4.30.2010
May 1 Anti-Arizona Rally USA! FIND ONE
There are rallies against Arizona and its passage of the so-called "Show Me Your Papers Law," SB 1070, which effectively legalizes racial profiling. These are only a few. You can find many more HERE. If you'd like us get the word out on a rally or protest, please let us know. We would be glad to list it: email us at arizonaboycott@gmail.com.
Alexandria, VA: 9:00 a.m. 3801 Mount Vernon Avenue at the Tenants and Workers United Office to Lafayette Park by the White House. (INFO)
Charlotte, NC: 11:00 a.m. 700 E. 4th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 (INFO)
Los Angeles, CA: 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 1, at Olympic Boulevard and Broadway (INFO)
McAllen, TX: 10:00 a.m. McAllen–Rally at Archer Park (INFO)
Memphis, TN: 12:00– 3:00 p.m. National Civil Rights Museum, 450 Mulberry St (INFO)
*FYI THE KKK (AKA Republicans) will be counterprotesting. (INFO)
Milwaukee, WI: 12:00 p.m. Voces de la Frontera – 1027 S. 5th St. to Mitchell Park until 6pm! (INFO)
New York, NY: 12:00 p.m. Foley Square, Downtown Manhattan (Worth Street Between Centre & Lafayette Streets) (INFO)
New York, NY: Union Square (Rally Information)
San Antonio, TX: 2 p.m., following a route that goes east on Houston Street, south on North Alamo and west on Commerce, ending with more speeches and music at the San Fernando Cathedral. (INFO)
Santa Fe, NM: 1:30 p.m. Corner of Guadalupe and Paseo de Peralta (in front of De Vargas Shopping Center) (INFO)
Seattle, WA: 12:00 p.m. Judkins Park 611 20th Ave S. (INFO)
Find a rally in your city: (FIND RALLY)
March In Protest May 1: Over 70 Cities Across The USA to Rally Against SB 1070, For Immigration Reform:
The list of May 1 marches is growing by the hour, already stretching from Maine to California, from Alaska to Florida. Here’s the current, impressively varied list of march locations (see here for updates): (READ MORE)
Alexandria, VA: 9:00 a.m. 3801 Mount Vernon Avenue at the Tenants and Workers United Office to Lafayette Park by the White House. (INFO)
Charlotte, NC: 11:00 a.m. 700 E. 4th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 (INFO)
Los Angeles, CA: 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 1, at Olympic Boulevard and Broadway (INFO)
McAllen, TX: 10:00 a.m. McAllen–Rally at Archer Park (INFO)
Memphis, TN: 12:00– 3:00 p.m. National Civil Rights Museum, 450 Mulberry St (INFO)
*FYI THE KKK (AKA Republicans) will be counterprotesting. (INFO)
Milwaukee, WI: 12:00 p.m. Voces de la Frontera – 1027 S. 5th St. to Mitchell Park until 6pm! (INFO)
New York, NY: 12:00 p.m. Foley Square, Downtown Manhattan (Worth Street Between Centre & Lafayette Streets) (INFO)
New York, NY: Union Square (Rally Information)
San Antonio, TX: 2 p.m., following a route that goes east on Houston Street, south on North Alamo and west on Commerce, ending with more speeches and music at the San Fernando Cathedral. (INFO)
Santa Fe, NM: 1:30 p.m. Corner of Guadalupe and Paseo de Peralta (in front of De Vargas Shopping Center) (INFO)
Seattle, WA: 12:00 p.m. Judkins Park 611 20th Ave S. (INFO)
Find a rally in your city: (FIND RALLY)
March In Protest May 1: Over 70 Cities Across The USA to Rally Against SB 1070, For Immigration Reform:
The list of May 1 marches is growing by the hour, already stretching from Maine to California, from Alaska to Florida. Here’s the current, impressively varied list of march locations (see here for updates): (READ MORE)
Revenge: CA Tea baggers Warn SF for AZ Boycott
Tea baggers show their stripes every public appearance. Their gatherings are about as diverse as a KKK meeting. If the action on Arizona accomplishes anything, it will remind the extreme right wing of the U.S. who has dominated press coverage this year what an effective protest is.
The passion they are showing for Arizona's racial profiling law demonstrates how fluid their principals really were. With all of the paranoid fantasies of a "police state," implanting microchips, and losing their government, if anything you would think they would be supporting Arizona's assault on American citizens. I would love to see a typical Teabagger's reaction if they were pulled over and asked to produce "papers."
Good luck on your racist boycott of San Francisco. They will get as much support as South Africa did in before dumping Apartheid or Arizona did before accepting Martin Luther King Day.
-via Talking Points Memo
The passion they are showing for Arizona's racial profiling law demonstrates how fluid their principals really were. With all of the paranoid fantasies of a "police state," implanting microchips, and losing their government, if anything you would think they would be supporting Arizona's assault on American citizens. I would love to see a typical Teabagger's reaction if they were pulled over and asked to produce "papers."
Good luck on your racist boycott of San Francisco. They will get as much support as South Africa did in before dumping Apartheid or Arizona did before accepting Martin Luther King Day.
-via Talking Points Memo
"California Tea Party groups are calling San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's boycott and raising him a ... boycott.
The mayor raised the ire of California Tea Partiers this week when, in response to Arizona's passage of a controversial immigration law, he announced a boycott of the state, barring San Francisco city employees from entering Arizona and threatening to cut off economic ties." (READ MORE)
Criswell College President (TX): "WETBACKS"
Criswell College Interim President Lamar Cooper, was discussing the controversial illegal immigration law in Arizona with a fellow parishioner Sunday morning when Cooper used the word "wetbacks." (READ MORE)
Ricky Martin: End Discrimination, Hate and Racism
–via HuffPost
"Singer Ricky Martin joined in the criticism of Arizona's new law that will allow police to stop anyone they think might be an illegal immigrant.
Appearing at the Billboard Latin Music Awards ceremony Thursday, Martin said the law "makes no sense," and he urged an end to discrimination, hate and racism...
"Put a stop to discrimination. Put a stop to hate. Put a stop to racism."...
Mexican pop singer Paulina Rubio also criticized the law, as did Larry Hernandez, who won Latin Artist of the Year " (READ MORE)
"Singer Ricky Martin joined in the criticism of Arizona's new law that will allow police to stop anyone they think might be an illegal immigrant.
Appearing at the Billboard Latin Music Awards ceremony Thursday, Martin said the law "makes no sense," and he urged an end to discrimination, hate and racism...
"Put a stop to discrimination. Put a stop to hate. Put a stop to racism."...
Mexican pop singer Paulina Rubio also criticized the law, as did Larry Hernandez, who won Latin Artist of the Year " (READ MORE)
NYT: Diamondbacks Face Backlash Over Law
The fight over Arizona’s illegal-immigration law came to the sidewalk outside Wrigley Field on Thursday afternoon, in the shadow of a game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Chicago Cubs.
And at least one member of Congress, Representative José E. Serrano, Democrat of New York, was urging Major League Baseball to change the site of the 2011 All-Star Game, now set for Phoenix; Mr. Serrano likened the circumstances to the early 1990s, when the National Football League rescinded an agreement to hold the Super Bowl in Arizona during a period before the state accepted Martin Luther King’s Birthday as a holiday.
...Dozens of protesters waved signs and chanted “Boycott Arizona! Boycott Arizona!”...
Mr. Bicchieri and others here contended that it was reasonable to make the Diamondbacks a boycott target because the team’s ownership had — through contributions to political leaders in Arizona — indirectly supported the immigration law. (READ MORE)
And at least one member of Congress, Representative José E. Serrano, Democrat of New York, was urging Major League Baseball to change the site of the 2011 All-Star Game, now set for Phoenix; Mr. Serrano likened the circumstances to the early 1990s, when the National Football League rescinded an agreement to hold the Super Bowl in Arizona during a period before the state accepted Martin Luther King’s Birthday as a holiday.
...Dozens of protesters waved signs and chanted “Boycott Arizona! Boycott Arizona!”...
Mr. Bicchieri and others here contended that it was reasonable to make the Diamondbacks a boycott target because the team’s ownership had — through contributions to political leaders in Arizona — indirectly supported the immigration law. (READ MORE)
Chinese Americans Join The Protest
"...SB 1070 is harmful to all Americans, both White and of colour. Yet, we aren’t talking about the fact that the second largest group of undocumented immigrants who cross into America along Arizona’s southern border are ethnic Chinese; Asians in Arizona are also very likely to be targeted for racial profiling by Arizona’s state cops when SB 1070 comes into effect this summer. And we certainly aren’t talking about the dangerous precedent that Arizona’s anti-immigrant law will have across the nation, in terms of state’s rights, legalized racial profiling, and privacy issues; yet, it is these consequences that can have dangerous ramifications for all people of colour.
