G.I.’s Clint Bolick, an illegal immigration lib

by David Safier

Of course, the "lib" in the headline refers to "libertarian."

It looks like there's a dust-up going on among conservative bloggers over the candidacy of Shawnna Bolick, running in LD-11. She's the wife of Clint Bolick, G.I.'s litigator in residence, and Seeing Red AZ wants to hang Clint around Shawnna's neck like an albatross. Sonoran Alliance, meanwhile, which publishes so much G.I. material, it may be a wholly owned subsidiary and appears to be supporting Shawnna's candidacy, is working hard to keep the two separate.

It seems Clint is not as anti illegal immigrants as some conservatives would like, and they're holding Shawnna accountable, referring to her as "another friend of the illegal alien profiteers."

Sonoran Alliance says, hold off.

Shawnna is married to Clint Bolick, the libertarian leaning litigator for the Goldwater Institute.  As a libertarian, Clint does not always agree with Sheriff Arpaio on issues, such as certain illegal immigration issues. But for those of us who know this couple, we know that they don’t agree on everything, and Shawnna is more socially conservative than Clint.

Some commenters agree. One said,

Clint Bolick is so pro-illegal immigration that he stopped talking to my husband Bob, years ago over the issue.

I've seen some anti-Arpaio material coming out of G.I., but I can't say I've seen the Institute take a clear stand on immigration reform. Which is a shame, if Clint represents a libertarian strain at G.I. which is less rabidly anti-immigration than the usual conservative stance. Think of the good G.I. could do by lending courage and support to independents and moderate Republicans who quietly agree with the old McCain who, along with George W. Bush and Ted Kennedy, supported reasonable immigration legislation.