USA TODAY: The state of Arizona has moved onto contentious political territory once again with the legislative passage of a bill requiring President Barack Obama and other presidential candidates to prove their U.S. citizenship before their names can appear on the state’s ballot.
Opponents say Arizona’s bill, approved late this week, gives the state another black eye after lawmakers approved a controversial immigration enforcement law last year.
Gov. Jan Brewer, who has until the end of business Thursday to act on the proposal, declined to say whether she would sign the measure, which would make Arizona the first state to enact such a requirement… (more)
EDITOR: There is much to be gained politically, especially in Republican primaries, by playing to the ignorance and prejudices of a significant segment of the population.
