The Los Angeles City Council voted this this week to boycott Arizona because of new state immigration law passed by the state. According to City Council member Janice Hahn, who likened the law to the Nazi treatment of Jews during World War II, the boycott could affect up to $8 million worth of L.A. city business contracts with the neighboring state. L.A. City Council member Paul Koretz said the Arizona law represented “the very beginning of what went on in Nazi Germany.”
(Sponsor of boycott Janice Hahn wants Lakers fans to bring snacks to AZ)
Though Hahn said the contracts with the largest financial impact on Arizona, like between US Airways and Los Angeles International Airport, will not be included in the boycott.
Since the Lakers recently advanced to the Western Conference Finals against the Phoenix Suns, Hahn has spent much of her time asking the team and its fans to financially boycott the city of Phoenix and the state. LA WEEKLY reports:
Councilwoman Hahn is confident that the Lakers are only going to need two trips to Arizona to sweep the series,” Michael Trujillo, the manager of her campaign for Lieutenant Governor, told the Weekly. “Furthermore she will be sending a checklist of items for each Lakers player to bring so they won’t need to purchase anything while in Arizona.”
If the Lakers were to sweep the series with the Suns, they would need one trip to Phoenix. The team has not responded publicly to Hahn’s suggestions.
Today the LOS ANGELES TIMES has a poll on its website asking readers, “Was the L.A. City Council right to pass a boycott of Arizona?“
With 4,728 votes tallied, 93% of respondents answered, “No. The city should mind its own business.”
The day after the Los Angeles City Council passed the boycott resolution amid Council member comparisons to Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, said, “it is inappropriate and irresponsible to link the bill to the actions of Nazi Germany. In a democracy, there is no need to demonize opponents, even when they are mistaken, to those whose actions led to history’s most notorious crime.”
Indeed, if this issue was somehow relatable to the Holocaust and I was on the L.A. city council, I wouldn’t be proposing a largely symbolic boycott of Arizona.
I’d be digging a moat at the Arizona-California border - and ringing that River Monsters chap to stock it.
6:37 pm on May 13th, 2010
interesting that you mentioned a possible sweep of phoenix, but not the other way around???
7:08 pm on May 13th, 2010
The Federal government has essentially the same law as Arizona. They just elect not to enforce it.
8:57 pm on May 13th, 2010
HA HA get the illlegals out, even Mexican americans want them out of here, liberal LA Times is a joke..
Buy Arizonia products people….
Support the state of Arizonia I say!
9:06 pm on May 13th, 2010
Doesn’t that budgetary challenged city of Los Angeles have more important issues to worry about rather than what the Lakers are taking with them on two trips to Phoenix? Talk about fiddling while Rome burns. What a bunch of idiots. Now you know why Rome is burning.
9:08 pm on May 13th, 2010
Amen to the person who said that Arizona is only enforcing the law the Federal Government is choosing not to. The press isn’t reporting that. Nor are they talking about the amount of kidnappings and home invasions we have or the amount of drugs that are flowing into our state. They’re just continue to knock that it’s racially insensitive. It’s not a racial issue but one of national security and economics.
9:37 pm on May 13th, 2010
only a pig would attempt to equate this with nazi germany…12 million or more including 6 mill jews and many other people all over europe starved and slaughtered …meanwhile illegals are left by mules to die in vans because the border in arizona isn’t enforced well…even phil jackson says the law is understandable and he is a former hippy
9:39 pm on May 13th, 2010
I say boycott every city , state, professional sports team, business, political organization that does not support Arizona in it’s right to protect it’s legal citizens. The Constitution was written for the Citizens of the United States of America, not for the ILLEGAL ALIENS who break the laws of America. Boycott Los Angeles and the Lakers should they happen to win. boycott the NBA for allowing the poltical statement that was attempted to be made May 5th. Most of America agrees with Arizona!! Support Arizona and any other state that follows the same route.
9:41 pm on May 13th, 2010
They cross the border and they are not here legally, my family came here and did it the right way, they should tool. I don’t want to here a civil rights, they have none, they are not American they don’t belong here. Wake up!!!
