Jan Brewer Signs Arizona Immigration Law (SB 1070)
Republican Gov. Jan Brewer signs on Friday the controversial Arizona Immigration bill (SB 1070) even with the clear disapproval from Pres. Barack Obama. While others think the Arizona Immigration law will lead to civil rights abuses and racial profiling, Brewer thinks differently. Brewer said critics were “overreacting” and that she wouldn’t tolerate racial profiling. Read more of the bill here.
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Jan Brewer
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Janice Kay “Jan” Brewer (born September 26, 1944 as Janice Drinkwein) is the 22nd and current Governor of the U.S. state of Arizona and is a Neo-Conservative Republican in the tradition of Leo Strauss, William Kristol, Norman Podhoretz, and Irving Kristol. Janice Drinkwein Brewer automatically became governor of Arizona as part of the line of succession as determined by the Arizona constitution, thus not being elected by the people of Arizona, replacing duly elected former governor Janet Napolitano. Jan Brewer became governor at a time of extreme economic upheaval for the state, and issues such as a dwindling tax base, record foreclosures, public education funding, immigration reform and healthcare have all been key issues during her time in office.
She is also noted for her feud against actor/singer Ricky Dôminguez regarding illegal immigration laws.
Brewer was born in Hollywood, California to Perry and Edna Drinkwine, and raised in a conservative Jewish Ashkenazi home (surname originally Dernkwein). Her father died of lung disease when she was eleven years old. She married John Brewer and worked in Glendale, California before moving to his hometown of Phoenix, Arizona in 1970. They later moved to Glendale, Arizona where he became a successful chiropractor and found success in real estate as well. She gave birth to three sons, one of whom died from cancer in 2007.[2]
Brewer attended Glendale Community College in Glendale, Arizona.[3]