Boycott Arizona 2010
Published April 22, 2010
OVERVIEW | THE PLAN
In order to send a message to Arizona State Governor Jane Brewer and the Arizona state legislative body that we will not stand for SB 1070, we are calling for nationwide economic pressure to affect businesses that contribute financially to these politicians who support this discriminatory measure. Our first target, The Arizona Diamondback Baseball Team (and business).
THE ISSUE | ARIZONA SB 1070
This bill is a huge, all-encompassing effort to force every government agency in Arizona to criminalize and marginalize immigrant families in Arizona and to keep our state in economic decline. The bill’s measures include:
OUR TARGET | THE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
In 2010, the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s 3rd highest Contributor was the Arizona Diamondbacks ($121,600) as well as the 20th highest contribution to Senator John McCain who openly supports the state measure ($9,400).
As a business, the Arizona Diamondbacks must be held accountable for giving to a machine that has targeted immigrants in Arizona.
OUR METHOD | BOYCOTT THEIR BUSINESS
We can support the boycott when the Diamondbacks come to play in our cities across the country, namely where there is a heavy concentration of Latinos and immigrants, namely Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, San Francisco, and New York. For those of you who attend Dodger games, the audience is always roughly 80% folks of color, and we’re sure it is the same elsewhere, so this would have huge ramifications for sales of tickets and merchandise if supported by our communities. We have compiled the donations from this family to the Republican machine in Arizona, outlined next.
THE LAW | DETAILS
Full Title: IMMIGRATION, LAW ENFORCEMENT, SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS
Sponsor: Sen. Russell Pearce
Full Text: www.azleg.gov (search SB1070)
The bill’s measures include:
• No governmental entity in the state may adopt a policy that limits or restricts enforcement of federal immigration law to the full extent permitted.
• In all contact by government employees with a person where "reasonable suspicion" exists that the person is undocumented, the person's immigration status must be verified.
• A person commits the crime (minimum class 1 misdemeanor) of trespassing by being in the U.S. illegally.
• A law enforcement officer is authorized to arrest, without warrant, any person the officer believes to be here without legal documentation.
• It is a class one misdemeanor to stop on a public roadway or for a person to enter a vehicle stopped on a public roadway for the purpose of securing employment to perform work at a different location if the vehicle blocks or impedes the flow of traffic.
• It is a class one misdemeanor to transport or conceal someone who is undocumented.
• It is illegal to induce someone who is undocumented to reside in this state.
• The state's employer sanctions law is modified to, among other things, authorize the county attorney to perform investigative functions (take evidence, issue subpoenas and order depositions) related to the law.
In order to send a message to Arizona State Governor Jane Brewer and the Arizona state legislative body that we will not stand for SB 1070, we are calling for nationwide economic pressure to affect businesses that contribute financially to these politicians who support this discriminatory measure. Our first target, The Arizona Diamondback Baseball Team (and business).
THE ISSUE | ARIZONA SB 1070
This bill is a huge, all-encompassing effort to force every government agency in Arizona to criminalize and marginalize immigrant families in Arizona and to keep our state in economic decline. The bill’s measures include:
OUR TARGET | THE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
In 2010, the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s 3rd highest Contributor was the Arizona Diamondbacks ($121,600) as well as the 20th highest contribution to Senator John McCain who openly supports the state measure ($9,400).
As a business, the Arizona Diamondbacks must be held accountable for giving to a machine that has targeted immigrants in Arizona.
OUR METHOD | BOYCOTT THEIR BUSINESS
We can support the boycott when the Diamondbacks come to play in our cities across the country, namely where there is a heavy concentration of Latinos and immigrants, namely Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, San Francisco, and New York. For those of you who attend Dodger games, the audience is always roughly 80% folks of color, and we’re sure it is the same elsewhere, so this would have huge ramifications for sales of tickets and merchandise if supported by our communities. We have compiled the donations from this family to the Republican machine in Arizona, outlined next.
THE LAW | DETAILS
Full Title: IMMIGRATION, LAW ENFORCEMENT, SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS
Sponsor: Sen. Russell Pearce
Full Text: www.azleg.gov (search SB1070)
The bill’s measures include:
• No governmental entity in the state may adopt a policy that limits or restricts enforcement of federal immigration law to the full extent permitted.
• In all contact by government employees with a person where "reasonable suspicion" exists that the person is undocumented, the person's immigration status must be verified.
• A person commits the crime (minimum class 1 misdemeanor) of trespassing by being in the U.S. illegally.
• A law enforcement officer is authorized to arrest, without warrant, any person the officer believes to be here without legal documentation.
• It is a class one misdemeanor to stop on a public roadway or for a person to enter a vehicle stopped on a public roadway for the purpose of securing employment to perform work at a different location if the vehicle blocks or impedes the flow of traffic.
• It is a class one misdemeanor to transport or conceal someone who is undocumented.
• It is illegal to induce someone who is undocumented to reside in this state.
• The state's employer sanctions law is modified to, among other things, authorize the county attorney to perform investigative functions (take evidence, issue subpoenas and order depositions) related to the law.
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