By Curtis Prendergast
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SB 1070 dominated news coverage in Arizona during the summer of 2010. The consideration and passage of the bill in the Arizona Legislature was one of the first parts of that news coverage. The Chronicle gathered all the articles published during April 2010 by the Arizona Daily Star, the Arizona Republic, and the Nogales International that dealt with SB 1070 in the Arizona Legislature (NOTE: The Nogales International did not publish any stories on this topic in April 2010. They are included here to maintain consistency with the other Narratives in the News articles published by the Chronicle).
The narrative of the bill’s passage by the Arizona Legislature included 12 stories by the Arizona Republic and the Arizona Daily Star.
The key dates in April 2010 for SB 1070 were the following: The bill that became SB 1070 was approved by the Arizona House of Representatives on April 13 by a vote of 35-21. The bill was passed by the Arizona Senate on April 20. The bill was signed into law by Gov. Jan Brewer on April 23. Controversial language in the signed bill was changed on April 29. The legislative session ended on April 30.
Coverage of SB 1070 in the state Legislature began with House weighs migrant bill, published in the Arizona Republic, which discussed the passage of the bill by the House Military Affairs and Public Safety Committee. The next step was a vote by the House. An article in the Arizona Daily Star on April 8, Immigration battle fought within state, showed the perspective of immigrant rights activists. It also put the bill in the national context by discussing the possibility of the U.S. Congress passing a comprehensive immigration overhaul. Another article in the Star on April 8, Border Boletín: Immigration reform hopes dwindling, focused on immigration reform. This article also provided links to news articles dealing with immigration reform.
An article in the Star on April 14, OK’d bill lets cops go after migrants, discussed the passage of the bill by the Arizona House with a vote of 35-21. An editorial in the Star on April 16, Racial profiling, SB 1070 will go hand in hand, came out in opposition to the law. The Republic published an article on April 19, Ariz. lawmakers pass toughest illegal immigration law in U.S., that detailed reactions to the bill from supporters and opponents. It also quoted Gov. Brewer, who had five days to sign or veto the bill or do nothing and let it become law. Also on April 19, the Star published Selected quotes from debate on SB 1070, which provided reactions from Arizona lawmakers. On April 20 the Republic ran Passage, protests for tough immigrant bill, which gave local and national reactions to the bill, which passed the state Senate with a vote of 17-11. The article also described the potential impact of the bill.
On April 23, the Star ran Gov. Brewer signs sweeping illegal immigration measure, written by Howard Fischer of Capitol Media Services, about the bill being signed into law. The article included quotes from Gov. Brewer, Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard, and state Sen. Russell Pearce, who authored the bill. The Star ran Border Boletín: Final version of new state immigration law on its website, which included links to two versions of SB 1070 and other news articles about the law.
On April 28, the Republic ran a story, Referendum could delay Arizona immigration law to 2012, on a referendum drive that would put SB 1070 on hold until Arizonans could vote on it. The next day the Republic ran a story, Arizona immigration law: Changes sought by lawmakers, on changes to the bill that would remove the more inflammatory language, particularly “lawful contact” and “reasonable suspicion.”
Coverage of SB 1070 in the state Legislature ended with Arizona Legislature set to go home after wide-ranging session, which gave an overview of the legislative session.
Below are the articles published by the three newspapers organized chronologically:
Arizona Republic: House weighs migrant bill (April 1, 2010)
“A wide-ranging immigration proposal in the state Legislature continues to attract advocates from both sides of the issue…Martha Payan of Phoenix was among a group that showed up wearing bright yellow T-shirts with wording opposing sanctuary policies and a black ribbon in memory of Robert Krentz, the rancher killed in southern Arizona.”
Arizona Daily Star: Immigration battle fought within state (April 8, 2010)
“Now that Washington is no longer fixated on overhauling health care, local immigration-advocacy groups see the potential for changes they favor. But they’re reluctant to shift their efforts from state-level work.”
