Posts Tagged ‘Arizona’

Arizona Sheriff Says He Won’t Enforce New ‘Racist’ Anti-Immigration Law

Sheriff Clarence Dupnik of Pima County, Arizona

Think Progress By Amanda Terkel, 28 April, 2010 Last night on Fox News, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin criticized opponents of Arizona’s draconian new anti-immigration legislation, SB-1070, for making it into a “racial issue” by “perpetuating this myth that racial profiling is a part of this law.” As usual, host Sean Hannity agreed with her, [...]


Senate leader urges California to end state contracts with Arizona if Immigration Law is Enacted

California State Senate President Pro Tem Darryl, April, 2010

Senate leader urges California to end state contracts with Arizona The Sacramento Bee Published: Wednesday, Apr. 28, 2010 – 12:00 am | Page 3ABy Susan Ferriss sferriss@sacbee.com California’s state Senate leader on Tuesday urged a possible end to state contracts with Arizona to protest that state’s new immigration law. Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg said Arizona’s law [...]


Judge Napolitano: Immigration law will “bankrupt the Republican Party”

Judge Andrew Napolitano

By Andrew McLemore|Raw Story Saturday, April 24th, 2010 — 8:51 pm After Fox News analysts spent most of Friday defending Arizona’s bill to target illegal immigrants, Judge Andrew Napolitano offered a different take on the controversial measure,Crooks and Liars reported. When asked about Gov. Jan Brewer, Napolitano said her signing of the bill into law will [...]


Papers Please: Arizona Legislature Enacts Draconian Immigration Bill

Nazi Checkpoint, 1941

Papers Please 24 April, 2010 | TDX Cyril Grossé Backed by an act of state legislature, Arizona State Governor Jan Brewer announced the implementation of the controversial new Bill (SB 1070), deceptively entitled the “Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act” signed into law which not only enables, but requires officials and agencies of the state [...]


Ariz. governor signs immigration enforcement bill

Arizona Governor Brewer Signs Bill

By PAUL DAVENPORT and JONATHAN J. COOPER The Associated Press Friday, April 23, 2010; 10:40 PM PHOENIX – Gov. Jan Brewer ignored criticism from President Barack Obama on Friday and signed into law a bill supporters said would take handcuffs off police in dealing with illegal immigration in Arizona, the nation’s busiest gateway for human and drug [...]