9:42 pm on May 13th, 2010
I’m boycotting Los Angeles.
10:01 pm on May 13th, 2010
Hey, does everything have to be racial? This isn’t even close. The whole country needs help here and hollering “race” is distracting from the real problem; the country isn’t safe! Years ago natural selection would have weeded you all out!! Pull your heads out.
10:03 pm on May 13th, 2010
For a city such as L.A. that has such a bad money balancing problem, they should be the last to call for a boycott, but the stupid city council would rather cut off their own nose to try to make a point.!! I say screw L.A. & AZ and all other cities that have illegals in their prisons should ship them All off to L.A.. Wish voters will remember this stupid move in November!!!
10:45 pm on May 13th, 2010
Isn’t Cal the state that wants to legalize pot. Looks like they are already handing out to the politicians. This law has to do with law enforcement, NOT RACISM. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
10:45 pm on May 13th, 2010
I’m going to boycott Los Angeles because of our dumb politicians here. Fix our own problem first before you get into other state’s business.
I’m going to buy my car in Arizona. How about that?
10:46 pm on May 13th, 2010
Its not a true boycott if the Lakers actually play in Phoenix. The state gets money in ticket sales/parking.
The Lakers would have to forfeit the games or have the NBA move it out of Arizona. The stupidity of this Hahn woman is absolutely astonishing.
10:48 pm on May 13th, 2010
To insinuate that this is the beginning of a Nazi like campaign against Mexicans is a joke. As a resident of Arizona I fully respect any individual that comes to this country to try to make a better life for themselves and their families. At the same time, nobody can deny the negative effects of illegal immigration, and it is very questionable that the positive outweigh the negative. I want everyone that is making money in this country to be accounted for, period. This might not be realistic, but we must make an effort or else we will continue to bleed money. And furthermore the first I hear of a Mexican being gassed by our government I’m at Phoenix city hall, I’m bringing a gun and I won’t be alone.
10:50 pm on May 13th, 2010
Will someone check Steve Nash’s passport before the game start. lol
10:50 pm on May 13th, 2010
When Mexico’s drug violence is spilling over the border it’s time to do something. These bottom of the barrel politicians should be ignored, they’re digging their own graves with this ridiculous boycotted.
10:56 pm on May 13th, 2010
HA HA !! I ‘m the laker fan!!!! And will go ARIZONA..for game…AND HAVE SOME FUN SORRY L .A.!
11:09 pm on May 13th, 2010
This is a windfall for AZ. The dolts that join the boycott are the exact kind of trash AZ. is trying to get rid of. The Phoenix police will probably have less problems with crowd control without thugs, illegals and left wing anarchists.
11:10 pm on May 13th, 2010
RACIST ARIZONA, NEVER , SAD WHAT AMERICA HAS COME TOO THIS, ITS FUNNY THESE SAME COMMENTS ABOVE OR BELOW COME FROM PEOPLE THAT HAVE IMMIGRANT FAMILY MEMBERS…YEAH THATS FUNNY..
11:14 pm on May 13th, 2010
Build a moat? There already is one; it’s called the Colorado River.
11:17 pm on May 13th, 2010
ARIZONA IS HELL ON EARTH, WELL WITH THE AVERAGE TEMP. BEING 90-100 PLUS AND THE RACIST DEVILS THAT RUN THE SAD STATE…
11:19 pm on May 13th, 2010
woot….arizona praises people like richard and hopes he stays out of their state. they dont want you there DICK, thats why they are enforcing the law. infact why dont you and all the rest of you whiners go back to mexico/latin america and make their countries better. better yet…who dont all you go home and protest and see how long your freedom lasts.
