Arizona Immigration Law: Luis Gutierrez, Chicago Congressman, Says To Cancel Vacations To Arizona

A controversial new immigration law in Arizona has prompted a public outcry across the nation. Even President Obama has expressed anger over the measure, saying that the Justice Department will look in to whether or not it is legal.

In the meantime, one Chicago congressman has a suggestion for his constituents as to what they can do about Arizona: don't go there.

"Why would you want to contribute to a group of people that clearly are engaged in a discriminatory act?" said Congressman Luis Gutierrez, a Democrat, according to Chicago Public Radio.

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[posted by Daisy Alejandra Cuevas]

Newsom edging toward the boycott bandwagon

Oh, what a difference a day makes.

On Monday, Mayor Gavin Newsom questioned the wisdom of City Attorney Dennis Herrera and Supervisor David Campos' proposed boycott of Arizona for its harsh new immigration law, saying the law is "un-American" but that boycotting a state and its businesses was "extraordinarily complicated."

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[posted by sosa]

New trial for minority women in Fresno case

A federal appeals court on Monday ordered a new trial for nearly two dozen minority women who were laid off from a Fresno manufacturing plant after failing to get perfect scores on an English-only skills test.

The Hispanic and Southeast Asian workers sued NIBCO Inc., an Indiana-based irrigation-systems manufacturer, in 1999. The company prevailed in a late 2008 jury trial.

Read more: http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/03/29/1877363/appellate-court-orders-new-nibco.html?mitest=A_default#ixzz0mTF2Z3Zq

[Posted by Kimberly Vasquez]