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| Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce (R) |
In a letter that pays lip service to anti-immigrant militancy in Arizona, a group of business-leaders asked the state's Legislature to put aside new anti-immigrant measures that were pending, saying
Arizona’s lawmakers and citizens are right to be concerned about illegal immigration. But we must acknowledge that when Arizona goes it alone on this issue, unintended consequences inevitably occur. Last year, boycotts were called against our state’s business community, adversely impacting our already-struggling economy and costing us jobs. Arizona-based businesses saw contracts cancelled or were turned away from bidding. Sales outside of the state declined. Even a business which merely had “Arizona” in its name felt the effects of the boycotts, compelling them to launch an educational campaign about their company’s roots in Brooklyn. It is an undeniable fact that each of our companies and our employees were impacted by the boycotts and the coincident negative image.
If you don't have a sense of the mood among Arizona's white conservatives, check out the website of Senate President Russell Pearce, architect of Arizona's get tough on immigrants legislation.
h/t ImmigrationProf blog.
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