The REAL reason AZ passed that stupid law:

[annabanana]

http://www.alternet.org/story/146657/the_real_reason_why_arizona_passed_such_harsh_immigration_laws

Don't be fooled. The way the media plays the story, it was a wave of racist, anti-immigrant hysteria that moved Arizona Republicans to pass a sick little law, signed last week, requiring every person in the state to carry papers proving they are US citizens.

What moved GOP Governor Jan Brewer to sign the Soviet-style show-me-your-papers law is the exploding number of legal Hispanics, US citizens all, who are daring to vote - and daring to vote Democratic by more than two-to-one. Unless this demographic locomotive is halted, Arizona Republicans know their party will soon be electoral toast. Or, if you like, tortillas.

(more at link)

[Hannah Bell]

1. and, i'd bet, the level of activism. biggest mobilizations in

years have been in the hispanic community.

they still have that solidarity thing going, unlike non-immigrants.

[ccharles000]

2. k/r

[babylonsister]

3. Rec'd. Makes perfect sense to me. TX and CO also seem to want to

jump on this bandwagon, probably for the same reason.

[mod mom]

4. The GOP doesn't want people of color (including Af Ams, Hispanics, Native Ams)

to vote because they vote Democratic. We witnessed this in 2004. they don't have the US Attys doing their dirty work any more so they employ state officials.

[Xipe Totec]

6. They want Arizona to be the melanoma state (nt)

[hobbit709]

5. The last thing the repukes want is a large voter turnout.

They know if that happens they're going to get creamed. So voter suppression and in close races, out and out vote stealing is their modus operandum.

[AsahinaKimi]

7. K&R

:kick:

[Xipe Totec]

8. delete - wrong thread

[TommyO]

9. Greg Palast does some great work.

[Dogtown]

10. There will be a very obvious police presence

in the area of polling places in hispanic districts, come November.

[Soylent Brice]

11. spot on. the added bonus

for the repukes is that it encourages discriminatory practices simultaneously which is playing to their racist voter base.

K&R

[yellerpup]

12. I do like tortillas.

I love tortillas. Tortillas are a real American food.

[customerserviceguy]

13. Doesn't make sense to me

So, Brewer wanted to depress Hispanic voting in November by enraging Hispanics? Seems that it would have the opposite effect to me.

I think the prime reason for this is economic. In good times, there's enough to go around for people who aren't supposed to be here in the first place, but in tough times, you favor citizens over visitors.

[disillusioned73]

14. Great article..

tagged it to my FB page. More people need to understand the TRUE intent of this unconstitutional legislation..

edit; wow, spelling bad

[WilliamPitt]

15. Wait...

They're trying to court Hispanic voters...by alienating Hispanic voters?

That makes no sense.

[Hepburn]

16. Will Dearest...

...what the GOP does usually does not make sense! :hi:

[WilliamPitt]

17. Oh right.

I forgot. ;)

[annabanana]

18. I think the article is trying to say they are doing this to scare likely Democratic

voters out of the State. . I think.

[Blue Owl]

19. But did they factor in the R's who will jump ship

now that the GOP has exposed its Nazi-esque stance on immigration?