It is for these reasons that progressive and minority communities should be mobilizing in full force against SB 1070..." (READ MORE)
It is for these reasons that progressive and minority communities should be mobilizing in full force against SB 1070..." (READ MORE)
How To Boycott and Still Visit Grand Canyon
–via Wonkette
"Have you people just HAD IT with Arizona being so evil and terrible and unleashing its dumb racist idiot garbage upon America again and again, forever? Boycott those jackholes. Gawker put together a list of some Arizona “big name” businesses you can boycott just in case you already avoid the state — like everyone except for 90-year-old retired white people from Chicago suburbs, who move there to die and complain about Mexicans and “dry heat.”...
But what about the Grand Canyon?
You should not boycott a Famous National Park just because it’s stuck within the Arizona Territory. You can go to Grand Canyon without patronizing any local Arizona businesses! We will tell you how:" (READ HOW)
Republicans, Conservatives, & Teabaggers React
There's just one comment we'd like to make about the reaction from the Right especially considering their antics since President Barack Obama was elected. It's the most glaring example of being able to dish it out but not take it...Waaaaaa!
"I guess the left wing scumbag puppets in the media missed this video of illegal aliens assaulting and threatening a photographer at an Arizona protest? Just imagine if this happened at a Tea Party protest? The real terrorists are at MSNBC, CNN and the NY Times." –The Conservative Monster
"pro-illegal immigrant protestors in Arizona this weekend. On Friday, the protestors gathered at the state capitol… and promptly started a riot.Why should Arizona not aggressively enforce immigration laws, when the pro-illegal immigration crowd can’t even protest peacefully?" –Cassy Fiano
"The mainstream media says the tea party is full of hate and rage and the Arizona protest are peaceful?" –1050 AM
"While open-borders activists decry new enforcement measures signed into law in “Nazi-zona” last week, they remain deaf, dumb or willfully blind to the unapologetically restrictionist policies of our neighbors to the south." –>Self-Loathing Minority Michelle Malkin
"How many blacks will follow Sharpton given that a number of jobs they could be doing are held by the illegals who Sharpton is supporting?...Now San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera is calling for a boycott of Arizona. What kind of moron is this so called attorney?...I say screw San Francisco. Boycott them..." –Big Dog's Weblog
And these are the tame reactions. If you'd like more incentive to boycott read the racist, hateful comments on Sean Hannity's web site for starts. Happy reading.
Here's the common winger screed this week. Boo hoo.
"I guess the left wing scumbag puppets in the media missed this video of illegal aliens assaulting and threatening a photographer at an Arizona protest? Just imagine if this happened at a Tea Party protest? The real terrorists are at MSNBC, CNN and the NY Times." –The Conservative Monster
"pro-illegal immigrant protestors in Arizona this weekend. On Friday, the protestors gathered at the state capitol… and promptly started a riot.Why should Arizona not aggressively enforce immigration laws, when the pro-illegal immigration crowd can’t even protest peacefully?" –Cassy Fiano
"The mainstream media says the tea party is full of hate and rage and the Arizona protest are peaceful?" –1050 AM
"While open-borders activists decry new enforcement measures signed into law in “Nazi-zona” last week, they remain deaf, dumb or willfully blind to the unapologetically restrictionist policies of our neighbors to the south." –>Self-Loathing Minority Michelle Malkin
And her sheep:
"Yes, the fear is sad and damaging. It is however being caused by the left and open border crowd by their intentional misrepresentation of the law."
"Cumberland County in the southern part of the state is literally CRAWLING with the stereotypical Mexican variety – and they live up to the stereotype too."
"Any American supporting the illegal alien invasion, should be tried for treason."
"Support AZ buy a Diamond Back hat or t-shirt and wear it on May Day!!!"
"How do you say “Do as I say, not as I do” in Mexican?"
"F**K Maddows; F**K Matthews; F**K Sharpton; F**K Calderon; F**K Geraldo."
"How many blacks will follow Sharpton given that a number of jobs they could be doing are held by the illegals who Sharpton is supporting?...Now San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera is calling for a boycott of Arizona. What kind of moron is this so called attorney?...I say screw San Francisco. Boycott them..." –Big Dog's Weblog
And these are the tame reactions. If you'd like more incentive to boycott read the racist, hateful comments on Sean Hannity's web site for starts. Happy reading.
"Like the turds in California who are all calling for boycotts of Arizona convestione etc. Instead I would tell CA I am moving my convention FROM LA or SF to Tuscon because I agree with the law and i disagree with the kneejerk Libs that call for boycotts in the first place." –Sean Hannity discussion board
Here's the common winger screed this week. Boo hoo.
"Calls to Boycott Arizona Multiply on Social Media"
–via The Arizona Republic
"Calls for boycotting Arizona and its businesses because of its new anti-illegal-immigration law have begun spreading virally, showing Arizona what it's like to be unpopular in a social-media era in which protesters can organize at the drop of a tweet.
A convention for immigration attorneys, scheduled for the Camelback Inn this fall, already has been canceled, and the state's business community has begun fighting back, urging groups and individuals not to boycott the state.
calls to boycott Arizona businesses, convention and meeting sites, the Grand Canyon and even the Arizona Diamondbacks and other baseball teams that train in the state have been gaining momentum since Gov. Jan Brewer signed the bill into law..." (READ MORE)
"Calls for boycotting Arizona and its businesses because of its new anti-illegal-immigration law have begun spreading virally, showing Arizona what it's like to be unpopular in a social-media era in which protesters can organize at the drop of a tweet.
A convention for immigration attorneys, scheduled for the Camelback Inn this fall, already has been canceled, and the state's business community has begun fighting back, urging groups and individuals not to boycott the state.
calls to boycott Arizona businesses, convention and meeting sites, the Grand Canyon and even the Arizona Diamondbacks and other baseball teams that train in the state have been gaining momentum since Gov. Jan Brewer signed the bill into law..." (READ MORE)
Major Paper Joins Arizona Boycott Call
"Major paper joins Arizona boycott call
Critics of Arizona's new immigration law have been calling for a boycott of the state, and the nation's biggest Spanish-language newspaper just joined that call." (READ MORE)
Critics of Arizona's new immigration law have been calling for a boycott of the state, and the nation's biggest Spanish-language newspaper just joined that call." (READ MORE)
4.29.2010
Republican Governor Jan Brewer: Bring It On
"The state’s economy is deeply dependent on tourism and is a hub for corporate conferences, but Republican Gov. Jan Brewer has rolled her eyes at the boycott calls.
...Brewer told a town hall audience in Tucson that she doesn’t think any national backlash against the law is “going to have the kind of economic impact that some people think it might.”(READ MORE)
...Brewer told a town hall audience in Tucson that she doesn’t think any national backlash against the law is “going to have the kind of economic impact that some people think it might.”(READ MORE)
Boycott Arizona All-Star Game 2011
"Arizona's passage of a controversial anti-immigration law could cost the state Major League Baseball's All-Star Game..."(READ MORE)
–via The Daily News
"Bud Selig should move 2011 MLB All-Star Game out of Arizona if new immigration law isn't stopped..." (http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/2010/04/29/2010-04-29_bud_selig_should_move_2011_mlb_allstar_game_if_arizonas_new_immigration_law_isnt.html)
–via CBS News
"Major League Baseball has a strong presence in Arizona and a high number of Latino players, making it a prime target for opponents of Arizona's new immigration law ...Activists and sports columnists across the country are calling on baseball fans to ask the MLB to pull the 2011 All-Star Game out of Phoenix and to relocate the spring training Cactus League." (READ MORE)
–via Crooks and Liars"Boycott Arizona: "Not One More Dime" -- MLB should move AZ Cactus-League training to another state...(READ MORE)
Since almost 30% of MLB players are Latino, I'm trying to find out how many of those players are using work visas. I'm not attacking the players here, but if you were in America on a work visa to play baseball or any sport from another country and had to play in Arizona, wouldn't you be a bit unnerved?...
The MLB not only needs Hispanic players to help their teams, but it's counting on major dollars from our Hispanic population to pour into their bank accounts...
And to all Hispanic baseball fans I have an ask from you too. 'Not one more Dime,' should be spent by a Latino on anything to do with a Jerry Colangelo owned team and especially on the Arizona Diamondbacks."
