Monday, August 23, 2010, 6:09pm CDT | Modified: Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 5:52am
Critics of Arizona immigration measure boycott Budweiser, Hensley
St. Louis Business Journal - by Mike Sunnucks

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A Hispanic group opposed to Arizona’s Senate Bill 1070 immigration measure has launched a boycott of Budweiser beer and the Phoenix-based Anheuser-Busch distributorship headed by Cindy Hensley McCain.

Hensley McCain is the chairwoman of the Hensley & Co. distributorship and the wife of U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.

Somos America said today it wants consumers to boycott Budweiser beer until Hensley denounces SB 1070. The law has police determine the immigration status of those they have already detained and whom they suspect are illegally in the U.S.

Public opinion polls show roughly two-thirds of Arizonans support 1070, but the immigration measure faces opposition from Hispanic groups and many liberal cities around the country.

“I call on all Latinos to stop buying Budweiser until Hensley publicly denounces 1070 and pledges to not support candidates that support the law.â€