Today's conference presented by Center for Social Cohesion addressed how Americans can live together harmoniously. Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor summed it up like this: "Just cook Mexican food". "I'd get everybody together and cook mexican food and we'd sit around outside and drink beer and make friends with each other, said O'Connor while addressing a Center for Social Cohesion event at the National Press Club today. "That works", said O'Connor. Suffice it say, she'd have to buy a lot of 'beer', and cook a lot of 'Mexican food'. Luckily she said she was open to other suggestions. O'Connor's home state of Arizona is one of many implementing tough immigration laws towards its Latina residents. Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed the nation’s toughest bill on illegal immigration into law, aimed at identifying, prosecuting and deporting illegal immigrants. She made the comment when...
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