-via The Washington Post
"The question isn't whether to start an economic boycott to pressure Arizona to repeal its new immigration law. For me, that's a given.
The question is which products and services to blacklist to get results fastest, while minimizing needless harm.
I vote to start with baseball, and I'm not alone. National and local Latino groups are actively discussing whether to urge people to boycott Arizona Diamondbacks games. One reason: Some of the team's owners are big donors to politicians who backed the bill...
They also want to move the 2011 All-Star Game out of Phoenix, and they might push to relocate the spring training Cactus League."(READ MORE)
–via True/Slant
"How about a sports boycott of Arizona?
major leagues should make sure to strip Arizona of any major events planned there, such as the 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and not to plan any more."(READ MORE)
Many Police At Odds With Arizona Law
–via The Washington Post
""We don't have enough officers on the street to look for other stuff like that. If they're not doing anything, they're just being normal people. Why would I do that?"...
We are in a tenuous position as law enforcement," Tucson Police Chief Roberto A. Villaseñor said, noting that the law allows citizens to sue police agencies that do not enforce it. "No matter which way we go, there are lawsuits in the wings. The ones who are going to get beaten up on this most are the law enforcement agencies...
a Tucson patrolman on Thursday sued Arizona to block it. Martin Escobar, acting on his own, argued that enforcing the law would impede criminal investigations and violate the U.S. Constitution."" (READ MORE)
AZ Immigration Law Supporters "Hanging Tough"
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"Six days after Arizona gained notice and notoriety with the toughest anti-immigration law in the country, protests are building, opposing sides are hardening, and outside pressure is mounting. On Thursday, opponents turned on a little star power as Mexican-American singer, Linda Ronstadt, spoke out...
many more cities are lining up in opposition. Dozens are threatening to cut all business ties with Arizona. Already at least eight conventions have pulled out of Phoenix in protest. The city could lose up to $45,000 on each...
Arizona has gone through this kind of economic pressure before. In 1987, when the state refused to observe the national Martin Luther King Holiday, there was a national boycott - the Super Bowl pulled out of Tempe. It all cost the state $300 million.
Then, Arizona backed down. This time, supporters of the law say they're hanging tough because of this: just yesterday Border Patrol picked up 105 immigrants trying to enter the country near Tucson, illegally." (READ MORE)
Oklahoma Republicans Want Bill Like Arizona
"Not to be outdone by Arizona, some conservative lawmakers in Oklahoma say they plan to introduce a bill similar to that state's controversial new immigration law." (READ MORE)
Arizona Puts Controversial "Birther Bill" On Hold
It looks like the extreme right wing that brought Arizona and the world SB 1070 are having second thoughts and perhaps starting to feel the heat from the error of their ways. "Doh!"
The Grand Canyon State's so-called "birther" bill" has taken a sudden hiatus:
The Grand Canyon State's so-called "birther" bill" has taken a sudden hiatus:
"Arizona lawmakers have set aside a bill that would require presidential candidates to show their birth certificates before they can get on the state's ballot." (READ MORE)
"Having just passed their very own racial profiling law, apparently Arizona lawmaker's realized that passing back-to-back laws that require brown people to prove they're real Americans would make it difficult to pretend they don't have racist motives." (READ MORE)
What's Up With Major League Baseball?
–via Daily Kos
–via Big Journalism
"The following scenario could actually happen. In America. In the 21st century …
It’s 2011 and the All-Star Game is just a few days away in Arizona. Albert Pujols decides to take a stroll in downtown Phoenix. A police officer drives by and doesn’t realize that Pujols is a baseball icon. To the officer, he looks potentially like an illegal alien. He is, after all, brown skinned..." (READ MORE)
"Most people already know the high profile numbers. The 2011 All-Star Game is currently scheduled to be played in Phoenix, an event that is said to be worth $150 million to Arizona's economy. It is certainly not too late to reschedule this game.
In addition, 15 of Baseball's 30 Major League teams conduct their spring training in Arizona's Cactus League. As of 2011, all 15 of those teams will be within 45 miles of each other in the Phoenix area, and all will be in Maricopa County, home of Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Each of the Cactus League Teams plays roughly a 32 game schedule, half at their home complex. The Cactus League accounts for over $350 in spending into Arizona's economy. One team, the Chicago Cubs, as the linked article points out, attracts incredible numbers of tourists and is single-handedly responsible for 30 percent of that revenue.
But Major League Baseball is not about taking moral and political stands.
Here's why they it's in their economic interest to do so. (READ MORE)
–via Big Journalism
"The following scenario could actually happen. In America. In the 21st century …
It’s 2011 and the All-Star Game is just a few days away in Arizona. Albert Pujols decides to take a stroll in downtown Phoenix. A police officer drives by and doesn’t realize that Pujols is a baseball icon. To the officer, he looks potentially like an illegal alien. He is, after all, brown skinned..." (READ MORE)
DON’T TRAVEL TO ARIZONA!
-via Latina Gossip
"DON’T TRAVEL TO ARIZONA!
With the recent passage of the immigration law in Arizona, Latinos are sure to face harsh treatment in the state.
LatinGossip.com doesn’t just want to sit back and watch the ridiculous atrocity take place so we are spearheading a DON’T TRAVEL TO ARIZONA peaceful protest..." (READ MORE)
ACLU Will Challenge Arizona Law
"The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) and the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) announced the challenge in front of Arizona's state capitol."(READ MORE)
New Protest Song By Public Enemy's Chuck D
Reminiscent of "By the Time I Get to Arizona," Chuck D of Public Enemy wrote and recorded "Tear Down That Wall," a new song protesting Arizona's SB 1070, in support of "Brown brothers and sisters." Have a listen!
Protestors With Star Power Act Against Arizona
-via TheBoomBox.com
–via The Daily Mail
"Colombian pop-star Shakira to campaign against it"(READ MORE)
-via The Chicago Tribune
"Immigration activists to rally outside Wrigley Field before game with Arizona Diamondbacks" (READ MORE)(PHOTOS GALLERY)
–via WPIX
"The Rev. Al Sharpton and New York-area Hispanic leaders vowed Sunday to fight Arizona's new immigration law..."We will go to Arizona when this bill goes into effect and walk the streets with people who refuse to give identification and force arrest," Sharpton said..." (VIDEO)
-via NBC Bay Area
-via The Calgary Herald
via CBS/KCAL
-via Pasadena Star-News
"Public Enemy rapper, Chuck D, has released a new song, 'Tear Down That Wall,' along with a joint statement from his wife -- a professor of Black and Chicano studies at UC Santa Barbara -- expressing their outrage at the law.
"Jan Brewer's decision to sign the Arizona immigration bill into law is racist, deceitful and reflects some of the most mean-spirited politics against immigrants that the country has ever seen," Chuck D and wife Dr. Theresa Johnson said in a statement. "The power that this law gives to police, to detain people that they suspect to be undocumented, brings racial profiling to a new low."" (READ MORE)
–via The Daily Mail
"Colombian pop-star Shakira to campaign against it"(READ MORE)
-via The Chicago Tribune
"Immigration activists to rally outside Wrigley Field before game with Arizona Diamondbacks" (READ MORE)(PHOTOS GALLERY)
–via WPIX
"The Rev. Al Sharpton and New York-area Hispanic leaders vowed Sunday to fight Arizona's new immigration law..."We will go to Arizona when this bill goes into effect and walk the streets with people who refuse to give identification and force arrest," Sharpton said..." (VIDEO)
-via NBC Bay Area
"Shakira and Linda Rondstadt are in Arizona today, leading rallies against the new law." (READ MORE)
-via The Calgary Herald
"Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged New Yorkers to reconsider their travel plans to Arizona as a protest against this legislation and I would like to encourage Calgarians to heed this advice as well.
I know that many Albertans enjoy vacationing in Arizona due to its relative proximity, cheap consumer goods, and balmy weather; however, we also have a responsibility to promote human and civil rights. I suggest people consider visiting any of the other 49 states..."(READ MORE)
via CBS/KCAL
"Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says he supports a proposal by two Los Angeles City Council members that calls for an economic boycott to protest Arizona's new immigration law..." (READ MORE)
-via Pasadena Star-News
"San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Tuesday imposed a moratorium on city employee travel to the state of Arizona for official business and announced the creation of a task force to determine how best to extricate the city from its Arizona-related contracts." (READ MORE)
Rallies Across the Nation May 1
"Thousands of labor, civil rights and immigration activists plan to stage demonstrations nationwide Saturday, renewing their effort to pressure Congress into taking up comprehensive immigration reform.
