FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

5 September 2012

info@nationaltequilapartymovement.com

Shirl Mora James, Lead Co-President, Civil Rights and Immigration Lawyer
DeeDee Garcia Blase, Foundress and Co-President

The National Tequila Party Movement responded to the Supreme Court’s June 2012 decision with regard to SB 1070 when we wrote:

“…The Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution is alive and well today.  The US Supreme Court clearly reaffirmed that immigration is within the preview of federal jurisdiction only.  Arizona completely lost on the question of 1) undocumented immigrant registration; 2) undocumented immigrant employment; 3) law enforcement officers arresting without a warrant.  The 4^th provision regarding “papers please” was only narrowly upheld because the Court does not have the necessary facts to determine if the law is valid. The Court stated, “This opinion does not foreclose other preemption and constitutional challenges to the law as interpreted and applied after it goes into effect.”   In other words the Court did not have the necessary facts in front of them at this time, but the issue is being left with the door wide open.”

In other words, (even though the Supreme Court did not uphold most of SB 1070) the Court could not throw out the 4^th provision — and it is predictable that Susan Bolton did not have much of a choice because they needed to see a case where someone is discriminated against.   If you read the Supreme Court decision of June 2012, the Supreme Court in essence stated it was premature to throw out the 4^th section of SB 1070, but would entertain other challenges to this if someone is racially profiled against. They clearly invited challenges to the way it is applied.

We encourage brown-skinned individuals, or any other person of color to do the following if they feel their Civil Rights have been violated.

HOTLINE TO THE DOJ FOR FIELDING INQUIRIES TO REPORT CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN ARIZONA

The Department of Justice has set up hotline phone numbers for fielding inquiries about how people can report potential civil rights violations in Arizona and/or have additional questions for DOJ about the Supreme Court ruling on the Arizona SB 1070 immigration law.

1) Hotline to Report Civil Rights Violations:
Phone: 855-353-1010
Email: Sb1070@usdoj.gov

2) Additional Inquiries regarding the SCOTUS Decision:
Phone: 202-514-3465
Email: oipl@usdoj.gov

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According to HUFFPO:

After dining at a Tea Party event on Tuesday, former Arizona state Senate President Russell Pearce proclaimed his support for Romney, citing similar views on immigration as his key reason.

“His immigration policy is identical to mine,” Pearce said, according to The Washington Post. “Attrition by enforcement. It’s identical to mine — enforce the laws.”

After serving 10 years as a state legislator, Pearce was voted out of office last November in a special recall election. His lead role in crafting S.B. 1070 (Arizona’s controversial immigration law), along with his ties to a college football bowl game scandal, were contributing factors behind that loss.

Now that Romney has secured the endorsement of nativist and Tea Party extremist Russell Pearce, he is joined by our whacky State Governor — Jan Brewer.  The more Mitt Romney receives endorsements from Tea Party extremists, the heavier that millstone will get around his neck.

From THINK PROGRESS:

Nativist Gov. Jan Brewer Endorses Romney | On Meet the Press this morning, Gov. Jan Brewer (R-AZ) endorsed Mitt Romney for President. Although Brewer offered little explanation for her decision, citing only Romney’s “pro-business background” and his “political history,” it is not the least bit surprising that one of the nation’s leading nativist politicians is now backing Romney. Brewer signed SB 1070, the first of a wave of anti-immigrant bills authored by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R), who has also endorsed Romney. Romney also campaigned with Kobach on Martin Luther King Day, despite the fact that Kobach is an attorney with the legal arm of an organization the Southern Poverty Law Center designates a “nativist hate group.” Watch Brewer’s endorsement here.

Al Madrigal travels to Arizona, where the powerful evidence of hearsay convinced the Tucson school board to ban Mexican-American studies programs.