Between now and the July 4 Senate recess, the term “entry-exit system” will be thrown around on the Senate floor more than a few times. The little-fought over component of immigration reform—it being innocuous enough for advocates of reform to ignore, yet … Continued
by Dennis Wagner, JJ Hensley and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez – Aug. 31, 2012 11:52 PM The Republic | azcentral.com Ann Birmingham Scheel, acting on behalf of U.S. Attorney John Leonardo, announced the decision in a three-paragraph news release distributed at … Continued
Over the past two days, we’ve published three other pieces exploring the controversial histories of the 3 men behind Americans for Sheriff Joe (AfSJ), an independent expenditure committee that in its first quarter of existence has raised $1 million for … Continued
Over the past two days, we’ve published three other pieces (links below) exploring the controversial histories of the 3 men behind Americans for Sheriff Joe (AfSJ), an independent expenditure committee that in its first quarter of existence has raised $1 … Continued
Yesterday, June 24, we posted part 1 of our 4-part look at Americans for Sheriff Joe (AfSJ), which focused on John Philip Sousa IV, chairman of AfSJ. Today, in Part 2, we’ll focus on the men who coordinate the over-1-million … Continued
“Good morning, Boston!” boomed John Philip Sousa IV to a Tea Party Express gathering on April 14, 2010. “I can’t tell you how proud and honored I am to be here with you today, the day before the federal and … Continued
Gratefully borrowed from Feathered Bastard. By Stephen Lemons. July 20 2012 Color me bemused by the local media’s recent “discovery” that former state Senate President Russell Pearce is a class-A bigot. The Arizona press’ come-to-Jesus moment is based on recent … Continued
Kris Kobach, architect of Arizona’s racial profiling law SB-1070, made an uncharacteristic misstep during an interview and seemed to confirm what we all know: the laws he champions intentionally target people of color. Kobach is normally unflappably cool under the … Continued
The Supreme Court ruled today to preempt three of four SB 1070 provisions. While it’s good that undocumented workers will not be criminalized over employment and that police cannot make unwarranted arrests, the racial profiling provision of the law, i.e. … Continued
Arizona’s attempts to legalize racism through laws like SB-1070 and its ban on ethnic studies have devastated the state’s communities, its image, and its economy. Many have argued, including the Department of Justice, that SB-1070 is unconstitutional. Today, the Supreme … Continued