The May 1 protests have been an annual ritual on behalf of immigration rights ever since 2006, when hundreds of thousands of people, in cities from coast to coast, turned out to urge Congress to grant legal status to illegal immigrants in the United States.
Immigration has gained renewed interest this month through the signing of a new law in Arizona...
...the SEIU protest in Washington will begin at 1 p.m. at Lafayette Square. Other rallies will be held in New York, Chicago, Houston, Minneapolis, Albuquerque, Seattle, Milwaukee, suburban Boston and in seven spots in California: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Jose, Oakland, San Bernardino and Orange County." (READ MORE)
The May 1 protests have been an annual ritual on behalf of immigration rights ever since 2006, when hundreds of thousands of people, in cities from coast to coast, turned out to urge Congress to grant legal status to illegal immigrants in the United States.
Immigration has gained renewed interest this month through the signing of a new law in Arizona...
...the SEIU protest in Washington will begin at 1 p.m. at Lafayette Square. Other rallies will be held in New York, Chicago, Houston, Minneapolis, Albuquerque, Seattle, Milwaukee, suburban Boston and in seven spots in California: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Jose, Oakland, San Bernardino and Orange County." (READ MORE)
Complex Arizona
–via The New York Times
"...With more rallies opposing the law set for Thursday, Sheriff Arpaio has planned another of his controversial sweeps to net illegal immigrants.
“Arizona is the most unpredictable political patch of earth I’ve ever seen,” said Chip Scutari, a former political reporter who now runs a Phoenix public relations firm. “It’s the land of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s tough-as-nails Tent City, and super-liberal Congressman Raul Grijalva calling for a boycott of his own state. That’s Arizona.”"(READ MORE)
AriZona Iced Tea Still Based In New York
Anticipating this problem, we posted this yesterday. However, AriZona Iced Tea has obviously gotten the taste of the backlash that the State of Arizona will soon get. They've been going though great lengths to get the word out and prove that they're not affiliated with their unfortunate namesake state.
AriZona Iced Tea is not from Arizona. And apparently it's AriZona (note the cap Z), not Arizona. So (again), drink up! (See Story)
HuffPost: A Christian Response to Arizona Law
–via HuffPost
"Certain moments in our nation's history have consistently opened the door for the least civil voices to enact evil through civil policy: think the institution of race-based U.S. slavery, the Indian removals, Jim Crow laws, legalized segregation, the federal protection of lynching mobs, and, don't forget, the Japanese internment camps, among others. In each case, hard economic times led otherwise sane people to unleash insane injustice under the guise of public policy...
This Machiavellian law places the U.S. in company with Apartheid South Africa, Nazi Germany, and the Antebellum South, each of which demanded the presentation of "papers"...
There are times in scripture and history when God looks at unjust laws and calls people of faith to stare them down and break them...
This is our day.
It is time to march. It is time to make some serious noise. We must speak up and out and make it known that we will not lie down. We will not comply with injustice. We will not let hate and fear govern our nation. No! We have come too far for that! Too many people have bled and died and paid severe costs for us to trample on their sacrifices with unjust laws like SB1070..." (READ MORE)
Bill Boyarsky: Stay Away From Arizona
–via Truthdig.com
"Arizona and its new immigration law offer a frightening preview of the police-state mentality that could envelop other parts of the nation if anti-immigrant hysteria spreads to other states with weak-kneed legislatures and city councils.
Under the law signed last week, cops can stop anyone if officers think there is “a reasonable suspicion” the person is in the country illegally...(Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is) infamous for his department’s sweeps through Latino neighborhoods, arresting dark-skinned people on suspicion of being illegal immigrants. The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the practice...
Latino truck driver, born in Fresno, Calif., who was stopped in the Phoenix area... handcuffed, put in a van and taken to the immigration and customs law enforcement building in Phoenix. An agent called his wife and told her to bring over his birth certificate...Her husband was released 90 minutes later...
“This is not just something that will affect the Latino community,” Affad Shaikh, civil rights manager of the Council on American-Islamic Relations of Greater Los Angeles, told me. “This will affect minorities across the board. ... This law legitimizes racial profiling. How will they be able to tell if you are documented or undocumented?..”" (READ MORE)
Daily Kos: Arizona's Looming Tourism Disaster
"Backers of the ethnic cleansing law in Arizona claim that nationwide calls for boycotts of Arizona won't amount to much. Maybe they will, or maybe they won't, but this won't be so easy to laugh off...Why should this worry Arizona? Because Arizona is heavily dependent (PDF) on the tourism industry...(READ MORE)
...Indeed, according to a 2008 report on domestic visitors (PDF) by the office of tourism, 34 percent of all visitors to Arizona came from California. The next largest contributor, Texas, lagged far behind at 5 percent. Liberal Washington, New York and Illinois constitute another 11 percent of the total...
If they don't want to be hurt by this boycott, they need to lobby their state legislature and governor to change mid-course.""
I went down to Arizona for Spring Training two of the last three years. No longer. And while the Arizona tourist industry is now crying about being personally hurt by these budding boycotts..."
Arizona Craziness Wrap-Up via The Daily Kos (READ HERE)
Palin: "Jan Brewer Did What She Had To Do"
–via HuffPost
"...Sarah Palin called Arizona's controversial new immigration bill a "reasonable...wake up call" Tuesday, and criticized President Obama for "perpetuating this myth that racial profiling is a part of this law.""(READ MORE)
Phoenix Mayor to Sue AZ/Tucson Cop Files Suit
"Phoenix mayor to sue over Arizona's immigration bill, says kids and senior citizens are at risk of being arrested." (READ MORE)
"Lawsuits Over AZ Immigration Law Filed By Police Officer, Latino Group–An Arizona police officer and a Latino group filed the first legal challenges of Arizona's sweeping new law cracking down on illegal immigration Thursday..." (READ MORE)
"Arizona Anti-Immigrant Law Un-American?"
–via Liberal Viewer
"...can we all agree on one thing. Is there nothing more Nazi than saying 'show me your papers.'..Every time someone says 'show me your papers,' Hitler's family gets a residual check..." So heads up Arizona, that's fascism.
–Seth Myers, Weekend Update, Saturday Night Live, 4-17-10.
Iowa Republican: Microchip Illegal Immigrants
The Arizona situation has clearly raised the national discourse. Chip 'em.
""I think we should catch 'em, we should document 'em, make sure we know where they are and where they are going. I actually support micro-chipping them. I can micro-chip my dog so I can find it. Why can't I micro-chip an illegal?""(READ MORE)
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R, CA): Deport Citizen Kids
The son of retired congressmen Duncan Hunter, also Duncan Hunter, of California is trying to outdo Arizona with a suggestion that children born in the United States should be deported despite being citizens as stated very clearly in the Constitution of the United States of America. Does this make him anti-American?
Amendment 14 - Citizenship Rights. Ratified 7/9/1868
1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
4.28.2010
Arizona Iced Tea Based In New York
***FYI***
Despite its unfortunate name, Arizona Iced Tea is not based in the state of Arizona. The Arizona Beverage Company is a branch of Ferolito, Vultaggio & Sons based in Queens, New York.
So, Drink Up.
Despite its unfortunate name, Arizona Iced Tea is not based in the state of Arizona. The Arizona Beverage Company is a branch of Ferolito, Vultaggio & Sons based in Queens, New York.
So, Drink Up.
New Sun City: Entertainers Against Arizona
Stars are starting to line up against Arizona. Although, it's still in infant stages Latino entertainers like Eva Longoria, George Lopez and Ricky Martin have taken a stand to battle the passage of Arizona's SB 1070. (READ MORE)
The Canadian indie band Stars has announced they will not play in Arizona after the passage of the law last Friday. (READ MORE) Who knows, maybe Sun City, Arizona is the new Sun City.
The Canadian indie band Stars has announced they will not play in Arizona after the passage of the law last Friday. (READ MORE) Who knows, maybe Sun City, Arizona is the new Sun City.
