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Archive for April 27th, 2010

San Francisco Supervisors call for Arizona boycott

Posted by dorian on April 27, 2010

CBS News - Opponents of Arizona's new immigration law protest in San Francisco.

S.F. supes want economic boycott of Arizona

John Wildermuth,John Coté, Chronicle Staff Writers

Tuesday, April 27, 2010


San Francisco’s supervisors are calling for a sweeping boycott of Arizona in the wake of that state’s harsh new law aimed at illegal immigrants, but they haven’t convinced Mayor Gavin Newsom.

A resolution that will go before the board today calls for San Francisco to end any and all contracts with Arizona-based companies and to stop doing business with the state.

“We want to send a message,” Supervisor David Campos told a rally on the steps of City Hall Monday morning. “There are consequences when you target a whole people.”

Immigration should be treated “not as a police enforcement issue, but as a human rights issue, as a social issue,” Supervisor John Avalos added. “We want to make sure the voice of San Francisco is well heard.” Read the rest of this entry »

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