Former Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce, who was instrumental in
getting Arizona’s controversial immigration law passed, appeared on
CNN’s “Starting Point” on Tuesday and told Soledad O’Brien that “9/11
would’ve been averted” if the federal government had enforced
immigration law.
Pearce was reacting to the Supreme Court’s ruling on SB-1070, which
resulted in three out of four provisions being declared unconstitutional
but left one key component in place, the so-called “show me your
papers” provision. He said he is “disappointed” the Court did not uphold
all of the immigration law but reaffirmed that Arizona will continue
enforcing section 2b, which allows police officers with “reasonable
suspicion” to check on a person’s immigration status.
Condescendingly, O’Brien asked Pearce how police in Arizona would
implement the remaining portion of the bill. “How is it going to be
enforced? How’s it going to work? What does it look like? Someone’s
driving in a car and they are stopped with a broken taillight – what
happens?”
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