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Monday, May 17, 2010
Eyes On Arizona: Bay Area United Against SB1070
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Friday, May 14, 2010
L.A. approves boycott of Arizona
L.A. approves boycott of Arizona
Largest city in U.S. to protest tough immigration law
 | Janice Hahn and Ed Reyes, Los Angeles City Council members and co-authors of the resolution, speak during a news conference after the City Council approved an economic boycott of Arizona on Wednesday in Los Angeles, California. |
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msnbc.com news services
updated 7:51 p.m. ET May 12, 2010
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles on Wednesday became the largest city yet to boycott Arizona over its tough new law targeting illegal immigration in a move that likely will affect some $8 million in contracts with the state.
The City Council voted 13-1 to bar Los Angeles from conducting business with Arizona unless the law is repealed. The vote followed an emotional council discussion during which many members noted that their ancestors were U.S. immigrants.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa already has said he would approve the boycott.
“Los Angeles the second-largest city in this country, an immigrant city, an international city. It needs to have its voice heard,’’ Councilman Ed Reyes
said, the Los Angeles Times reported. “As an American, I cannot go to Arizona today without a passport. If I come across an officer who’s having a bad day and feels that the picture on my ID is not me, I can be … deported, no questions asked. That is not American.’’
No new contractsThe resolution is expected to be signed by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. It bars the nation's second-largest city from conducting business or reaching new contracts with Arizona businesses unless the immigration law is repealed, and also prohibits most city business trips to the state.
Los Angeles has investments and contracts in Arizona worth as much as $58 million, much of which involve airport, port and energy service that can't lawfully be affected by the boycott. That leaves about $7.7 million in city contracts that could possibly be affected, said Councilwoman Janice Hahn , who co-authored the resolution.
Some of those contracts include helicopter services, Taser guns, waste management, engineering and surveillance equipment.
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The resolution claims that Arizona's new law encourages racial profiling and is unconstitutional. The law, set to take effect July 29, requires police enforcing another law to question a person about his or her immigration status if there is "reasonable suspicion" that the person is in the United States illegally and makes it a state crime to be in the country illegally.
Several lawsuits seeking to block its implementation are pending in federal court.
Some polls have shown strong popular support for the Arizona law, and critics are concerned that other states may follow up with their own versions.
Several cities have passed resolutions or urged boycotts to protest the law, including California cities such as Oakland and San Diego. A nonbinding resolution approved Tuesday by San Francisco city supervisors urges a boycott of Arizona-based businesses and asks sports leagues not to hold championship games or tournaments there.
'Pure rhetoric'Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said the boycotts are unfortunate and misguided, primarily because the law mirrors a federal requirement that legal immigrants carry immigration papers.
"It's already the law in the United States, and I have a responsibility to stand up and protect the people of Arizona and we will do that," Brewer said Tuesday.
Charges that the law will lead to racial profiling are "just pure rhetoric," Brewer said.
"I find it really interesting that we have people out there that are attempting a boycott in favor of illegal actions in Arizona. That to me is just unbelievable."
Of the resolution in Los Angeles, Hahn said: "We want to stand back and say that we're against it. We're hoping that Arizona will be the last state to do this instead of just the first state to do it."
Gerry Miller, Los Angeles' chief legislative analyst, issued a report before the vote recommending the council suspend travel, cut contracts and refrain from making any new ones with Arizona-based firms. He said the city's airport, port and utility companies are run by semiautonomous city agencies and the council cannot compel them to follow the boycott.
The council asked the city's lawyers to report back in a week on which contracts could be terminated without incurring lawsuits.
Hahn also called for a review of the city's investments and divestiture of any pension funds and bonds proceeds that could be invested in Arizona.
Councilwoman Jan Perry said the city should try to lure any organization considering holding a convention in Arizona to Los Angeles, while Councilman Richard Alarcon suggested offering Arizona businesses incentives to relocate to Los Angeles.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Fundraising for Organizations Against SB1070
Eyes on Arizona: Bay Area United Against SB1070
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Time: 7:00pm - 11:30pm
Place: Bollyhood Cafe
3372 19th Street (between Mission and Capp Streets)
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Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Time: 7:00pm - 11:30pm
Place: Bollyhood Cafe
3372 19th Street (between Mission and Capp Streets)
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New Arizona bill targets ethnic studies
Arizona bill targeting ethnic studies signed into law
By Nicole Santa Cruz, Los Angeles Times
A bill that aims to ban ethnic studies in Arizona schools was signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Jan Brewer, cheering critics who called such classes divisive and alarming others who said it's yet another law targeting Latinos in the state.
The move comes less than 20 days after Brewer signed a controversial immigration bill that has caused widespread protests against the state. The governor's press office did not return requests for comment Tuesday evening.
HB 2281 bans schools from teaching classes that are designed for students of a particular ethnic group, promote resentment or advocate ethnic solidarity over treating pupils as individuals. The bill also bans classes that promote the overthrow of the U.S. government.
The bill was written to target the Chicano, or Mexican American, studies program in the Tucson school system, said state Supt. of Public Instruction Tom Horne.
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By Nicole Santa Cruz, Los Angeles Times
A bill that aims to ban ethnic studies in Arizona schools was signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Jan Brewer, cheering critics who called such classes divisive and alarming others who said it's yet another law targeting Latinos in the state.
The move comes less than 20 days after Brewer signed a controversial immigration bill that has caused widespread protests against the state. The governor's press office did not return requests for comment Tuesday evening.
HB 2281 bans schools from teaching classes that are designed for students of a particular ethnic group, promote resentment or advocate ethnic solidarity over treating pupils as individuals. The bill also bans classes that promote the overthrow of the U.S. government.
The bill was written to target the Chicano, or Mexican American, studies program in the Tucson school system, said state Supt. of Public Instruction Tom Horne.
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Interesting Article from The Daily Bruin
Arizona Law SB 1070 Repeats History
By Tyler Dosaj
SB 1070, like its anti-immigration predecessors, wrongly points its fingers at a single ethnic group.
Why should the Mexicans be suffered to swarm into our settlements, and by herding together, establish their language and manners to the exclusion of ours?
Eighteenth century diction notwithstanding, this idea perfectly articulates the phobia that fueled Senate Bill 1070 and holds back the DREAM Act. A similar quote was penned by none other than Benjamin Franklin. History buffs will be quick to point out that Mexican immigration was not an issue the Founding Fathers faced; of course, the original Franklin quote reads “Palatine Boors,” not “Mexicans.”
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By Tyler Dosaj
SB 1070, like its anti-immigration predecessors, wrongly points its fingers at a single ethnic group.
Why should the Mexicans be suffered to swarm into our settlements, and by herding together, establish their language and manners to the exclusion of ours?
Eighteenth century diction notwithstanding, this idea perfectly articulates the phobia that fueled Senate Bill 1070 and holds back the DREAM Act. A similar quote was penned by none other than Benjamin Franklin. History buffs will be quick to point out that Mexican immigration was not an issue the Founding Fathers faced; of course, the original Franklin quote reads “Palatine Boors,” not “Mexicans.”
read more here >>
Videos on SB1070
This clip is from Aljazeera, an English language news channel based in the Middle East. This gives us an outside perspective on the Arizona SB 1070 law.
This next clip is a heated debate between a supporter of the legislation and someone who is against the legislation. Pay close attention to the mediator Gregg Jarrett, and keep in mind this is from Fox news.
Gov. Brewer on the law
This next clip is a heated debate between a supporter of the legislation and someone who is against the legislation. Pay close attention to the mediator Gregg Jarrett, and keep in mind this is from Fox news.
Gov. Brewer on the law