Arizona Boycott Round-Up
Veterans Today
National Catholic Reporter
Greg Siskand on Immigration Law and Policy
Fire Dog Lake
From The Left
Black Voices
Truthdig.com
"With Millions of U.S. Latinos in Boycott Mode, Will Arizona Get Hit by an Economic Tsunami?" (READ MORE)
National Catholic Reporter
"Groups around the country are calling for a national boycott of Arizona businesses, urging actions such as canceling conferences scheduled to be held in the state. To sign on to the boycott, check out the Latino advocacy group, Presente.org. (READ MORE)
Greg Siskand on Immigration Law and Policy
"ARIZONA BOYCOTT MOMENTUM GROWING
"Boycott Arizona" is now the 47th most popular search phrase in Google and that is surely a sign that efforts to sanction the state are accelerating. That little factoid should DEEPLY worry those in Arizona who are dismissing the threat (including Governor Brewer). Every major television news network and most major newspapers had stories today on the subject. And the advent of social media sites could have a major impact. After just a few hours online, a new Boycott Arizona Facebook group had more than 10,000 fans.
Boycott calls were coming in from many fronts.
First and foremost, cities around the country are taking up resolutions to bar contracts with Arizona-based companies. Washington, DC, San Francisco and Los Angeles were some of the largest cities that began the process of considering boycotts. The President of the California Senate called on Governor Schwarzenegger to sever the state's economic ties with Arizona."(READ MORE)
Fire Dog Lake
"A boycott against any state in this time where consumer spending is 70% of the economy is dangerous, but that’s especially so for Arizona, a tourist destination, with landmarks like the Grand Canyon and Sedona and the like. So this snowballing boycott threat will be very tough for the state to take, if it in fact occurs."(READ MORE)
From The Left
"Arizona has spoken: Gov. Jan Brewer (seen above) signed the bill on Friday making it a state crime to be in Arizona illegally and requires police and other law-enforcement agents to check the documents of people they suspect to be illegal. However, critics say the law will lead to racial profiling.
But calls to boycott Arizona have already begun and gone viral. Arizona lawmakers and Gov. Jan Brewer apparently didn’t think about this when they approved this draconian legislation some have compared to Germany in WWII, when Jews were required to produce papers when stopped or risk arrest — or worse..."(READ MORE)
Black Voices
"During a public debate with Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona, Rev. Al Sharpton called for an economic boycott of the state after a new law was passed that allows law enforcement to check anyone suspected of being an illegal immigrant. I didn't know about the boycott at the time I spoke with Rev. Sharpton on the radio this afternoon, but I agree with his decision. While the citizens of Arizona have quite a few reasons to be frustrated by federal immigration policy, the act of legalizing racial profiling can be incredibly threatening to the freedoms of all Americans.
The reason that African Americans may want to support the boycott against the state of Arizona is that if black and brown people are being racially profiled in that state, this can open the door for additional profiling around the nation. Also true is the fact that many immigrants are black people coming from Haiti, Africa and other parts of the world. Dangerous laws like the one in Arizona would create an environment in which any person of color could be stopped and searched without just cause..." (READ MORE)
Truthdig.com
"San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera drew parallels Monday between Arizona’s refusal to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the adoption of its new, controversial immigration law. By way of sending a strong message in protest, Herrera proposed that San Franciscans “assure that their [Arizona’s] isolation is tangible rather than merely symbolic” by boycotting the state both in terms of doing business with it and visiting it..."(READ MORE)
Arizona-Boycott.org
Arizona-Boycott.org
There is a great new comprehensive website called Arizona-boycott.org that is worth a visit for near complete information on how to join the boycott against the state of Arizona for their passage of the racial profiling law targeting Latinos.
Please Visit: Arizona-Boycott.org
There is a great new comprehensive website called Arizona-boycott.org that is worth a visit for near complete information on how to join the boycott against the state of Arizona for their passage of the racial profiling law targeting Latinos.
Please Visit: Arizona-Boycott.org
4.27.2010
Eugene Robinson: Arizona Law Act of Vengence
–via The Washington Post
Eugene Robinson
"Arizona's draconian new immigration law is an abomination -- racist, arbitrary, oppressive, mean-spirited, unjust. About the only hopeful thing that can be said is that the legislation, which Republican Gov. Jan Brewer signed Friday, goes so outrageously far that it may well be unconstitutional..." (READ MORE)
Roger Cohen
"...Even at some distance, it is clear that I am not Mexican, and so you would think that people like me are protected by the Incredible Power of White. But the Arizona law is so bizarre, fueled by anger and a dash of bigotry, that its effect is hard to predict. One thing is certain: Some cops will abuse their power -- such is human nature -- and the Hispanic minority will come to see the police as oppressors. History will repeat itself by moving west -- cactus instead of Spanish moss.
The law may seem absurd, but its harshness is no laughing matter. It has prompted widespread outrage from various politicians and civic leaders. And the Roman Catholic archbishop of Los Angeles, Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, has even likened it to "Nazism..."" (READ MORE)
Eugene Robinson
"Arizona's draconian new immigration law is an abomination -- racist, arbitrary, oppressive, mean-spirited, unjust. About the only hopeful thing that can be said is that the legislation, which Republican Gov. Jan Brewer signed Friday, goes so outrageously far that it may well be unconstitutional..." (READ MORE)
Roger Cohen
"...Even at some distance, it is clear that I am not Mexican, and so you would think that people like me are protected by the Incredible Power of White. But the Arizona law is so bizarre, fueled by anger and a dash of bigotry, that its effect is hard to predict. One thing is certain: Some cops will abuse their power -- such is human nature -- and the Hispanic minority will come to see the police as oppressors. History will repeat itself by moving west -- cactus instead of Spanish moss.
The law may seem absurd, but its harshness is no laughing matter. It has prompted widespread outrage from various politicians and civic leaders. And the Roman Catholic archbishop of Los Angeles, Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, has even likened it to "Nazism..."" (READ MORE)
Arizona Immigration Law Will Take Racial Profiling
–via The Los Angeles TImes
Look, it's an illegal, right? Arizona's anti-immigration law looks like it will take racial profiling to work.
"...Did you catch the part about "reasonable suspicion"? How is a cop going to know by sight who is or isn't legal? What about a person will elicit suspicion?
Opponents of the measure argue that the open-ended nature of "reasonable suspicion" will lead to widespread racial profiling of all Latinos. They're probably overstating their case. Something tells me someone who looks like, say, blond Mexican pop singer Paulina Rubio won't be stopped.
The truth is that Mexicans are hard to racially profile. Five hundred years of racial mixture has given many Mexican families a decidedly kaleidoscopic racial quality. To wit: Not everyone with Mexican ancestry shares the same skin color..." (READ MORE)
Look, it's an illegal, right? Arizona's anti-immigration law looks like it will take racial profiling to work.
"...Did you catch the part about "reasonable suspicion"? How is a cop going to know by sight who is or isn't legal? What about a person will elicit suspicion?
Opponents of the measure argue that the open-ended nature of "reasonable suspicion" will lead to widespread racial profiling of all Latinos. They're probably overstating their case. Something tells me someone who looks like, say, blond Mexican pop singer Paulina Rubio won't be stopped.
The truth is that Mexicans are hard to racially profile. Five hundred years of racial mixture has given many Mexican families a decidedly kaleidoscopic racial quality. To wit: Not everyone with Mexican ancestry shares the same skin color..." (READ MORE)
Baseball, Tourism Caught in Boycott of AZ Law
"(Reuters) - Immigration rights activists called on baseball fans on Tuesday to stay home from Arizona Diamondbacks games as part of a broad economic boycott to protest a statewide crackdown on illegal immigration signed into law in Arizona." (READ MORE)
CNN: Will Controversy Cool Arizona Tourism?
"(CNN) -- Millions of visitors flock to Arizona each year to relax in beautiful places like the Grand Canyon, Lake Havasu and the resort town of Sedona, but a political storm is threatening to impact the state's tourism.(READ MORE)
Anger in the wake of a new state law -- which requires Arizona police to determine whether people are in the United States legally if there is a reason to suspect they aren't -- has prompted some to call for a boycott of its hospitality industry."
*Planning a vacation in Arizona??? Cancel it and use our list in the sidebar of this blog to find an alternative holiday site in this beautiful country. See: Non-Arizona Vacation Ideas.
Marko Moulitsas (Daily Kos) On Arizona
Marko Moulitsas Zuñiga is the godfather of the political blog. Moulitsas, the founder of the political must read Daily Kos and a columnist for Newsweek and The Hill, is Greek-Salvadorian from Chicago who served in the Army. The former Republican has become a force in the media and in Democratic politics. As a Hispanic, he has been on fire after the passage of the State of Arizona's immigration law. Markos is artfully articulate and has a clear political scope on issues. The Daily Kos is worth a visit to monitor the Arizona debate.
The Clause That Will Kill Arizona
"There's obviously been much talk about Arizona's new anti-brown law, and how it empowers local law enforcement to racially profile brown people, demanding proof of citizenship that none of us carry around...