11:26 pm on May 13th, 2010
oh wait we have to be proper and save face infront of the world …….. and that is the problem the usa is to worried about saving face i say if you are here as an illegal alien you’re gonna get put in jail and deported fast …. the united states doesnt even take of its own so how in the hell do we take of someone else’s problem? we have homeless people we have school systems failing our kids and what do we worry about ?
illegal aliens getting booted out of our country as they should be , they strain our states resources medical and goverment funded resources but yet the actual citizen’s of the usa seem to forget it is our tax payer money paying for these freeloaders or sponge’s as i call them. and here is a kicker that i dont understand you come to america and why in the hell do we have to learn there language? they should be made to talk in english i should not have to accomidate anyone in my own country that is here as an illegal …….
so yes to the ladt govenor of arizona i say kudos to you for having the brass set that our federal goverment does not.
11:26 pm on May 13th, 2010
this is about the stupidest action L.A. city council has ever done.its sad to see the actions that a few stupid council people are doing.all they are doing is trying to improve their political image.i totally think this is a very wrong thing to do.janis hawn is thinking of running for govevor of calif.and this is not bettering her image.it shows how desperate she truely is.i’m sick of all the illegals in calif.they should be supporting arizona.they add to crime,,take advantage of our medical system woes.,and expect the taxpayers to pick up the tab.maybe i’m sick of the stupid asses who run calif.we have never been in such a bad place as we are now..maybe i will move to arizona,and stand up for america.because they are the only who had enough,and i have……….amen…..at least they have the balls to stand up for what they believe………
11:33 pm on May 13th, 2010
arizona you have my thanks and appreciation for doing what the feds will not ……
unless your a citizen or have a visa to be here in the usa get the hell out im tired of my tax payer dollars being spent on thugs and drug dealers, i understand they live in a povertized country but guess what the drug dealers and war mongers there are responsible not the usa nor any state in our country.
11:38 pm on May 13th, 2010
ohhh…poor little ritchie got his feeling hurt. why dont you shove a burrito up your poop shoot you little dick/prick! illegal sympathizer
11:39 pm on May 13th, 2010
Don’t worry, Phoenix wil get so destroyed at Staples, they’ll just concede the rest of the Conference Finals games. Maybe they need to check the Suns rosters passports. Hey, Barbosa, Lopez, where you all going?
11:48 pm on May 13th, 2010
WOW AN INTERNET RACIST, NOT SURPRISED. PROBABLY THE SAME GUY WHO KISSES ANYONE ASS WHO’S A LITTLE DARKER SHADE THAN HIM. COME OUT THE CLOSET, OH YEAH AND BRING YOUR MEXICAN WIFE WITH YOU.
11:55 pm on May 13th, 2010
Janice Hahn, I realized your brain is impaired.
You are playing smart and cool but you AREN’T. What if the heaven send you bunches of Mexicans. Will you adopt them? their marijunas, guns, criminals… Don’t forget you have to provide them food stamps and health care.
11:59 pm on May 13th, 2010
K/B…YOU KNOW YOUR RIGHT, DO THEY EVEN HAVE A RING BESIDE THE FOUL IGNORANT RING AROUND THE STATE, A LOSING FRANCHISE ALONG WITH LOSER FANS CREATES LOSING. 15 RINGS AND COUNTING OVER HERE, KEEP PLAYING CATCHUP ARIZONA YOU WILL ALWAYS BE JUST JUST ANOTHER STUMP TEAM IN OUR WAY….. THE SUNS…HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…I LAUGH AT THE THOUGHT.
12:00 am on May 14th, 2010
I read they published the same poll in spanish and the numbers were exactly the opposite.
Well the illegal hispanic people have an excuse for not knowing what the law says. Those rich white liberals (who suffer from race guilt) don’t. Nobody hates the hispanics heck most of the people know, have some in their family, or are part hispanic themselves. They are just trying to do what they can to keep Arizona safe FOR AMERICANS……ALL AMERICANS. (and that does not include Mexicans who are in the country illegally, who ARE COMMITING CRIMES
12:01 am on May 14th, 2010
i do hope that hawn is taken down when it comes to voting time. Los Angeles has enough problems of its own to try to meddle in another states business. Kudos to the governor of Arizona for standing up for american’s rights that being Americans who were born here or gained citizenship here legally. As a taxpayer/vet., i wish more politicians would be as rabid when it comes to protecting our borders as they are about defending illegals.
