Jul 02, 2010
Tony La Russa still supports immigration law
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St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is a supporter of Arizona's new immigration law.

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is sticking to his political guns. For the second time in a week, La Russa voiced his support for Arizona's immigration law that expects to toughen enforcement against illegal immigrants.

The law requires police to question a person's status if they don't appear to be legally in the country.

"It has nothing to do with Arizona,'' La Russa said. "What it has something to do with is that states should take care of what the federal government's not taking care of. That's their responsibility.''

The law has enraged many Hispanics and some athletes have called for the 2011 All-Star Game to be moved out of the state.

La Russa has five players currently on the roster born outside of the USA.

When asked about his manager's comments superstar Albert Pujols said, "don't talk to me about that. It's not my business" and team player rep Kyle McClellan said "it doesn't affect me, so I don't really have an opinion on it."

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