...anybody can sue their local government if they believe that the municipality isn't pursuing brown people aggressively enough.
I don't think it's crazy to predict that within one year, a substantial number of municipalities in the state of Arizona will be facing lawsuits by anti-immigration zealots. They'll walk down the street, see a couple of brown youths hanging out on the street corner, and BAM! lawsuit filed.
That's the reason that the Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police opposed the law..." (READ MORE)
Immigration Law Is Definitely Arizona's Prop 187
"Arizona Latinos have gone, literally overnight, from being perhaps the most pro-GOP in the nation, to joining California as the most anti-GOP ones in the nation. This, in a state in which whites are soon to be a minority...
All of that, in a single week, because of a single, hateful law. And don't be surprised if Republicans continue to bleed Latino support in the weeks and months ahead as Latinos start facing increasing harassment because of the law.
That's why Fox News legal analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano thinks the law will kill the Arizona GOP (along with the state as well)..." (READ MORE)
The Clause That Will Kill Arizona
"There's obviously been much talk about Arizona's new anti-brown law, and how it empowers local law enforcement to racially profile brown people, demanding proof of citizenship that none of us carry around...
...anybody can sue their local government if they believe that the municipality isn't pursuing brown people aggressively enough.
I don't think it's crazy to predict that within one year, a substantial number of municipalities in the state of Arizona will be facing lawsuits by anti-immigration zealots. They'll walk down the street, see a couple of brown youths hanging out on the street corner, and BAM! lawsuit filed.
That's the reason that the Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police opposed the law..." (READ MORE)
Immigration Law Is Definitely Arizona's Prop 187
"Arizona Latinos have gone, literally overnight, from being perhaps the most pro-GOP in the nation, to joining California as the most anti-GOP ones in the nation. This, in a state in which whites are soon to be a minority...
All of that, in a single week, because of a single, hateful law. And don't be surprised if Republicans continue to bleed Latino support in the weeks and months ahead as Latinos start facing increasing harassment because of the law.
That's why Fox News legal analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano thinks the law will kill the Arizona GOP (along with the state as well)..." (READ MORE)
Bill Richardson v. AZ Sen. Frank Antenori
Arizona Senator Frank Antenori goes to the illogical mat for the law his state passed in a CNN debate with Gov. Bill Richardson (NM).
Reactions to AZ Law
HuffPost's wrap-up of reactions to Arizona Immigration Law: Reactions Vary From Fury To Ambivalence (READ)
La Opinion: Say ‘No’ to Arizona
"...There are two ways to fight this law: one is in the courts and the other is through direct action. As for the first, lawyers will be filing lawsuits challenging the law's constitutionality. The latter, direct action, is a call to boycott the state of Arizona.
We express our outrage in the face of this abuse of power. We call for a boycott of all goods and services from Arizona and pledge to avoid tourism in the state as well. Let's send a signal of our disgust with an arrogant state government that asserts powers it does not have in order to persecute a minority population..."(READ MORE)
We express our outrage in the face of this abuse of power. We call for a boycott of all goods and services from Arizona and pledge to avoid tourism in the state as well. Let's send a signal of our disgust with an arrogant state government that asserts powers it does not have in order to persecute a minority population..."(READ MORE)
San Francisco Supervisor: "BOYCOTT ARIZONA!"
–via SF WEEKLY
"Supervisor David Campos this morning confirmed that he will tomorrow introduce emergency legislation calling for a San Francisco boycott of Arizona in response to that state's controversial new immigration law.
"I feel the city and county of San Francisco has to take a stand against what's happened in Arizona," said Campos. "The law they've enacted is really an affront to the basic principles of the constitution."" (READ MORE)
"Supervisor David Campos this morning confirmed that he will tomorrow introduce emergency legislation calling for a San Francisco boycott of Arizona in response to that state's controversial new immigration law.
"I feel the city and county of San Francisco has to take a stand against what's happened in Arizona," said Campos. "The law they've enacted is really an affront to the basic principles of the constitution."" (READ MORE)
Rep. Luis Gutierrez: Cancel Vacations To Arizona
"Why would you want to contribute to a group of people that clearly are engaged in a discriminatory act?" (READ MORE)
Jeb Bush Speaks Against Arizona Law
Of course former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has been married to a Mexican woman, Columba Garnica Gallo, since 1974. His father, former-Vice President George H.W. Bush, famously made a gaffe while talking about his grandchildren from Jeb and Columba calling them "the little brown ones." George W. Bush along with Jeb support comprehensive immigration reform but shied away from pushing it through because the Republican congress threatened to kill it. They are up in arms again about immigration reform on the table now.
POLITICO reports Bush's displeasure with Arizona's law:
""I think it creates unintended consequences," he said in a telephone interview with POLITICO Tuesday. "It's difficult for me to imagine how you're going to enforce this law. It places a significant burden on local law enforcement and you have civil liberties issues that are significant as well."" (READ MORE)
POLITICO reports Bush's displeasure with Arizona's law:
""I think it creates unintended consequences," he said in a telephone interview with POLITICO Tuesday. "It's difficult for me to imagine how you're going to enforce this law. It places a significant burden on local law enforcement and you have civil liberties issues that are significant as well."" (READ MORE)
Meghan McCain Against Law Her Father Supports
–via The Daily Beast
"I do not support the bill that was signed by Governor Jan Brewer. I believe it gives the state police a license to discriminate, and also, in many ways, violates the civil rights of Arizona residents. Simply put, I think it is a bad law that is missing the bigger picture of what is really going on with illegal immigration. The concept that a law-enforcement official can stop an individual when “reasonable suspicion exists that a person is an alien, who is unlawfully present in the United States” is essentially a license to pull someone over for being Hispanic...Hispanic voters in Arizona have yet another reason to distrust the Republican Party." (READ MORE)
"I do not support the bill that was signed by Governor Jan Brewer. I believe it gives the state police a license to discriminate, and also, in many ways, violates the civil rights of Arizona residents. Simply put, I think it is a bad law that is missing the bigger picture of what is really going on with illegal immigration. The concept that a law-enforcement official can stop an individual when “reasonable suspicion exists that a person is an alien, who is unlawfully present in the United States” is essentially a license to pull someone over for being Hispanic...Hispanic voters in Arizona have yet another reason to distrust the Republican Party." (READ MORE)
Right-Wing Marco Rubio (R,FL) Has "Concerns"
"Rubio, who is the son of Cuban immigrants, said he has some "concerns" about the law.
It could also unreasonably single out people who are here legally, including many American citizens.""(READ MORE)
"Arizona's tough new immigration law has created a variety of headaches for the national Republican Party, which recognizes its precarious standing with the Hispanic community but has traditionally supported enhanced law enforcement intervention.
Perhaps no major Republican figure is more challenged by the law than Marco Rubio, the upstart Senatorial candidate in Florida who is a descendant of immigrants" (READ MORE)
It could also unreasonably single out people who are here legally, including many American citizens.""(READ MORE)
"Arizona's tough new immigration law has created a variety of headaches for the national Republican Party, which recognizes its precarious standing with the Hispanic community but has traditionally supported enhanced law enforcement intervention.
Perhaps no major Republican figure is more challenged by the law than Marco Rubio, the upstart Senatorial candidate in Florida who is a descendant of immigrants" (READ MORE)
Conservative Joe Scarborough: "It Is Un-American"
"As the former Republican congressman put it, "...It does offend me when one out of every three citizens in the state of Arizona are Hispanics, and you have now put a target on the back of one out of three citizens, who, if they're walking their dog around a neighborhood, if they're walking their child to school, and they're an American citizen, or a legal, legal immigrant -- to now put a target on their back, and make them think that every time they walk out of their door they may have to prove something. I will tell you, that is un-American. It is unacceptable and it is un-American.""(READ MORE)
NYT Reporter Will Not Return To Arizona
"I’m glad I’ve already seen the Grand Canyon.
Because I’m not going back to Arizona as long as it remains a police state, which is what the appalling anti-immigrant bill that Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law last week has turned it into.
What would Arizona’s revered libertarian icon, Barry Goldwater, say about a law that requires the police to demand proof of legal residency from any person with whom they have made “any lawful contact” and about whom they have “reasonable suspicion” that “the person is an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States?” Wasn’t the system of internal passports one of the most distasteful features of life in the Soviet Union and apartheid-era South Africa?"(READ MORE)
Because I’m not going back to Arizona as long as it remains a police state, which is what the appalling anti-immigrant bill that Gov. Jan Brewer signed into law last week has turned it into.
