Jim Wise - Staff writer

DURHAM -- Last night's City Council vote to restrict city-business travel to Arizona if that state enacts its controversial law regarding immigration-status checks not going over well with Durham citizens -- at least, not with those making their opinions known at City Hall today.

Evelyn Wright-Corbett of the City Clerk's staff sent this e-mail to council members:

"The Mayor’s Office has received numerous calls of displeasure concerning last night’s vote in re: Arizona. Various citizens would like the City Council to know that there is a vast amount of people in the city of Durham who are totally against the decision made on last evening; people from other counties have called stating that they will stop shopping in the city of Durham; and, Durham citizens are talking about boycotting Durham pertaining to their purchase power. [sic]

"Last night's vote actually wasn't for an outright ban on official travel to Arizona; it left such trips subject to case-by-case review and decision by the City Council. The council also included a call for the federal government to reform its immigration law, with which the law being considered by Arizona's legislature closely corresponds."

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