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“But then there’s the simultaneous, countering trend: SB 1070 has also lifted up the most vitriolic elements of the anti-immigrant movement and as of today, politicians in 21 states are following Arizona’s lead. We’ve found five states in which legislators have introduced laws that mirror the one in Arizona and 16 in which politicians say they plan to introduce bills. As I reported in ColorLines last month, these copycat bills are not merely following Arizona’s lead. Rather, the bills are the fruits of a concerted political strategy seeded by the far-right group Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), which has taken money from a eugenics foundation and was created by a man who warned of a ‘Latin onslaught.’” (via COLORLINES - Mapping the Spread of SB 1070)
maryland…… are you fucking kidding me.
the annoying thing is that i am 100% sure my parents will agree with the bill.