12:11 am on May 14th, 2010
i have a question to all the illegal supporters…joe baca….janice hahn and such…..if the United States entered into a conflict with mexico..which side would you be on?….would any of you pick up a weapon and join in the defense of the United States or….pick up a weapon and help in the assault of her?…what is your pleasure?
12:16 am on May 14th, 2010
Hope you L.A. voters boot all those who voted for this stupid measure to boycott AZ. Hope the Lakers win the title & The city council gets the boot in Nov. Make your vote count!!!
12:43 am on May 14th, 2010
haha the lakers are dead
1:20 am on May 14th, 2010
Maybe the Lakers should just forfeit and stay in LA. We wouldn’t miss them. What a bunch of foolish idiots (LA City Council)! Maybe they ought to stick to solving some of their own problems rather than dipping into sports. There is a strong sentiment even before the idiocy spouted by the council that we really don’t care about CA nor do we really want anything they have to offer. Screw around too much and AZ might slow the flow of electricity to LA… We do control the light switch.
1:31 am on May 14th, 2010
Let them boycot AZ. That merans that they also refuse to take money from the AZ fans that come to LA LA land for the games. Just give them everything for free or don’t allow them into the state. See how far that would go with the people set to profit from the games, no matter how many of them end up being played in a broke dick state that has lame brained politicians screwing with things that they don’t have a clue about. No wonder they are broke, they pay for all the illegal aliens in their state.How many billions could they save if they got smart and followed AZs lead in enforcing the Fed laws? Let’s see, no more having to print everything in two languages, that alone would be a bundle. Then there is healrh care, food and the list goes on.
1:40 am on May 14th, 2010
Did anyone see Obamas birth certificate yet? Maybe we can deport him too.
1:43 am on May 14th, 2010
c’mon people leave politics outta of sports. I want to enjoy the game to relieve stress from everyday activities. Just keep it separated people!!!!
1:47 am on May 14th, 2010
It’s time to vote Janice Hahn out of the office.
1:47 am on May 14th, 2010
how about Arizona not selling electricity to SCEdison?…or Colorado, Arizona, and Nevada cutting off California’s water supply from the colorado river…boycotting is a knife that cuts both ways.
1:50 am on May 14th, 2010
We Lakers fans are not fools like Ms Hahn. AZ, most of the nation are with you, bro.
But fact is, there is no one in LA who dare to openly oppose or challenge scumbags like Hahn on illegal immigration issue. Are people afraid that the police cannot protect them? Where’s the freedom of speech and representation of people?
1:53 am on May 14th, 2010
the L.A city council recommended not having a Lakers Victory parade last year….’nuff said…they’re assholes for even comtemplating that, even if it were just posturing on their part…the Lakers and L.A. are like peanut butter and Jelly….or jam cuz Jelly don’t shake like that, BABY!
3:19 am on May 14th, 2010
Well, even though it sounds like most of L.A. disagrees with this “proclamation” by your City Council, I say, go ahead and stay away Laker fans. We don’t want you OR your money in our city anyway. So feel free to heed your Council members’ advice!!
4:23 am on May 14th, 2010
Look, pundits like to start comments with ‘look’, the law says if you are stopped for some reason other than a possible immigration violation you may need to prove you are in the country legally. Look, you have to break the law first. So if you break the law, what’s your beef? All of the rhetoric surrounds a hypothetical that the law specifically addresses. Of course, that fact is ignored as it makes for poor press. Phoenix is the kidnapping capital of the US. Why? Illegal immigrants kidnapping other illegal immigrants for ransom to be paid by their relatives back home. They gun each other down with alarming regularity. If you don’t live in Arizona, you just don’t get the severity of the problem. Or you choose the y’all come no matter what mentality. Look, we just want folks to obey the law. Why is that so villified?
5:06 am on May 14th, 2010
Why don’t the morons forfiet the games they play here in Arizona??
