FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Another city council in Arizona has voted to sue over the new state immigration law... and the head of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO) warns that Georgia can expect the same sort of reaction if a similar law is enacted here.
The Flagstaff City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night in favor of the resolution before a crowd that initially numbered in the hundreds but dwindled significantly as the night wore on.
Earlier Tuesday, the Tucson City Council voted to sue Arizona in an effort to overturn the law.
The state law requires local and state law enforcement officers to question people about their immigration status if there's reason to suspect they're in the country illegally.
The Flagstaff resolution says it's an unfunded mandate to carry out the responsibilities of the federal government.
Jerry Gonzales, appearing Wednesday on The Local Hour on WDUN NEWS TALK 550, agrees.
"Arizona immigration law. (It) makes absolutely no sense for us to have 50 different immigration policies for this country. We need one federal policy, one federal immigration law. Our current law is broken and obviously Arizona is reacting in a very negative way."
Gonzales says Georgia, if it were to enact such a law, would simply open itself up to much of what Arizona is faced with.
"...economic development (would be impacted), the cost associated with the loss of conventions coming to Georgia, and the cost of litigation (the state) would ensue as well."
Wednesday
October 9th, 2024
4:32AM
