Instead, the group, Somos America, is encouraging attendees to wear white ribbons on game day to take a stand against Arizona's illegal-immigration legislation, according to the The San Diego Union-Tribune.
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
Jul 6, 2011
Immigration Politics: Immigration activists switch tactics in All-Star game protest
Immigration activists switch tactics in All-Star game protest | game, boycott, arizona - News - The Orange County Register: "Immigrant-rights activists who for a year have called for a boycott of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Phoenix on July 12 are changing tactics by canceling that call, according to news reports.
Instead, the group, Somos America, is encouraging attendees to wear white ribbons on game day to take a stand against Arizona's illegal-immigration legislation, according to the The San Diego Union-Tribune.
Somos America, which includes more than 20 organizations, launched "Unite AZ: We Are All Stars Campaign," an initiative that calls for a "federal approach – not a piecemeal state approach – to fix our broken immigration system.""
Instead, the group, Somos America, is encouraging attendees to wear white ribbons on game day to take a stand against Arizona's illegal-immigration legislation, according to the The San Diego Union-Tribune.
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