FROM THE EDITOR
That Copper Lady
It didn’t take us long to decide what iconic image could
illustrate this month’s coverage of immigration. We turned almost immediately to
the Statue of Liberty, she who lifts her
“lamp beside the golden door” (spoken
through the poet Emma Lazarus).
It is that statue—and that poem—that
vivifies the maddening schizophrenia most
all of us have about issues of migration.
Aren’t most of us descendants of foreigners—“yearning to breathe free”? Hasn’t our
country benefited from that? But how many
new arrivals can we bear on our “teeming
shore”? And if there are rules, why do some
bend or break them?
Do we even need “Comprehensive
Immigration Reform” (CIR), or should we
just enforce the laws we have?
These questions and others led us to this,
our second special immigration feature in
just over two years. No matter what their
practice area, Arizona lawyers are more
affected by immigration law and policy than
are their counterparts nationwide. So we
offer this variety of thinkers (and doers) on
the topic.
One important reason to cover the issue is that CIR is in the offing. As
recently as June 25, President Barack Obama reiterated his intention to tackle
reform this year:
Immigration in January 2007.
My administration is fully behind an effort to achieve comprehensive immigration reform. … The American people … want to see a solution in which
we are tightening up our borders, or cracking down on employers who are
using illegal workers in order to drive down wages—and oftentimes mistreat
those workers. And we need an effective way to recognize and legalize the
status of undocumented workers who are here. … I think the American people are ready for us to do so.
We think our approach in this issue provides more light than heat. We asked
experts in areas touched by immigration to describe the situation and suggest
changes. Write to us at arizona.attorney@azbar.org to tell us how we fared.
Finally, I must thank Roxie Bacon. She, like the 12 million or
so undocumented migrants who are here, prefers to remain “in
the shadows,” but she coordinated, contacted and collaborated to
hook and reel in stellar writers and policymakers. Her partnership
on this endeavor was necessary—and a joy. Thank you, Rox.
This issue includes even more for readers: a profile of Ray Hanna,
the new State Bar President, and a roundtable with Supreme
Court and other leaders on the imminent rollout of nearly
paper-less courts.
Amidst all that, don’t miss a new feature we are pleased to
launch: a monthly column of Arizona Verdicts. In partnership
with West’s Jury Verdicts, we’ll deliver a monthly snapshot of trials, settlements and arbitrations, which also will provide you the
opportunity to have your own verdicts results published. We hope
you find this a valuable addition. AZ AT
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