Yorba Linda, Calif. 'Stands With Arizona'

Thursday, June 3, 2010, 8:48 AM EDT



While city and county councils in California are finding ways to boycott Arizona, the city of Yorba Linda in Orange County voted unanimously to support Arizona and its new immigration enforcement law. NumbersUSA activists showed up at the city's council meeting on Tuesday night, urging the city council to vote in favor of a resolution strongly supporting Arizona.

The vote didn’t go without protest and controversy. One city council member excused herself early on in the night for a family emergency and another city council member stormed out of the city hall chamber refusing to participate in the vote. Yorba Linda Mayor John Anderson apologized calling it “shameful behaviorâ€