A new Arizona law, SB 1070, requires police officers to detain anyone they suspect of being in the US illegally, and makes it a misdemeanor to be without proper identification papers when detained by law enforcers.
AZ governor Janet Brewer then followed up this week by signing a bill banning ethnic studies, specifically classes designed for students of particular ethnic groups.
AZ governor Janet Brewer then followed up this week by signing a bill banning ethnic studies, specifically classes designed for students of particular ethnic groups.
Protests from San Francisco to Boston, include most recently a boycott by Los Angeles city council on business with Arizona. Concerned about the economic fallout, both Tucson and Flagstaff city councils are suing the state. But at the same time nine other state legislatures are considering similar laws cracking down on illegal immigrants.
And in downtown Guaymas this banner has been displayed by PAN, one of the two major political parties, calling for Guaymas residents not to visit Arizona, and to rebuff the anti-immigration law.
