Arpaio calls on Arizonans to boycott Mexico

May. 24, 2010 03:36 PM
Associated Press

Upset by an ad placed in a Phoenix newspaper, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio is calling on Arizonans to avoid traveling to Mexico.

The ad, a half page full-color advertisement appearing in the Friday edition of The Arizona Republic, featured a military looking man gazing through binoculars with words proclaiming, "We are looking for people from Arizona."

In a news release issued Monday by his office, Arpaio says the ad "went well beyond being irresponsible, it appears to threaten Arizonans."

Sonora Turismo spokesman Adolfo Salido in Hermosillo said only half of the ad was published Friday. The rest of the ad in Saturday's paper included the caption "In Sonora, we are looking for people from Arizona who want to have a great time." The ad pictured people on the beach, having fun.

Javier Tapia, the coordinator for tourism for Sonora, said Monday that the Mexican state is "very interested in people from Arizona coming to have a great time. We don't want to scare anyone. We are very friendly."

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