Posted on 07/27/2010 7:16:55 PM PDT by Ben Mugged
As a judge weighs whether to halt Arizona's controversial immigration law, hundreds of Los Angeles union members and activists are planning a bus caravan to Phoenix on Thursday — the day the law is set to take effect.
More than 550 people plan to ride on 11 buses to Arizona to stage a protest and launch a partnership with Arizona groups to boost voter registration. During the one-day trip, sponsored by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, participants will meet with Phoenix Police Chief Jack Harris, march to the state Capitol and hold a vigil. The participants represent 32 unions.
SB 1070, signed into law by Gov. Jan Brewer in April and supported by a majority of Arizona residents, makes it a state crime to lack immigration documents and requires police to determine the immigration status of people they lawfully stop and subsequently suspect are in the country illegally.
"As Californians and Angelenos, we want to see how we can help not only defeat this specific law but also to help the Latino community be more active in the political process," said Maria Elena Durazo, executive secretary-treasurer of the labor federation. "Hopefully it will motivate some to go out and register to vote."
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
The Red Brigades are on the move!
Astroturf!
The Phoenix Police Chief has better things to do than meet with these losers.
Hey Chief, there’s illegals committing crimes left and right under your watch. You’re not paid to brown nose rabble rousers who don’t contribute to society.
Why don’t these union thugs worry about their own debt-ridden, filthy state?
As if LA doesn’t have enough problems of its own.
Arizona will appreciate their business.
Union thugs going to Arizona.
“participants will meet with Phoenix Police Chief Jack Harris,”
and if things get violent, what’ll Phoenix PD do?
Weld the doors of the 11 buses shut an send em south of Nogales an call it a good start.....
Harris is Phil Gordons puppet. He’s a double dipper who is getting his full retirement pay AND a salary. The guys is a real creep and he’s hated by everyone here in Phoenix (except for the illegals and the corrupt business owners who profit off them).
The protest is for July 29. The LA Times article had no date.
thats just what i was going to ask...WHO PAYS????
Well, it seems to me that his job is to ENFORCE the law and if he’s going to be leading a PROTESTING of the law, how can he be trusted to enforce it?
He can not be trusted any more than the mayor can be trusted. We have about the best police force in the country here in Phoenix and the worst leadership.
Arrest them and fine the bastards $1000.00 a Pop hit the union in the Bank Account as over the empty head is futile another takes the place.
Isn’t Phoenix a sanctuary city?
Have the state police pull them over in the middle of no where to conduct safety inspections of all the vehicles.
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