2:30pm Tuesday. If you haven't already, jump in any time.

Posted by Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Much of the furor surrounding the enactment of SB1070, Russell Pearce's anti-immigrant police state bill, including my own, has stemmed from a worry that the language of the bill will allow/compel law enforcement officers to ethnically profile Arizona's Hispanic residents and visitors ("Where are your papers!"). Language … Read more

by David Safier Democratic Diva commented that the Goldwater Institute has been strangely silent about the new anti-immigrant law. She includes G.I. in a list with the Chamber of Commerce and the Tea Partiers, both of whom are usually eager to register their opinions at a moment's notice but seem to have, um, missed all … Read more

by David Safier SB 1070 is more than an Arizona problem. As with the back door vouchers also known as Tuition Tax Credits, vouchers and, more recently, anti-teacher tenure legislation, Arizona is a conservative stalking horse for the rest of the country. If right wing legislation gets a foothold here, it can spread like a … Read more

by David Safier Last night I recommended people join the Facebook page, "1 MILLION Strong AGAINST the Arizona Immigration Law SB1070." At the time, it had 86,000 members. This morning, a commenter said it was at 107,000. Now it's up to 160,434 members. It's gone up 150 since I began this post. Wait a minute, … Read more