Arizona Immigration Law Is An Attack On All Women  In addition
to the obvious racist and xenophobic implications of the new
Arizona immigration law, in addition to the obvious concerns
that this unlawful law targets residents based on the hue of
their skin and the language on their lips…  There is something
else that troubles us. SB 1070 is an attack on women –
especially mothers, and those who find themselves in situations
of domestic violence, sexual assault or workplace
discrimination.  What was Governor Jan Brewer thinking when she
stood for all the world to see and signed this wrong-headed
legislation into law? There is so much in SB 1070 that compels
activists to speak out against it.  Targeting drivers for
potential deportation means mothers are taken away from their
children, splitting up families in pursuit of enforcement of a
broken immigration system. A mother dropping her child off at
school or child care in the morning doesn't know if she'll be
there to pick her up in the afternoon.  And SB 1070