November 2, 2010
Private prisons helped draft Arizona immigration law?
Many voters today will be motivated by anger at politicians, whether it's over too much spending or not enough jobs. They should be just as worried about the things they don't see -- the unknown forces influencing decisions at all levels of government.
National Public Radio's investigative report last week about the origins of Arizona's immigration law, Senate Bill 1070, is one example. It turns out that border security wasn't the only, or perhaps even the major, reason it passed. During a December meeting in Washington at which the law was written, representatives of the Corrections Corporation of America -- the largest private prison company in the nation -- were in the room with Russell Pearce, the bill's chief sponsor...
LINK - MercuryNews.com
