SB 1070 Redux

SB 1070's "Papers Please" Section Can Go Into Effect, Judge Rules

By Stephen Lemons
Sep 5, 2012

See also: The Supreme Court's 1070 Ruling Is No Win for Teabaggers See also: SB 1070 Slugfest: Will Judge Susan Bolton Block 1070's "Papers Please" Section? See also: SB 1070 Oral Arguments on "Papers Please" Section Scheduled for August 21 See also: ACLU Seeks New Injunction on "Papers Please" Portion...
SB 1070 Slugfest: Will Judge Susan Bolton Block 1070's "Papers Please" Section?

By Stephen Lemons
Aug 21, 2012

See also: SB 1070 Oral Arguments on "Papers Please" Section Scheduled for August 21See also: ACLU Seeks New Injunction on "Papers Please" Portion of SB 1070See also: SB 1070, SCOTUS, Friendly House, and a Ray of HopeSee also: Russell Pearce's Falsehoods, Inaccuracies and Inventions on Channel 12's Sunday Square-OffSee also:...
SB 1070 Oral Arguments on "Papers Please" Section Scheduled for August 21

By Stephen Lemons
Aug 16, 2012

See also: ACLU Seeks New Injunction on "Papers Please" Portion of SB 1070 See also: SB 1070, SCOTUS, Friendly House, and a Ray of Hope See also: Russell Pearce's Falsehoods, Inaccuracies and Inventions on Channel 12's Sunday Square-Off See also: Russell Pearce Scores Another Win Against Hispanics, Most Local Activists...
ACLU Seeks New Injunction on "Papers Please" Portion of SB 1070

By Stephen Lemons
Jul 17, 2012

See also: SB 1070, SCOTUS, Friendly House, and a Ray of HopeSee also: SB 1070: Supreme Court Upholds "Papers Please" Section, Invalidates OthersSee also: The Supreme Court's 1070 Ruling Is No Win for Teabaggers As I anticipated in April, when it became clear that the U.S. Supreme Court intended to lift a lower...
Obama's 287(g) Move Bogus, Activists Call on Feds to Cut Ties with Arizona

By Stephen Lemons
Jun 27, 2012

I'd have no problem with Governor Jan Brewer's whining like a stuck javelina about the Obama administration's jerking 287(g) agreements with Arizona, and promising to not pick up, or answer questions about every brown person 'Zona cops pull over. That is, if either her kvetching or the administration's move were...
SB 1070 Quiz: "Spot the Immigrant," Courtesy of Congressman Luis Gutierrez

By Stephen Lemons
Jun 27, 2012

Let's all play Sand Land's new favorite game... Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez is freaking cool. A passionate pro-immigrant advocate and enemy of nativist goobers everywhere, the guy also has a sense of humor, as evidenced by his appearance on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this morning to...
Jan Brewer Hysterical Over Homeland Security's 287(g) Move

By Stephen Lemons
Jun 25, 2012

Governor Jan Brewer is in the throes of a full-on hissy fit in response to the news that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is yanking its 287(g) agreements with Arizona law enforcement agencies, supposedly in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision earlier today to uphold the "papers please" section...
SB 1070 Ruling: States Do Not Have Carte Blanche in Immigration Sphere

By Stephen Lemons
Jun 25, 2012

If right-wingers such as Arizona's clueless, incompetent Governor Jan Brewer had actually read today's U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Senate Bill 1070, they would not be so quick to issue press releases spinning the court's 5-3 ruling as a victory for xenophobes, or even for the idea of some sort...
SB 1070: Supreme Court Upholds "Papers Please" Section, Invalidates Others

By Stephen Lemons
Jun 25, 2012

SCOTUSBlog.com is reporting that Section 2(b) of Arizona's immigration law, Senate Bill 1070, has been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court as not pre-empted by federal immigration law.Of the court's decision, SCOTISBlog writes, "It was improper for the lower courts to enjoin section 2(b), which requires police officers to check...
SB 1070 Decision: Why Local Talking Heads Don't Know Squat

By Stephen Lemons
Jun 19, 2012

Anyone, and I mean anyone, who tells you with certainty the precise day that the U.S. Supreme Court will issue its opinion on Arizona's breathing-while-brown statute Senate Bill 1070, is full of something that rhymes with the word "twit."I wish I had a dime for every journo, TV talking head...
SB 1070-Influenced Operations Order Leads to Alleged Racial Profiling Incident by Phoenix PD

By Stephen Lemons
Jun 1, 2012

No doubt you've heard of driving while brown, particularly regarding Arizona's infamous ethnic cleansing law Senate Bill 1070. Well, if you're Hispanic and plan to continue living in this state, get ready for running-out-of-gas-while-brown, walking-to-the-7-Eleven-while-brown, picking-up-your-kids-from-school-while-brown, going-to-work-while-brown, and while you're at it, add in witnessing- or being-a-victim-of-a-crime-while-brown.Not that blatant racial...
SB 1070 on Blast by Hip Hop Artists Shining Soul

By Stephen Lemons
May 17, 2012

Click-clack/Where your papers at?/We under attack/Fight back/It's warOne of the best songs to put Senate Bill 1070 and the whole police state mentality that reigns in Arizona on blast is "Papers," by the Phoenix hip hop duo Shining Soul.With the U.S. Supreme Court scheduled to rule on SB 1070 by...
SB 1070 Remix, the Dennis Gilman Cut

By Stephen Lemons
May 1, 2012

Gilman televises the revolution, or part of it...Lordy, I've had enough of neo-Nazi hugger, 12-point loser, and ex-state Senate President Russell Pearce's gorilla mug. No doubt many of you have as well. But until the wingnuts and Tea Party idgits in this state run screaming at the sight of him,...
SB 1070 Protest March Led by Puente Starts at 3 p.m.

By Stephen Lemons
Apr 25, 2012

It's like 2010 all over again, with the Phoenix-based civil rights group Puente leading an anti-SB 1070 protest with a "march route [that] exposes collaborators in Arpaio's human rights crisis."As you can see on the map, the demonstration begins at 3 p.m. at Phoenix's Civic Space Park, 424 North Central...
Russell Pearce Shares "Some Tears" with DREAM Act Students?

By Stephen Lemons
Apr 25, 2012

Pearce confronts DREAM Act students in 2010I'll have more to say soon about recalled former state Senate President Russell Pearce's Tuesday appearance at a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Senate Bill 1070. There was some good stuff in the nearly two hour donnybrook, especially from U.S. Senator from Illinois...
SB 1070: Victims, Witnesses Can Be Questioned About Immigration Status Under Phoenix PD's Post-1070 Operations Order

By Stephen Lemons
Mar 6, 2012

The Phoenix human rights group Puente is planning a press conference and rally for Friday, March 9, to protest the Phoenix Police Department's current operations order on immigration enforcement, which allows crime victims and witnesses to be questioned about their immigration status.The operations order was last revised in October of...