That would really teach us a lesson!!
6:19 am on May 14th, 2010
Is this the state that did’nt and still does’nt want to recognize MLK day
6:44 am on May 14th, 2010
I think all the states need to follow Arizona and start cracking down. If you want to come to the U.S. learn English or get out.
6:55 am on May 14th, 2010
Boycott all products made in Mexico!
Boycott all travel to California!
Support and travel to Arizona!
6:59 am on May 14th, 2010
I’m boycotting Los Angeles also !
7:00 am on May 14th, 2010
Janice Hahn, you are a complete and utter moron if you dare to compare the Arizona law with Nazis in the 1940’s. You have desecrated the memory of everyone involved in the Holocaust. Your remarks show that you are insensitive and are using the murder of six million people as a lightning rod for your left wing agenda and to pander to your constituency. It’s not about you, Janet. It’s not about your state. Crawl back into your hole, your fifteen minutes are long since passed.
7:05 am on May 14th, 2010
I will never travel to or even spend a penny in LA ever again.
7:11 am on May 14th, 2010
Boycott Los Angeles, I hope the Laker’s forfeit every game maybe then they will move the team to a city that will appreciate them.
7:19 am on May 14th, 2010
Can I boycott paying my taxes so I don’t have to help bail out California? Hey LA. you have much bigger problems to deal with.
7:28 am on May 14th, 2010
Arizona is only doing what the Federal government wont do. The law is the law, if I run a red light and I get pulled over it’s because I broke the law.
7:44 am on May 14th, 2010
As of 8:30am EST how about 17,800 votes on the LA Times site with 93% still against. Who exactly is this Janice Hahn woman representing, not her constituency. Send her an email at janice.hahn@lacity.org
7:54 am on May 14th, 2010
The city council is worried that if illegals leave AZ they will show up in LA. That would serve them right!
Hey Janice, here is the thing you Libs always miss, Illegal Is Illegal, A Law is A Law. You can’t ignore some laws because they don’t appeal to your sensitivities.
8:12 am on May 14th, 2010
Janice and the the rest of the L.A. city council as well as Mayor Tony Valar are just grasping at votes, pure and simple. They could care less about any boycott.
8:25 am on May 14th, 2010
Sounds to me like she is trying to get illeagls and their sympathers to vote for her in the upcomming election.Your state is so far in debt from a system designed to fail due to taking care of illegals and their families.Pelosie,Boxer,and the rest made a lot of money employing them. The thinking in California is that everyone else should pay out the nose to cover their arragonce at not supporting the Constitution and the law of the Land. Good Luck Calif.
8:28 am on May 14th, 2010
Time to send a mesage back to LA…If you want to play the racist/boycott game. I think the LA city council are the racists…let’s boycott LA.
8:38 am on May 14th, 2010
I think the L.A. City Council has more things to worry about then Arizona’s new law. Keep politics out of sports, period. Those 13 yoyo’s on the city council that voted for the resolution should think about trying to keep their jobs in the next election. Vote the traitors of our constitution out. They might think about how to “fix” L.A’s problems before they start telling other states how to “fix” theirs. Idiots………
8:40 am on May 14th, 2010
Screw L.A., they are broke now because of stupid decisions. Leave Arizona alone.
8:58 am on May 14th, 2010
It was socially irresponsible and immature move on L.A.’s part to voice their opinion in the form of a boycott. Arizona is a state, not a grocery store. Grow up!
9:06 am on May 14th, 2010
Seems the only ones worried about this law are the ones that are brakeing it and the people that dont live in Arizona. Wonder why that is.
9:09 am on May 14th, 2010
Look to the person who made the MLK Day comment. We did not recognize MLK Day for several years. Then the NFL said do it and we will give Phoenix a Super Bowl. So we caved on it. Personally, I don’t get it. Look, all these government holidays represent part of the reason so many jurisdictions are broke. So many people so little work getting done.
9:24 am on May 14th, 2010
What part of breaking the law dont you get L.A.?
