Fund tied to SB 1070 nears $500,000
Donations pour in to Brewer's legal-defense repository from across U.S.
Residents throughout the United States have contributed nearly half a million dollars to a legal-defense fund set up by Gov. Jan Brewer to help fight lawsuits related to Senate Bill 1070.
As of Thursday, the fund had a nearly $500,000 balance - the result of thousands of contributions from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The bulk of the money, more than $330,000 of it, has rolled in this week, in the days following the federal government's decision to sue Arizona over the new immigration law.
Brewer formally created the cash repository, officially known as the "Governor's Border Security and Immigration Legal Defense Fund" on May 26.
In the hours before and after the Department of Justice filed its suit Tuesday, Brewer actively sought donations to help defend the state against the legal action, posting pleas on social-media sites such as Twitter and Facebook.
link to donate to the Arizona Defense fund
It apparently worked: The Governor's Office said Web contributions made through www.keepazsafe.com, now total $434,000. Additional mail-in donations bring the balance to nearly $500,000.
Read more at The Arizona Republic http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2010/07/09/20100709defensefund0709.html#ixzz0tDSW5Qz9
Friday, July 09, 2010
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