On April 23, 2010, Arizona Governor Janis Brewer (R) signed Senate Bill 1070, the most radical immigration legislation in the United States, effectively permitting racial profiling in the state of Arizona. The law requires police to demand immigration papers from anyone who they have a "reasonable suspicion" is in the country illegally. This blog will chronicle the major events regarding this racist and inhumane law.
We enthusiastically encourage a boycott of the State of Arizona until the law is repealed.

4.29.2010

Arizona Puts Controversial "Birther Bill" On Hold

It looks like the extreme right wing that brought Arizona and the world SB 1070 are having second thoughts and perhaps starting to feel the heat from the error of their ways. "Doh!"



The Grand Canyon State's so-called "birther" bill" has taken a sudden hiatus:

"Arizona lawmakers have set aside a bill that would require presidential candidates to show their birth certificates before they can get on the state's ballot." (READ MORE)



"Having just passed their very own racial profiling law, apparently Arizona lawmaker's realized that passing back-to-back laws that require brown people to prove they're real Americans would make it difficult to pretend they don't have racist motives." (READ MORE)