Daisy Explains the Immigration Issue
I was surprised to find that I couldn’t explain how the Right is using immigration as the latest wedge issue better than a cat. That’s right. A cat. Just watch: More good sense from cats…
Immigration
Arizona State Representative John Kavanagh: Defending the Employer Sanctions Law
I posted some pretty strong views on how effective the new employer sanctions law taking effect January 1st will be, and expressed concern about their impact on Arizona’s economy. State Representative Kavanagh, one of the sponsors of the sanctions bill here in Arizona, responded to my post and I invited him to respond to two … Read more
ProtectAZBorder.com Launches: Helping Us Keep an Eye on the Right
State Rep. John Kavanagh (R – LD8) launched his anti-immigration website to support the employer sanctions law: ProtectAZBorder.com. One of the first things you will read on his site is the following: "Arizona businesses are firing Hispanic immigrants, moving operations to Mexico and freezing expansion plans ahead of a new law that cracks down on … Read more
Karl Reiner: Some of the Consequences of Our Apathy and Detachment
It has been said that American voters like solutions to political problems that are quick, cheap or paid for by someone else. In such an environment, elected officials are encouraged to postpone addressing problems that don’t fit the mold. After a problem escalates into a crisis, the unnerved electorate reverses its position and the political … Read more
Border Patrol Police State
I got this story from June Wortman’s newsletter. She calls the incident harrowing, and I can’t disagree. The rapidity with which police forces escalate encounters with citizens who don’t behave exactly as they would wish, or worse, actually insist on being treated with respect and accorded their civil rights, is increasingly reminiscent of how an … Read more