9:34 am on May 14th, 2010
Hay LA worry bout your own city its so well run lol
9:37 am on May 14th, 2010
i am a hispanic and i sure do cary my drivers licence with me at all times…so whats the problem?
10:25 am on May 14th, 2010
as arizona enforces the new immigration law and the illegals start finding other ports of entry into the u.s.
guess where they are going to go. thats right , california, texas. and guess who’s going to start there own new immigration law.
11:02 am on May 14th, 2010
I’m not sure where I stand on this issue? I am good friends with people who have been here illegally at one point and now have their papers. Although I do think that it’s not a big deal to carry your documents with you such as a valid I.D……But I guess this is my biggest problem with this entire issue.
Why is it that the entire nation seems to be chiming in with their opinions on the issue? America was founded on a lot of things, one of them is democracy. The people of Arizona elected the folks who are making this law, I assume they are election on behalf of the view of their constituents? I admit that I haven’t followed this story very much because I think much of this is B.S political posturing, but shouldn’t the voters of Arizona have a say on what laws are passed in their state?
Or is democracy only something we should abide by when it’s convenient for everyone and politically correct?
11:03 am on May 14th, 2010
She’s a media whore like every other politician, the Lakers are going to pack little bags of goodies that she sent a list of…why not just say she’s against big oil and is sending a sponge to the gulf….oh lets compare it to the holocaust and nazi germany..or better az is the charles manson of the states, or damler were eating minorities …she’s a freak and a riot inciter…
11:12 am on May 14th, 2010
KORETZ you should be ashamed especially considering your roots to make this comparison…
HAHN is more than a media whore she’s a another part of a POLITICAL legacy that includes her uncle, father, brother and any other family member who swam in the I’M RUNNING FOR OFFICE GENE POOL OF HAHNS LIVING OFF TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND BRIBES FROM LOCAL BUSINESSPEOPLE.
12:27 pm on May 14th, 2010
Did any of them read the law?
12:57 pm on May 14th, 2010
Two things besides the obvious here that the city is out of line here.
1, The current immigration laws are not enforced for one reason , Mexico doesnt want them enforced, The amount of money sent back to Mexico fuels a large portion of their economy,
Lastly, i was raised in so cal from ages 2-18 lived there mos of my life and have a fond place in my heart for the mexican communty but this law isn’t about Mexican or even non mexican
its about enforcing a LAW its about someone commiting a violation and being held accountable.
Look there is real simple way to end a lot of this enforce the law and that means if one cant produce the required documents then gone, Secondly and more important is this NO one can obtain citizenship soley based upon birth locaton a child should be at birth a citizen of the country in which the parents are citizens and no person shall have dual citizenship at any time
12:59 pm on May 14th, 2010
Mrs. Goebles, oops!, I mean Hahn, should be appointed as the Los Angeles City Minister of propaganda. The part of the interview that was not reported was that Mrs. Hahn went on to explain how the state of Az. has recently purchased several Stuka Dive Bombers and is currently building a very large concentration camp. She also stated that the Phx. Suns basketball team is practicing their Goose Stepping March, so if they were to win the NBA Title they will be ready for the parade.
No wonder the City of Los Angeles is on the brink of bankruptcy
1:33 pm on May 14th, 2010
i think you guys are to close minded.. plus most of you are not living in arizona.. something has to change there.. and everything that was tried was failing.. nobody says mexicans weren’t welcome, if you want to be here do it the right way, not the illegal way and border jump. the people is just enabling them to break the law.. so quit pointing the finger at law enforcement.. i think there doing what needs to be done.. they cant make everyone happy but they sure put a smile on my face
1:47 pm on May 14th, 2010
I just read this article and I’m amazed that any politician would countinue to support illegal immigration. Just think what the monies being spent on illegals could do for the city if used wisely.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - Figures from the Department of Public Social Services show that children of illegal aliens in Los Angeles County collected more than $21 million in welfare and more than $22 million in food stamps in March 2009 — an increase of $1 million from the previous month, according to a news release from Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich.
