• Arizona Governor Jan Brewer is one of the most popular conservative political figures in America today. She has 400,000 fans on Facebook (first for all governors, third for all currently elected officials and ninth for all US political figures) and has had millions of You-Tube views. She has appeared on numerous national television shows, with standing requests from The View, 60 Minutes, and others.

• The controversy will continue to make headlines as the Department of Justice’s lawsuit makes its way through the courts—and as a dozen other states debate similar laws.

Since the passage of Arizona Senate Bill 1070—the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act—which empowers local police to stop anyone suspected of being an illegal immigrant, Arizona has become ground zero in the debate over illegal immigration. At the center of the controversy is the state’s Republican governor, Jan Brewer, a woman who has been hailed as a politician so tough she eats “scorpions for breakfast.” Praised by Chuck Norris for her political fortitude—“she’s got a tougher skin than me”—Brewer has stood firm against critics and the Obama Administration, which has challenged the law.

Now, in this sure to be headline-making book, Governor Brewer offers an in-depth explanation of the factors behind the law, detailing the scope of the immigration problem and its impact on Arizona, and makes a case for allowing states to override federal authority when necessary.

Crime, drugs, human trafficking, kidnappings, blackmail, and violence erupting on the streets of Arizona’s cities and suburbs are only part of the problem resulting from America’s porous borders, she argues. An even greater strain is placed on the state’s beleaguered health, educational, and social welfare networks. Though the governor does not blame or demonize immigrants, she does fault the federal government, and has laid down the gauntlet: “Mr. President, do your job!” If he does not take action, she says, the states will—just as Arizona has.

Concise and hard-hitting, Scorpions for Breakfast is sure to be a clarion call to help citizens understand this vital issue and its implications not only for Arizona, but the entire nation.