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Arizona politicians: Don't boycott us

By ANDY BARR | 4/28/10 3:57 PM EDT
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Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva, an Arizonan, spurred the calls to boycott Arizona's businesses but lawmakers back home don't share his sentiment. AP

Arizona’s political leaders are hoping that groups upset by its new immigration law don’t follow through on boycotts of the state.

Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva, an Arizonan, spurred the boycott calls but Republicans and Democrats from the state who spoke to POLITICO said they don’t share Grijalva’s sentiments.

“With Arizona’s economy already struggling – and thousands of Arizonans out of work – it is the height of irresponsibility and arrogance for a federal official to encourage a boycott of Arizona businesses,â€