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Battle over Arizona's SB 1070: Oklahoma eyes similar immigration law; City Councils eye boycotts

By Ethan Sacks
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Originally Published:Friday, April 30th 2010, 9:44 AM
Updated: Friday, April 30th 2010, 10:10 AM

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Taking the temperature in Arizona

Do you support a boycott of travel to Arizona and products produced in the state in the wake of the passage of SB 1070?
Yes! Arizona's immigration law is racial profiling and un-American!
No! Arizona is just being punished for making a hard, but correct choice!
I'll wait and see if the law actual takes effect


The Arizona anti-immigration law that has sparked nationwide calls for a boycott of the state is supported by a slim majority of Americans - and some hope the measure will be a springboard for more Draconian measures.

The passage of Arizona's controversial SB 1070, which calls for police in that state to use "reasonable suspicion" to question and detain possible undocumented immigrants, is supported by 51% of Americans, a new Gallup Poll says.

At a Tea Party rally in Ramona, Calif., on Saturday, Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter told the conservative crowd that he supports the deportation of children of illegal immigrants - even if they were born in the United States.

"Between $10 [billion] and $20 billion in this state that we spend on immigration - that's health services, that's education and jails. We just can't afford it anymore," he told the crowd, according to the Los Angeles Times. "We're not being mean. We're just saying it takes more than just walking across the border to become an American citizen.

"It's what's in our souls."

Conservative lawmakers in Oklahoma, buoyed by the passage of SB 1070, say they will introduce a similar bill in their state. In fact, Republican state Rep. Randy Terrill told The Associated Press that Oklahoma may even take Arizona's example further and include assets seizure provisions and harsher penalties for illegal immigrants.

Further north of the border, however, the political reaction to the Arizona law is decidedly different.

St. Paul, Minn., Mayor Chris Coleman ordered city employees Wednesday to avoid traveling to Arizona using public funds.

"It would be immoral to not stand up in the face of a piece of legislation that is rooted in hate and fear," Coleman said in a statement. "We are a country of immigrants and SB 1070 is an affront to our Constitution and the values we hold dear as Americans.

"It's not worthy of who we are as a people - and it's certainly not worthy of the investment of any city dollars being spent in Arizona."

The move comes a day after San Francisco's mayor, Gavin Newsom, announced an immediate ban on travel to the state for his city's employees, calling the new law "unacceptable."

Denver public schools, the city's school district, also gave the SB 1070 a failing grade.

Superintendent Tom Boasberger told the Denver Post that employees are banned from work-related travel to Arizona.

City councils across the country - including New York City - are also considering official boycotts of Arizona-made products.

Nearly two dozen New York City Council members and other city officials gathered on the steps of City Hall Thursday to announce a resolution to condemn the law.

"This is the ugly head of apartheid rearing its head in Arizona," city controller John Liu said. "And for the same reason that New York boycotted South Africa more than 20 years ago, some kind of boycott needs to take place now to send a message."

Similar measures are being considered in Washington, Los Angeles, San Diego and Austin, Tex.

But the biggest groundswell against the law is happening far outside city halls and state capitols. Immigration rights groups across the country have mobilized boycotts and demonstrations in Arizona - and beyond.

Canadian indie rockers Stars canceled tour dates for a planned swing through Arizona, with front man Torquil Campbell comparing the state to Nazi Germany.

The controversy even spilled into the nation's pastime as 100 protesters swarmed Wrigley Field Thursday for a game between the Chicago Cubs and the Arizona Diamondbacks - a team that has several Latino players.

"Arizona has legalized racial profiling. I cannot in good conscience go into this game," baseball fan Paul D'Amato told the Chicago Sun Times outside the ballpark, before ripping up his ticket.
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Poll Results

Thank you for voting.

Do you support a boycott of travel to Arizona and products produced in the state in the wake of the passage of SB 1070?

Yes! Arizona's immigration law is racial profiling and un-American! 40%

No! Arizona is just being punished for making a hard, but correct choice! 56%

I'll wait and see if the law actual takes effect 4%