Ethnic Studies Myths | Feature | Tucson Weekly.
In Arizona, we have firsthand experience with the power of myth—for example, think of Gov. Jan Brewer’s claim of an endless stream of headless corpses in the desert.
It’s that kind of storytelling that has helped our state become a top exporter of anti-Mexican sentiment, first with SB 1070, and then with HB 2281, Arizona’s anti-ethnic-studies law.