July 29 at 4:33PM
Neutered Arizona Immigration Law, Immigrants in Continued Mexican Standoff
by David Wolinsky
Even though the Arizona immigration law's most controversial parts were found unconstitutional yesterday in a temporary injunction by Federal Judge Susan Bolton, the "less contentious" parts of the law are in effect today. Other states like Utah are expected to adopt the tweaked version of the law, but neither side of the dust-up in Arizona is backing down.
University of Missouri-Kansas City law professor Kris Kobach, who not only helped write the law but has worked to train Arizona police officers in immigration law, presumably clad in an American flag sweatshirt and matching bandana, was quoted as saying…
And what about all the American pitchers who won't get the chance to throw out that first pitch because it's being thrown out by one these immigrants who're willing to throw it out earlier, faster, harder and for less money?
Even though the Arizona immigration law's most controversial parts were found unconstitutional yesterday in a temporary injunction by Federal Judge Susan Bolton, the "less contentious" parts of the law are in effect today. Other states like Utah are expected to adopt the tweaked version of the law, but neither side of the dust-up in Arizona is backing down.University of Missouri-Kansas City law professor Kris Kobach, who not only helped write the law but has worked to train Arizona police officers in immigration law, presumably clad in an American flag sweatshirt and matching bandana, was quoted as saying…
"It's a temporary setback. The bottom line is that every lawyer in Judge Bolton's court knows this is just the first pitch in a very long baseball game."Interesting choice of words. And who on the Arizona Diamondbacks will be throwing out that pitch? Could it be Esmerling Vásquez or Jordan Noberto from the Dominican Republic? Or maybe Juan Gutiérrez from Venezuela?
And what about all the American pitchers who won't get the chance to throw out that first pitch because it's being thrown out by one these immigrants who're willing to throw it out earlier, faster, harder and for less money?
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July 28 at 4:55PM
Arizona's Unconstitutional Immigration Law Found to Be Unconstitutional
I realize that this is gonna be a huge bummer for fans of institutionalized intolerance and radicalized irrationality everywhere, but Arizona's anti-brown person law, which was to go into effect this month, just took a pretty big hit…[Judge Susan Bolton of Federal District Court] took aim at the parts of the law that have generated the most controversy, issuing a preliminary injunction against sections that called for police officers to check a person’s immigration status while enforcing other laws and that required immigrants to carry their papers at all times…Of course, like any villain worth her salt, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer shook her withered fist at the judge's ruling and promised the world that this fight far from over…
"There is a substantial likelihood that officers will wrongfully arrest legal resident aliens," she wrote. "By enforcing this statute, Arizona would impose a ‘distinct, unusual and extraordinary’ burden on legal resident aliens that only the federal government has the authority to impose."
"I am disappointed by Judge Susan Bolton's ruling," Gov. Jan Brewer said in a statement. "This fight is far from over. In fact, it is just the beginning, and at the end of what is certain to be a long legal struggle, Arizona will prevail in its right to protect our citizens."She then hopped into her rancor-powered Xenophomobile and raced away to her hidden lair deep within the bowels of the state governor's mansion.
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July 20 at 2:54PM
Migration Madness 2010: Racial Profiling Tournament Brackets
Arizona's recent bid to lead as America's biggest racial profiler has already received backing from Michigan, Alabama, Florida, Nebraska, and the Northern Mariana Islands, among others. But now seven of Mexico's fellow Latin American countries have followed its lead with motions in supports of lawsuits challenging Arizona's immigration enforcement law SP1070…
Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Paraguay and Peru filed separate, nearly identical motions to join Mexico's legal brief supporting the lawsuit filed by U.S. civil rights and other advocacy groups….You know what that means, don't you? It's time for Migration Madness, the tournament in which political entities slug it out in the headlines for the title — no, the legal right, actually — to have or not have Constitutionally unsound racial profiling implemented within the United States.
Mexico says the law would lead to racial profiling and hinder trade, tourism and the fight against drug trafficking.
And, no that we know which governing bodies have qualified, we can finally draw up the tournament seedings, which are based upon several factors, including country ranking, win-loss war record, ethnicity, and whether or not I think a country had a funny name. Continue after the jump to see how it shakes out…
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July 20 at 2:43PM
Migration Madness 2010: Racial Profiling Tournament Brackets – FINAL STANDINGS
The results to the 2010 Migration Madness Tournament are in!
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Ah, Paragua — always a bridesmaid, never a bride — put up a valiant fight, but in the end, it's really hard for any sovereign republic to beat a U.S. commonwealth that doesn't allow non-natives own land. It's like they've been training for this racist tournament their whole lives.
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Ah, Paragua — always a bridesmaid, never a bride — put up a valiant fight, but in the end, it's really hard for any sovereign republic to beat a U.S. commonwealth that doesn't allow non-natives own land. It's like they've been training for this racist tournament their whole lives.
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July 15 at 1:10PM
Nine States (and a Commonwealth) Have Got Arizona's Back
It appears as though Michigan is leading the charge against not supporting Arizona in its time of race-baiting need…States have the authority to enforce immigration laws and protect their borders, Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox said Wednesday in a legal brief on behalf of nine states supporting Arizona's immigration law.I'm just really happy to see that The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , where non-native islanders are not allowed to own land, have decided to take a stand and support Arizona. I had almost forgotten they existed.
Cox, one of five Republicans running for Michigan governor, said Michigan is the lead state backing Arizona in federal court and is joined by Alabama, Florida, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and Virginia, as well as the Northern Mariana Islands.
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July 9 at 12:41PM
DOJ's Lawsuit Against Arizona Not Nearly as Popular as Arizona's Law Against Brown People
To you, opposition Arizona's Law SP1070 may seem like a no-brainer with which all rational people in the country should be on board.
You, however, are probably misunderestimating the sheer number of no brains we have in this country. (Hint: There's a lot of no brains.)
Half of Americans reject President Barack Obama's lawsuit against Arizona's controversial immigration law, with only a third supporting the move, according to a Gallup poll released Friday… Nearly eight in 10 Republicans (79 percent) opposed the lawsuit, while 56 percent of Democrats were in favor of the Obama administration's decision…Do you know what people were also strongly opposed to back in the day? A law that made it it illegal to murder puppies for sport. (Not really.) For real! (Not for real.) In fact, there was an entire industry (no, there was not) built around the practice of murdering puppies for no good reason. And the puppy-murdering lobbyists (never existed) fought tooth-and-nail to keep that law (that did not exist) off the books. Now, we barely even think about about the puppy-murdering controversy. (That part is actually true.)
"The Obama administration is sailing against the tide of public opinion in its efforts to block the law, although members of Obama's own party certainly support the administration," Gallup said.
Think about it. (Don't bother.)