Arizona Daily Star: Border Boletín: Immigration reform hopes dwindling (updated) (April 8, 2010)
“It’s looking like immigration reform will have to wait for another year to get serious consideration in Congress. Here are two articles explaining why the Obama administration is likely to avoid a second polarizing topic after the health care reform battle:”
Arizona Daily Star (Los Angeles Times): OK’d bill lets cops go after migrants (April 14, 2010)
“Arizona lawmakers on Tuesday approved what opponents and supporters agree is the toughest measure in the country against illegal immigrants, directing local police to determine whether people are in the country legally.”
Arizona Daily Star (Editorial): Racial profiling, SB 1070 will go hand in hand (April 16, 2010)
“A bill that would require local police to demand immigration documents and to jail those who cannot produce them must not be enacted into law by the Legislature and the governor. The measure would turn legal residents into police targets, as well as those who are here illegally. It would foment racial profiling of Hispanics.”
Arizona Republic: Ariz. lawmakers pass toughest illegal immigration law in U.S. (April 19, 2010)
“Arizona lawmakers on Monday approved one of the toughest illegal immigration laws in the United States. The immigration bill now heads to Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, who has five days to sign it, veto it or do nothing and allow it to become law. Brewer said she’d be reviewing the legislation over the next several days, indicating that she will likely take the maximum time allowed to her before taking action.”
Arizona Daily Star: Selected quotes from debate on SB 1070 (April 19, 2010)
“Sen. Thayer Verschoor, R-Gilbert: “We’ve had an abdication of our federal government’s responsibility to enforce immigration laws here, protect our borders, protect us from the criminals that are crossing our borders, who are killing our citizens, who are robbing their homes, invading their homes.”
Sen. Linda Lopez, D-Tucson: “This bill actually legalizes racial profiling.”
Arizona Republic: Passage, protests for tough immigrant bill (April 20, 2010)
“One of the toughest proposed illegal-immigration measures in the country passed its final hurdle in the Arizona Legislature on Monday, moving on to face national media scrutiny, a growing firestorm of opposition and cautious consideration by the Governor’s Office.
Senate Bill 1070 would, among other things, make it a state crime to be in the country illegally and require local police to enforce federal immigration laws. The state Senate approved the bill by a 17-11 vote.”
Arizona Daily Star (Capitol Media Services): Gov. Brewer signs sweeping illegal immigration measure (April 23, 2o1o)
“PHOENIX – Defending its legality, Gov. Jan Brewer signed what is the toughest state law in the country designed to combat illegal immigration.”
Arizona Daily Star: Border Boletín: Final version of new state immigration law (April 27, 2010)
“In trying to do some research on Arizona’s new get-tough-on-illegal-immigration law, I realized that I was looking at an old version. If you just google “SB 1070,” that might happen to you, too. Here’s two links that will get you to the final version signed by Gov. Jan Brewer last Friday:”
Arizona Republic: Referendum could delay Arizona immigration law to 2012 (April 28, 2010)
“A group calling itself One Arizona filed petitions with the state Wednesday to refer Arizona’s new immigration law to the November ballot. It’s the second referendum drive announced this week.”
Arizona Republic: Arizona immigration law: Changes sought by lawmakers (April 29, 2010)
“The Arizona House approved several new changes to Arizona’s new immigration law. The changes still need final approval from the Senate before being passed along to the governor. If Gov. Jan Brewer supports them, they would go into effect at the same time the new law would.”
Arizona Republic: Arizona Legislature set to go home after wide-ranging session (April 30, 2010)
“With a last-minute change to Arizona’s newest immigration law, the Legislature was poised to adjourn its regular session late Thursday. In a flurry of activity over the past two days, lawmakers restored a health-care program for children of low-income families, created a new criminal classification for “sexting” between juveniles and made tweaks to the photo-enforcement system, such as requiring clearer posting of speed limits and camera locations.”
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