Far-right Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Arizona) issued a press release honoring the life of a racist former lawmaker who had been pushed to resign from politics after he suggested that women should only be granted public benefits if they were sterilized beforehand.
Rep. Andy Biggs is seen outside a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on January 3, 2023.Far right Rep. Andy Biggs issued a press release over the weekendwho had been pushed to resign from politics after he suggested that women should only be granted public benefits if they were sterilized beforehand.
Biggs appeared on the House floor last week to speak about the life of former state Sen. Russell Pearce, whom Biggs had served with during his own time as a state lawmaker. Pearce, who sponsored vehemently anti-immigrant legislation, died earlier this month.Biggs’s statements — bothand in the newsletter — referred to Pearce as tough and courageous, touting his public service in politics and in the military while praising his fascist and racist legacy.
The policy also required residents to provide law enforcement with documents on the spot showing they were either citizens or lawfully in the U.S. If a resident didn’t comply — including in cases where they had simply left their ID at home — the statute permitted law enforcement to make an arrestto believe they had committed “any public offense that makes the person removable from the United States.
Pearce also promoted other legislation targeting undocumented people and the broader Latinx community in Arizona. He pushed a bill, for example,
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