PLEASE NOTE:  

• SB 1070 empowers local law enforcement to check the immigration status of suspects they have stopped for other reasons if there is a reasonable suspicion they are in the country illegally. The law specifically bars police from racial profiling.
• The Los Angeles City Council overwhelmingly approved a boycott of Arizona-based businesses and governments on May 12th, unless the state repeals a new law giving police the power to question a detainee's immigration status. Los Angeles currently has $56 million in contracts with companies headquartered in Arizona.

1.  What action has the City of Los Angeles taken against the state of Arizona as a response to Arizona's newly enacted law on illegal immigration?

2.  How did Arizona Corporation Commissioner Gary Pierce respond to Los Angeles' announced boycott?

3.  Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa called Mr. Pierce's letter a "threat."  How does Mr. Pierce defend himself from this allegation?

4.  Do you support Los Angeles' boycott of Arizona, which will have a negative economic effect on the citizens of Arizona?

5.  Do you think Arizona should agree to Los Angeles' demand that they repeal their newly passed law giving police the power to question a detainee's immigration status?  Explain your answer.

6.  Read Mr. Pierce's letter to Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa under "Background" below.  Do you think he has a valid argument?  Explain your answer.