Annually the cost of illegal immigration to Los Angeles County taxpayers exceeds one billion dollars, which includes $220 million for public safety, $400 million for healthcare, and $500 million in welfare and food stamps allocations, according to the news release.
Twenty-four percent of the county’s total allotment of welfare and food stamp benefits goes directly to the children of illegal aliens born in the United States, according to Antonovich’s statement.
“Illegal immigration continues to have a devastating impact on Los Angeles County taxpayers,” Antonovich said in the statement. “The total cost for illegal immigrants to county taxpayers exceeds $1 billion a year - not including the millions of dollars for education.”
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2:05 pm on May 14th, 2010
Ok there seems to be something missing here and if memory serves me correctly, the reason that the fed guidlines and statues don’t work and will not work is that they forbid the local law enforcement officals to take action
the current legislation empowers the law enforcement in Az to act, That is what is different
look people, this is about ILLGEAL immigrants and truthfully they not hard to find it you want to see it ! I live in south carolina and every morning a crowd of workers waits for a van outside of a local gas station,
people it it looks like a duck sounds like a duck
guess what its NOT a pig its a DUCK
2:10 pm on May 14th, 2010
its not being racist, its using commen sense
profiling is the new catch word but actually its been done for decades all local law enforcement all state and fed law enfocements have people on the payroll to do just that PROFILE most lkely subjects who commit crimes and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that
and yes any law enforcement office can stop any one and ask for indentifcation at any time and its against the law to refuse or give false answers
2:27 pm on May 14th, 2010
LA NEEDS TO PRAY THAT ARIZONA DOES NOT BOYCOTT LA. FANS COULD BRING BATTERIES FOR THE FLASHLIGHTS TO WATCH THE GAME IF ARIZONA TURNS OFF THEIN ELECTRICITY!
2:34 pm on May 14th, 2010
Dear Ignorant in California,
First of all, it is not US the people of Arizona making this law, it is the Government. Why on earth would you try taking this to a whole new level by hurting the hardworking business owners in Arizona with your ignorance. What do you think, we all just sit around and take what the government does…There have been protests all over town. They didn’t ask US before doing this. And as far as your “sweep” goes, don’t even go there, if you don’t know politics, then I doubt you know ANYTHING about basketball…So you can take your “self proclaimed” prophecy and shove it !!
2:38 pm on May 14th, 2010
hey if you think you’re american guess what u not you come from germany so u can get out to ????????????????????/????????///
2:48 pm on May 14th, 2010
sounds like 99% of the good people of CA. are in favor of the new law in AZ. Let the el lay city coucil cut their own throats with their bad choice of political posturing that goes against the ideals of their constituents.Its time to vote the coucil members out and show them who’s in charge..
3:21 pm on May 14th, 2010
The irony is that those who oppose the law and call for a boycott of Arizona are effectually starving AZ’s economy thus starving out the illegals whom their protests are an act of solidarity towards. By calling for a boycott they are inadvertently helping the cause of removing illegals from Arizona.
Not to mention, the incendiary and ambiguous language that was initially written into the law, which appeared to give police officers virtually complete license to stop anybody anytime and demand their papers, was amended by Jan Brewer. The law now only permits officers to ask for immigration documentation after the person has been stopped/apprehended for an unrelated infraction, which isn’t really controversial at all.
Suns in 6.
3:30 pm on May 14th, 2010
Why do illegals have more rights than I do???? That is something I want to understand. Please enlighten me you damn libtards!
4:04 pm on May 14th, 2010
I think the boycott will backfire, Friend from, back east are going to come to Arizona for vacation instead of Califorina. Everyone I talk to is in favor of the new law. Including my hispanic friends. They are Americans, not Mexicans. And we don’t care what LA thinks. We consider Califorina the granola state anyway. A bunch of fruits , nuts and flakes!
