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Arizona Immigration Law FALLOUT: New Law Sparks Fiery Debate
The Huffington Post * Jeremy Binckes First Posted: 04-26-10 03:00 PM *
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WASHINGTON – Backed into a corner by Arizona's tough new immigration law, Democrats and Republicans alike find themselves grappling with a volatile issue neither party wanted to fight over just before important midterm congressional elections.
As lawmakers learned during the last national debate on immigration, in 2007, the issue incites passions across the country, affecting everything from national security to states' rights to racial ambitions and resentments. It's fraught with political minefields.
Thus, President Barack Obama, the Democrats who control Congress and Republicans who are in the minority are doing a delicate dance, mindful not to anger their electoral bases — or independents — on the issue.
Underscoring the careful maneuvering, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano tried to strike a balance in testimony to Congress on Tuesday, saying, "Continually enhancing border security is not only critical for border communities, but is a necessary part of any comprehensive attempt to fix our nation's broken immigration system to make it work for the 21st century."
The Huffington Post is keeping track of the fallout from the Arizona law in the regularly-updated slideshow below -- scroll through for the latest updates.
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"On Tuesday, seven members of the Los Angeles City Council signed a proposal for a boycott, calling for the city to 'refrain from conducting business' or participating in conventions in Arizona," the Los Angeles Times reported.
Councilman Ed Reyes, who coauthored the proposal with Councilwoman Janice Hahn, said he wants city officials to spend the next 90 days assessing the financial relationships that exist between various city departments and businesses based in Arizona.
"If Arizona companies are taking our money, I want to sever that," he said. [...]
A spokesman for City Controller Wendy Greuel identified at least 12 city contracts with Arizona companies that are worth an estimated $7.2 million.
San Francisco supervisors introduced a similar resolution Tuesday, and Mayor Gavin Newsom imposed an immediate moratorium on city-related travel to Arizona, with limited exceptions. Newsom also announced the convening of a group to analyze how a boycott would affect city contracts and purchasing.
The Washington D.C. Council also "plans to take up a resolution as early as next Tuesday that calls on the city government to boycott Arizona over the state's recently enacted immigration law."
A draft of the measure calls on the city government and the employee pension fund to "divest" from "any companies that originate out of Arizona or that do business with Arizona," the Washington Post reported.
comments(15255) Posted: 04/28 08/38 AM
The Huffington Post * Jeremy Binckes First Posted: 04-26-10 03:00 PM *
views26Read More: Arizona, Arizona Immigration, Arizona Immigration Bill, Arizona Immigration Law, Arizona Immigration Laws, Arizona's Immigration Law, Az Immigration Law, Az Law, Immigration, Immigration Law, Immigration Law In Arizona, Jan Brewer, Janet Napolitano, John McCain, Slidepollajax, Politics News
WASHINGTON – Backed into a corner by Arizona's tough new immigration law, Democrats and Republicans alike find themselves grappling with a volatile issue neither party wanted to fight over just before important midterm congressional elections.
As lawmakers learned during the last national debate on immigration, in 2007, the issue incites passions across the country, affecting everything from national security to states' rights to racial ambitions and resentments. It's fraught with political minefields.
Thus, President Barack Obama, the Democrats who control Congress and Republicans who are in the minority are doing a delicate dance, mindful not to anger their electoral bases — or independents — on the issue.
Underscoring the careful maneuvering, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano tried to strike a balance in testimony to Congress on Tuesday, saying, "Continually enhancing border security is not only critical for border communities, but is a necessary part of any comprehensive attempt to fix our nation's broken immigration system to make it work for the 21st century."
The Huffington Post is keeping track of the fallout from the Arizona law in the regularly-updated slideshow below -- scroll through for the latest updates.
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"On Tuesday, seven members of the Los Angeles City Council signed a proposal for a boycott, calling for the city to 'refrain from conducting business' or participating in conventions in Arizona," the Los Angeles Times reported.
Councilman Ed Reyes, who coauthored the proposal with Councilwoman Janice Hahn, said he wants city officials to spend the next 90 days assessing the financial relationships that exist between various city departments and businesses based in Arizona.
"If Arizona companies are taking our money, I want to sever that," he said. [...]
A spokesman for City Controller Wendy Greuel identified at least 12 city contracts with Arizona companies that are worth an estimated $7.2 million.
San Francisco supervisors introduced a similar resolution Tuesday, and Mayor Gavin Newsom imposed an immediate moratorium on city-related travel to Arizona, with limited exceptions. Newsom also announced the convening of a group to analyze how a boycott would affect city contracts and purchasing.
The Washington D.C. Council also "plans to take up a resolution as early as next Tuesday that calls on the city government to boycott Arizona over the state's recently enacted immigration law."
A draft of the measure calls on the city government and the employee pension fund to "divest" from "any companies that originate out of Arizona or that do business with Arizona," the Washington Post reported.
comments(15255) Posted: 04/28 08/38 AM
At least the constitutional carry law will be passed here before Summer is out and the fishing has been really good this year. 