What would Arizona’s revered libertarian icon, Barry Goldwater, say about a law that requires the police to demand proof of legal residency from any person with whom they have made “any lawful contact” and about whom they have “reasonable suspicion” that “the person is an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States?” Wasn’t the system of internal passports one of the most distasteful features of life in the Soviet Union and apartheid-era South Africa?"(READ MORE)
SNL: Could We All Agree That There's Nothing More Nazi Than Saying 'Show Me Your Papers'?
via Crooks and Liars
"Seth Myers: This week, Arizona signed the toughest illegal immigration law in the country which will allow police to demand identification papers from anyone they suspect is in the country illegally. I know there’s some people in Arizona worried that Obama is acting like Hitler, but could we all agree that there’s nothing more Nazi than saying "Show me your papers?" There’s never been a World War II movie that didn’t include the line "show me your papers." It’s their catchphrase. Every time someone says "show me your papers," Hitler’s family gets a residual check. So heads up, Arizona; that’s fascism. I know, I know, it’s a dry fascism, but it’s still fascism." (SEE VIDEO)
"Seth Myers: This week, Arizona signed the toughest illegal immigration law in the country which will allow police to demand identification papers from anyone they suspect is in the country illegally. I know there’s some people in Arizona worried that Obama is acting like Hitler, but could we all agree that there’s nothing more Nazi than saying "Show me your papers?" There’s never been a World War II movie that didn’t include the line "show me your papers." It’s their catchphrase. Every time someone says "show me your papers," Hitler’s family gets a residual check. So heads up, Arizona; that’s fascism. I know, I know, it’s a dry fascism, but it’s still fascism." (SEE VIDEO)
Rep. Luis Gutierrez: Drug Dealers Pleased
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Crazy Arizona: What Happened? (TPM)
"The incredibly controversial immigration bill signed into law in Arizona last week turns out to be just the latest in a string of super-conservative bills passed by the state legislature this year...Arizona lawmakers have turned their desert paradise into a bright-red beacon of conservatism and a fantasy island of right-wing dream legislation.
...what happened to Arizona? Wasn't it, briefly, an unlikely swing state trending purple in 2008? Wasn't it the place where even John McCain's name on the presidential ballot couldn't stem the rising tide of Democratic registrations?
We set out to find out where all that hopey changey stuff went in Arizona, and what's behind its dramatic tilt to the right.> (READ MORE)
...what happened to Arizona? Wasn't it, briefly, an unlikely swing state trending purple in 2008? Wasn't it the place where even John McCain's name on the presidential ballot couldn't stem the rising tide of Democratic registrations?
We set out to find out where all that hopey changey stuff went in Arizona, and what's behind its dramatic tilt to the right.> (READ MORE)
Mexican President Calderon Condemns AZ Law
-via the Washington Post
"MEXICO CITY -- President Felipe Calderón on Monday vigorously condemned a tough new immigration law in Arizona that requires police to question anyone who appears to be in the country illegally -- a measure Calderón said "opens the door to intolerance and hatred.""(READ MORE)
"MEXICO CITY -- President Felipe Calderón on Monday vigorously condemned a tough new immigration law in Arizona that requires police to question anyone who appears to be in the country illegally -- a measure Calderón said "opens the door to intolerance and hatred.""(READ MORE)
Daily Show: Jon Stewart Takes On Arizona
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Boycott the Arizona Diamondbacks
–via HuffPost and The Progressive by Dave Zirin
"This will be the last column I write about the Arizona Diamondbacks in the foreseeable future. For me, they do not exist. They will continue to not exist in my mind as long as the horribly named "Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act" remains law in Arizona. This law has brought echoes of apartheid to the state...
...Many of us aren't in either the imminent vacation or retirement mode. We do, however, live in baseball cities where the Arizona Diamondbacks comes to play.
When they arrive in my hometown in D.C., my back will be turned, and my television will be off. This is not merely because they happen to be the team from Arizona. The D-backs organization is a primary funder of the state Republican Party, which has been driving the measure through the legislature.
As the official Arizona Diamondbacks boycott call states, "In 2010, the National Republican Senatorial Committee's third highest Contributor was the [executives of the] Arizona Diamondbacks, who gave $121,600; furthermore, they also contributed $129,500, which ranked as the eighteenth highest contribution to the Republican Party Committee." The team's big boss, Ken Kendrick, and his family members, E. G. Kendrick Sr. and Randy Kendrick, made contributions to the Republicans totaling a staggering $1,023,527..."(READ MORE)
"This will be the last column I write about the Arizona Diamondbacks in the foreseeable future. For me, they do not exist. They will continue to not exist in my mind as long as the horribly named "Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act" remains law in Arizona. This law has brought echoes of apartheid to the state...
...Many of us aren't in either the imminent vacation or retirement mode. We do, however, live in baseball cities where the Arizona Diamondbacks comes to play.
When they arrive in my hometown in D.C., my back will be turned, and my television will be off. This is not merely because they happen to be the team from Arizona. The D-backs organization is a primary funder of the state Republican Party, which has been driving the measure through the legislature.
As the official Arizona Diamondbacks boycott call states, "In 2010, the National Republican Senatorial Committee's third highest Contributor was the [executives of the] Arizona Diamondbacks, who gave $121,600; furthermore, they also contributed $129,500, which ranked as the eighteenth highest contribution to the Republican Party Committee." The team's big boss, Ken Kendrick, and his family members, E. G. Kendrick Sr. and Randy Kendrick, made contributions to the Republicans totaling a staggering $1,023,527..."(READ MORE)
4.26.2010
AP: US Citizens Sent to Immigrant Jails
The Associated Press has documented 55 cases of U.S. Citizens jailed or deported as illegal immigrants since 2000.(AP VIDEO)
Boycott Arizona Round-Up
"Completely off topic but I am so very ashamed of my birth-state at the moment that I feel compelled to voice it. I in no way wish anyone ill, especially now as our country struggles through this economic climate but confronted as we are with this outright baldfaced racist legislation that was signed into law today by Arizona’s Governor, I just have to wish that no thinking person would consider venturing into or support in anyway the actions that will ultimately harm more people than it will serve."(MORE)
"BOYCOTT ARIZONA 2010" DIAMOND BACKS: HUGE AZ's GOP CONTRIBUTORS
Tell your family and friends that I if Arizona State Governor Jane Brewer does not veto this discriminatory Legislation passed by the Arizona state legislative, we will boycott anything Arizona and this includes the Diamond Backs who are one the biggest contributors to The Republican Political Machine in Arizona.
Whatever city you live in, when the Diamond Backs come to town, go on action mode and ask anybody within your reach to not attend the games, call the office of your local Baseball Team and tell them why you are not attending these games.
This has to be done in each and all cities in the 2010 Diamond Backs Schedule."(READ MORE)
Call to Boycott the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball Team
Arizona Diamondbacks:
"Chase Field, 401 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004, dbacks.com, Tel: (602) 462-6500
AMERICA, there is no doubt about it; the Arizona Diamondbacks are one of the top contributors to the Republican machine in Arizona that have unanimously voted for the draconian Arizona State Proposition SB1070. This bill will encourage the open racial profiling of “brown people” in a state that has already been racially profiling immigrants for years"(READ MORE)
"BOYCOTT ARIZONA 2010" DIAMOND BACKS: HUGE AZ's GOP CONTRIBUTORS
Tell your family and friends that I if Arizona State Governor Jane Brewer does not veto this discriminatory Legislation passed by the Arizona state legislative, we will boycott anything Arizona and this includes the Diamond Backs who are one the biggest contributors to The Republican Political Machine in Arizona.
Whatever city you live in, when the Diamond Backs come to town, go on action mode and ask anybody within your reach to not attend the games, call the office of your local Baseball Team and tell them why you are not attending these games.
This has to be done in each and all cities in the 2010 Diamond Backs Schedule."(READ MORE)
Call to Boycott the Arizona Diamondbacks Major League Baseball Team
Arizona Diamondbacks:
"Chase Field, 401 E. Jefferson Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004, dbacks.com, Tel: (602) 462-6500
AMERICA, there is no doubt about it; the Arizona Diamondbacks are one of the top contributors to the Republican machine in Arizona that have unanimously voted for the draconian Arizona State Proposition SB1070. This bill will encourage the open racial profiling of “brown people” in a state that has already been racially profiling immigrants for years"(READ MORE)
Say 'Hell No' To Arizona (The Daily Beast)
"The state's near-fascist immigration law sanctions government intrusion that far exceeds any part of Obamacare—and may finally turn the tide of the debate.
