The passage of Arizona’s recent immigration bill has continued to generate heat within Arizona and around the country. You can take action by demanding reform here, and telling Arizona corporations you plan to boycott their products here. Below you can find some of what people have been saying on blogs over the last couple weeks and links to the complete posts:
SB1070 Update: Kids, don’t forget your papers when you go to school!
From BlogforArizona.com
Public schools desperately want to stay out of the immigration battles. Administrators and teachers just want to educate the kids who walk through their school house doors and into their classrooms. I could almost hear the collective sigh of relief when the bill died that said schools have to collect data on students’ immigration status. But SB1070 puts schools right in the thick of things. Every student who can be reasonably suspected of being undocumented — meaning any kid with an accent and/or brown skin — will walk the halls of the school under a cloud.
Tonight, I’m proud that the Phoenix Suns are my hometown team
From cpmazrandommusings.blogspot.com
In an extremely bold move, the Phoenix Suns as an organization made a strong political statement in opposition to the recent Arizona immigration bill. Discussions on taking action began last week after the bill passed, with an idea that came from Robert Sarver, Managing Partner of the Phoenix Suns. According to Steve Kerr, the team discussed it internally before going to the league for approval to both wear the ‘Los Suns’ jerseys, but also to come out publicly in this way.
Deportation Or Citizenship: Immigrant Military Veterans At A Crossroads
From bataraonimmigration.wordpress.com
Not all heroes receive applause. Especially if they are immigrants living in the United States. Last week President Obama spoke at a naturalization ceremony for armed service members. Immigrants from 16 different countries had earned U. S. citizenship while serving in the military. Their contributions were drowned out by the chorus of rage towards immigrants emanating from Arizona politics.
Waiting for Kagan on Immigration and Arizona
From www.racewire.org
On many civil rights issues, Supreme Court tap Elena Kagan remains something of an enigma, troubling for critics on the left and right alike. But an upcoming SCOTUS case and an old memo published in the New York Times might offer a sneak preview of the paper-trail-challenged nominee’s position on immigrant rights.
In a recently unearthed 1987 memo, drafted during Kagan’s clerkship with Justice Thurgood Marshall, Kagan evaluated a judge’s decision to shield an immigrant from deportation by dismissing a past guilty plea for a petty crime. The Justice Department argued that the court had overstepped its authority. Kagan agreed with that legal reasoning, reports the Times. Granted, the political climate surrounding this case back in 1987 might have differed from the restrictionist rancor flooding Washington these days. But the case resonates with due process issues that immigrants still continue to struggle against in the courts.
Is SB 1070 a Modern “Chinese Exclusion Law”?
From www.reappropriate.com
Last month, Arizona passed an insidious piece of legislation known as SB 1070 — a law that makes being an illegal immigrant a state crime and empowers state and city police officers to conduct immigration checks. While supporters of the law claim that it only enforces federal immigration guidelines, the fact of the matter is that SB 1070 is little more than a modern-day Chinese Exclusion Law.
CNN Covers Guadalupe Activist Andrew Sanchez; San Francisco Supes Join Other Cities in Boycott of Arizona; Boycott Could Cost Phoenix $90M>
From blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com
Along with word today from the City of Phoenix that the boycott of Arizona could cost PHX upwards of $90 million, comes the news that San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors has voted to back a boycott of Sand Land. Although the move is largely symbolic, San Fran Mayor Gavin Newsom has already ordered city employees not to travel to Arizona.
Before you say, “Who needs ‘em,” here’s a partial list of cities that have adopted similar measures: Boston, Massachusetts; Oakland and West Hollywood, California; Boulder, Colorado; the city and county of El Paso, Texas; and St. Paul, Minnesota.
5 Real Reasons to Ignore Pew’s Arizona SB1070 Poll
From www.racewire.org
As opponents of immigration will happily tell you, polling companies Rasmussen and Pew have both released surveys around Arizona’s SB 1070, the results of which show support for a law which many have said unconstitionally legalizes racial profiling. But is it that simple? Rasmussen’s in-Arizona poll has already gotten pushback for its methods, and for the company’s right-leaning track record. Pew’s got a good reputation, but its new national poll, conducted last week and showing “broad appeal” (59% approval) for the law, has its problems too — both in execution and concept. Here’s the grains of salt you should be taking with it.
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