Tag Archives: Papers Please

Republican Outreach

Posted on January 28, 2013 at 3:30 pm by JM Ashby

It’s time for another episode of Republican Outreach which, not-coincidentally, is brought to us by Arizona. Arizona Republicans have introduced a bill which I would characterize as “Papers Please” for healthcare. Hospitals would need to check the immigration status of … Continue reading →

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Kris Kobach, Creator of “Papers Please,” Also a Birther

Posted on September 14, 2012 at 4:28 pm by JM Ashby

Kris Kobach, the grandfather of “Papers Please” anti-immigration law and an adviser to Mitt Romney, said yesterday that he and the state board of elections was considering removing President Obama from the November ballot. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, … Continue reading →

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Nope. Not Racist At All.

Posted on July 23, 2012 at 3:00 pm by JM Ashby

While we’re on the subject of former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce being a colossal douche, lets take a moment to look at the content of the emails the ACLU and other rights organizations are using in court to challenge … Continue reading →

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Easy to Swallow

Posted on July 18, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Pat Bagley In other news, the National Immigration Law Center has filed a lawsuit in Arizona challenging the remaining parts of “Papers Please” anti-immigration law left intact by the Supreme Court.

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Scalia Leaves Little Doubt

Posted on June 25, 2012 at 3:45 pm by JM Ashby

Justice Antonin Scalia has left little doubt which side of the aisle he will come down on Thursday when the Supreme Court rules on the Affordable Care Act. In today’s ruling on Arizona’s anti-immigration “Papers Please” law SB1070, Scalia spent … Continue reading →

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Scalia Uses Right Wing Talking Points Again

Posted on April 25, 2012 at 4:30 pm by JM Ashby

Supreme Court Justice Scalia exposed his inner Federalist today during oral arguments for and against Arizona’s “Papers Please” anti-immigration law, wherein he suggested that immigrants are comparable to bank robbers, and that the federal government doesn’t want states to interfere … Continue reading →

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The Romney Campaign Thinks Latinos Are Stupid

Posted on April 17, 2012 at 7:00 pm by JM Ashby

As we’ve discussed numerous times, Mitt Romney’s immigration policy proposals are the harshest out of all past and present presidential candidates during this election cycle. So harsh in fact that he managed to make Newt Gingrich seem compassionate for a … Continue reading →

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“Papers Please” and the Latino Vote

Posted on April 7, 2012 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

Following the arrest of several individuals who do not have brown skin, Alabama Republicans decided that they may need to revise their “Papers Please” anti-immigration law, HB56, to ensure that no more white people are arrested. After all, they weren’t … Continue reading →

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Free Agent

Posted on March 11, 2012 at 7:30 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Jimmy Margulies In other news, the Eleventh Circuit Court has temporarily blocked a portion of Alabama’s “Paper Please” immigration law that prohibits immigrants from doing business with the state. This includes, among other things, signing up for utilities … Continue reading →

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Alabama’s “Papers Please” is a Complete Failure

Posted on February 14, 2012 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

Not surprisingly, the anti-immigration law dubbed a “jobs bill” by its primary proponents may eliminate over 100,000 jobs and create virtually none in an agriculturally dependent state. According to a new report from Bloomberg’s Business Week, a study recently published … Continue reading →

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