Arizona's Pearce Problem...

This dude, Russell Pearce, the Senator from Arizona sponsoring the SB1070 Bill, a bill designed to identify, prosecute, and deport illegal immigrants. Arizona's Governor Jan Brewer signed the bill April 23rd. 90 days from that day the bill would be enforced, which would have been today, but Federal Judge Susan Bolton filed an injunction that blocked many of the most controversial parts of the bill, temporarily. So it's not yet a crime to be Hispanic standing on the side of the road soliciting work, with no papers, no ID, but with tools.

Russell Pearce has a long history, one riddled with supremacist group memberships, racists remarks, an abusive nature towards his wife, and tampering with state driving records. In a recent story on NPR, he was quoted as saying, "I believe in the rule of law … I've always believed in the rule of law. We're a nation of laws."; and "I will not back off until we solve the problem of this illegal invasion. Invaders, that's what they are. Invaders on the American sovereignty and it can't be tolerated."

Alongside the adults he has also another bill SB 1097 that targets students in public school that are illegal immigrants. The text of this bill reads that schools districts are required by Arizona law to collect data on the amount of illegal students enrolled. Second, the bill requires a report estimating the costs of taxpayer money being used to educate illegal students. Third, if the school district does not fulfill the requirements of the bill, the superintendent of public instruction may deny and hold back the state aid provided to the specific school district.

There is a piece of this story that I feel is the most important, and that is that his wife, LuAnn, whom he is still married to, filed for divorce and stated in the filing that in 1980 Russell choked her and threw her down. I wanted to choke my son the other day and throw him down cause I asked him to take out the trash and he slung his body for the first few steps, neither here nor there, lol! But all of these things go together...racism, a violent nature, lying, deceit...Jus' sayin'.

I didn't load this post with links, cause if you know me then you know I do my research. I just think it's important to know who you're standing behind. I stand behind working hard, fending for family, doing what it takes, bettering situations, giving a chance to those that would otherwise not get one, rehabilitation, adaptation, inclusion, sacrifice, and most importantly charity. There's a drug problem, sure, but why can't America and Mexico work together to figure this one out?