A federal judge has delayed implementation of the most controversial parts of Arizona’s new immigration-enforcement law, but that is only a first step in the state’s frontline battle over border policy.
Our sister paper Phoenix New Times is at the heart of the conflict, and has been devoting special attention — along with the entire Village Voice Media chain — to the issue.
This week VVM executive editor Michael Lacey looks at SB 1070, the yahoo politics that brought it about, and what it means for Arizona and America.
This article appears in Jul 22-28, 2010.