4:21 pm on May 14th, 2010
as a californian born and raised here….dont lump us in with the politicians. the politicians have the big mouths with megaphones and yet do not represent the everyday californian by any means. most of us as you will realize are with Arizona and hope that one day the rest of the U.S. will join the cause too. its unfortunate that the media and such are only interested in the illegal alien’s needs. its too bad tho that most will see idiots such as hahn and such as the voice of california which is far from the truth.. the truth is that these political hacks are putting their eggs in the wrong basket and come re-election time will get their sorry asses booted!
4:33 pm on May 14th, 2010
If LA is so adamant about this issue, have the Lakers forfeit all games in Phoenix right now, then if they lose one game at Staples they are done. Go Suns.
5:17 pm on May 14th, 2010
good we dont want the LA fans here anyway
5:18 pm on May 14th, 2010
How in the world do people like Hahn and Koretz get elected? Those Californians that live outside of LA and SF need to consider boycotting the two cities to see if that will help the those City governements recover from cranial-rectal insertus.
5:27 pm on May 14th, 2010
Does the law state, “if any body you see that doesn’t look like a USA citizen then pull em’ over and cuff em’!?!?!” NO, it doesn’t so why is the race card being pulled here and if you REALLY are a citizen then what’s the problem???? AZ. is just trying to enforce the law, which by the way in pretty much EVERY single other country you have to do this as well…when I was in England I was pulled over for throwing snow balls at cars when they drove by and they ask me for my papers and questioned me on why I was there, did I cry about it NO because that’s the law, people just cant go walking into other countries and plant home base and just magically become a citizen it doesnt work that way! KUDOS to AZ. and every other state who will have the balls to enforce what already IS the law.
5:30 pm on May 14th, 2010
L.A. should mind it’s own dam business sports teams should never be used to make political statements if the Lakers don’t play in Phoenix they forfeit all games scheduled making N.B.A. fans pay for a bill they did not want who the hell do these people think they are. Politics don’t belong in the N.B.A. and if the Lakers force the issue they don’t belong in the playoffs I hope the Suns beat them in four GO SUNS
5:36 pm on May 14th, 2010
the Lakers aren’t going to do anything…this is just a retarded lady spitting out venom to stir things up…the lakers will go in and take this series in 6 games no problem!
5:47 pm on May 14th, 2010
why doesnt LA clean up its own act before sticking their nose someplace else?
5:49 pm on May 14th, 2010
Az people voted in place those laws……..why havent the Feds enforced what laws are already there?
rock on Az
6:03 pm on May 14th, 2010
People of LA, if you believe the AZ law is just (93% do), then BOYCOTT LA. Go to AZ and buy your cars; order appliances online from AZ distributors.
I’m going to AZ to purchase a new Airstream. Rock on AZ!!!
12:33 am on May 18th, 2010
boycott AZ, ridiculous. LA is a bankrupt city. what is LA going to do, not spend any money in AZ? they don’t have any to spend. Besides Hanh is an idiot. She is part of LA’s problem and not a problem solver. LA better be careful, they might need a loan from AZ
10:40 pm on May 19th, 2010
I hope that every American, regardless of where he lives, will stop and examine his conscience about this and other related incidents. This Nation was founded by men of many nations and backgrounds. It was founded on the principle that all men are created equal, and that the rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened. All of us ought to have the right to be treated as he would wish to be treated, as one would wish his children to be treated, but this is not the case.
I know the proponents of this law say that the majority approves of this law, but the majority is not always right. Would women or non-whites have the vote if we listen to the majority of the day, would the non-whites have equal rights (and equal access to churches, housing, restaurants, hotels, retail stores, schools, colleges and yes water fountains) if we listen to the majority of the day? We all know the answer, a resounding, NO!
Today we are committed to a worldwide struggle to promote and protect the rights of all who wish to be free. In a time of domestic crisis men of good will and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics and do what is right, not what is just popular with the majority. Some men comprehend discrimination by never have experiencing it in their lives, but the majority will only understand after it happens to them.
12:23 pm on June 18th, 2010
Who in Arizona would want Laker Fans, they would just riot and trash the state - stupid
8:15 pm on March 27th, 2011
What is that for