Of the many things that make this country great, its largely positive attitude toward the concept of immigration, unique in the developed world, is right at the top. And the fact that even the frothiest “nativists” are themselves descended from immigrants imparts to their rancor a faintly absurd flavor. Which is not to say, of course, that nativist sentiment cannot be dangerous: Senate Bill 1070—Arizona’s remorselessly tough new law, designed to identify and prosecute illegal immigrants—is a case in point."(READ MORE)
Of the many things that make this country great, its largely positive attitude toward the concept of immigration, unique in the developed world, is right at the top. And the fact that even the frothiest “nativists” are themselves descended from immigrants imparts to their rancor a faintly absurd flavor. Which is not to say, of course, that nativist sentiment cannot be dangerous: Senate Bill 1070—Arizona’s remorselessly tough new law, designed to identify and prosecute illegal immigrants—is a case in point."(READ MORE)
Death Threats To Democrat Congressman
via immigrationmexicanamerican.blogspot.com
"Congressman Raul Grijalva, a Latino Congressman from Arizona, has been very vocal about his opposition to the passage of HB1070. He has appeared on several cable news shows including MSNBC and CNN. On MSNBC yesterday he voiced his concerns about racial profiling and the violations of Civil Liberties. Congressman Grijalva said assuredly he and his staff would be racially profiled with his Latino features. Today, an HB1070 supporter called the Congressman's office and threatened to KILL his staff members and the Congressman. He also threatened he will be "exercising his Civil Liberties and I'm shooting Mexicans at the border!""(READ MORE)
"Congressman Raul Grijalva, a Latino Congressman from Arizona, has been very vocal about his opposition to the passage of HB1070. He has appeared on several cable news shows including MSNBC and CNN. On MSNBC yesterday he voiced his concerns about racial profiling and the violations of Civil Liberties. Congressman Grijalva said assuredly he and his staff would be racially profiled with his Latino features. Today, an HB1070 supporter called the Congressman's office and threatened to KILL his staff members and the Congressman. He also threatened he will be "exercising his Civil Liberties and I'm shooting Mexicans at the border!""(READ MORE)
Arizona Illegal Immigration Law
"ABC News calls it Legalized racial profiling, Twitters are saying the same and some are calling for a boycott of Arizona and that will hurt the Arizona state coffers. The State of Arizona is about to vote on what is called racial profiling disguised as a new Immigration Law. Most socialized countries accept the fact that people wish to immigrate to their country except for the State of Arizona.
The Law allows the police to stop anyone and profiling people -of Mexican, Hispanic, color or descendents including US citizens on the suspicion of being an illegal alien. The ramifications of this new law would actually legalize the freedoms of anyone visiting Arizona also from any country. This includes people born within the USA, and are legally Americans as they would have to carry identification to prevent being thrown in jail. The law also allows police to stop a van or vehicle if he sees a person of color in the vehicle which is totally against the constitution."(READ MORE)
The Law allows the police to stop anyone and profiling people -of Mexican, Hispanic, color or descendents including US citizens on the suspicion of being an illegal alien. The ramifications of this new law would actually legalize the freedoms of anyone visiting Arizona also from any country. This includes people born within the USA, and are legally Americans as they would have to carry identification to prevent being thrown in jail. The law also allows police to stop a van or vehicle if he sees a person of color in the vehicle which is totally against the constitution."(READ MORE)
immigrant Advocates Want Boycott
The president of the city of Santa Fe's Immigration Committee is asking families and businesses to boycott Arizona, an action she hopes will help lead to elimination of a law signed Friday by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer...
"This is a very clear demonstration that we need an immigration reform, so that these types of civil-rights violations are not sanctioned by any state," María Cristina López said Friday..."(READ MORE)–The Santa Fe New Mexican
"This is a very clear demonstration that we need an immigration reform, so that these types of civil-rights violations are not sanctioned by any state," María Cristina López said Friday..."(READ MORE)–The Santa Fe New Mexican
Boycott Arizona (Hispanic News)
"...Arizona needs to attract visitors, conventions and new businesses to grow our economy; unfortunately, the approved law, Senate Bill 1070, considered the toughest state immigration measure in the United States because it now makes being in Arizona illegally a state crime, will lead to acts of civil disobedience and adverse economic consequences for Arizona's economy.
Arizona for the past forty years has realized an influx of whites from the mid-west moving to Arizona with conservative values into enclaves called Sun City, Sun City West, Sun City Grand, Sun Lakes, etc. duplicating the South in the days of Jim Crow...(READ MORE)
Arizona for the past forty years has realized an influx of whites from the mid-west moving to Arizona with conservative values into enclaves called Sun City, Sun City West, Sun City Grand, Sun Lakes, etc. duplicating the South in the days of Jim Crow...(READ MORE)
Refried Bean Swastikas Smeared On AZ Capitol
"PHOENIX (AP) - The conflict over a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration in Arizona intensified Monday as vandals smeared refried beans in the shape of swastikas on the state Capitol's windows."(READ MORE)
HuffPost: What People Are Saying. Arizona Immigration Law: Reactions Vary From Fury To Ambivalence
HuffPost: What People Are Saying. Arizona Immigration Law: Reactions Vary From Fury To Ambivalence
Even Tancredo Worried Arizona Law Goes Too Far
“I do not want people here, there in Arizona, pulled over because you look like [you] should be pulled over,” says Tancredo. (READ MORE)
Boycott Arizona: A Basic Consumer Guide
via La Nueva Raza
–Cartoon by Lalo Alcaraz
Greetings friends and allies,
In the wake of the recent adoption into law of SB1070 by the State of Arizona today (04.23.2010), one of the most draconian anti-immigration laws ever in the United States, many people have called for a boycott of the State of Arizona, including southwest Arizona Congressman Raúl Grijalva. Personally, I haven’t been to Arizona in five years and do not plan on going there any time soon. I created this list to give folks/average consumers outside of Arizona a chance to show their disgust with the passage of this racist legislation by boycotting the following, Arizona-based companies.
Apollo Group (University of Phoenix). Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona
Cold Stone Creamery. Headquarters: Scottsdale, Arizona
Discount Tire Company. Headquarters: Scottsdale, Arizona
Go Daddy. Headquarters: Scottsdale, Arizona
Mesa Air Group (Mesa Airlines, Go!, Freedom Airlines). Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona
P. F. Chang’s China Bistro. Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona
PetSmart. Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona
U-Haul. Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona
US Airways. Headquarters: Tempe, Arizona
For more information on companies that do business in Arizona and actions to take against this racist, anti-immigrant legislation, please click on the following links:
Arizona’s Largest Employers (JobBank USA)
List of Arizona companies (Wikipedia)
“Boycott the Police State known as Arizona” Facebook Group
VivirLatino
ACLU Arizona
Coalición de Derechos Humanos
National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
This note has no permission restrictions on it so please forward far and wide and share it with your networks, friends, and family.
¡Adelante!
-Joel (nuevaraza.wordpress.com)
–Cartoon by Lalo Alcaraz
Greetings friends and allies,
In the wake of the recent adoption into law of SB1070 by the State of Arizona today (04.23.2010), one of the most draconian anti-immigration laws ever in the United States, many people have called for a boycott of the State of Arizona, including southwest Arizona Congressman Raúl Grijalva. Personally, I haven’t been to Arizona in five years and do not plan on going there any time soon. I created this list to give folks/average consumers outside of Arizona a chance to show their disgust with the passage of this racist legislation by boycotting the following, Arizona-based companies.
Apollo Group (University of Phoenix). Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona
Cold Stone Creamery. Headquarters: Scottsdale, Arizona
Discount Tire Company. Headquarters: Scottsdale, Arizona
Go Daddy. Headquarters: Scottsdale, Arizona
Mesa Air Group (Mesa Airlines, Go!, Freedom Airlines). Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona
P. F. Chang’s China Bistro. Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona
PetSmart. Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona
U-Haul. Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona
US Airways. Headquarters: Tempe, Arizona
For more information on companies that do business in Arizona and actions to take against this racist, anti-immigrant legislation, please click on the following links:
Arizona’s Largest Employers (JobBank USA)
List of Arizona companies (Wikipedia)
“Boycott the Police State known as Arizona” Facebook Group
VivirLatino
ACLU Arizona
Coalición de Derechos Humanos
National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
This note has no permission restrictions on it so please forward far and wide and share it with your networks, friends, and family.
¡Adelante!
-Joel (nuevaraza.wordpress.com)
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