Tag Arizona immigration law

Arizona author of anti-immigrant bill recalled

This is a sea change. Russell Pearce, Arizona Senate President and combative author of the state’s harsh anti-immigration bill, has been recalled. That would make him the first sitting state Senate president in the history of the United States to…

Department of Completely Obvious Outcomes

A shortage of Mexican laborers threatens Arizona farming. The border and immigration crackdowns have led to a dearth of skilled farm workers. How could anyone have foreseen such an unintended consequence??? American workers aren’t stepping in to fill the void,…

Is the Arizona border safer than ever?

By most accounts, the Arizona border appears to be safer than ever. Illegal border crossings are down, mainly because the Department of Homeland Security is able to monitor more of the border than ever before. That’s the conclusion reached by…

Feds sue Arizona over immigration law

However, the suit does not challenge the specifics of the Arizona law but rather says the federal government, not states, has jurisdiction over immigration law. The outcome of the lawsuit is not a given nor is its effect on the…