The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center is joining the economic boycott of Arizona, because of the state’s new illegal immigration law.
The center is prohibiting staff from traveling to Arizona for conferences or other professional activities and will end all relationships with businesses headquartered there.
“The recent passage of two bills in Arizona that promote discrimination are rooted in racist bigotry," said center Chief of Staff Darrel Cummings. He went on to say, “Our community easily recognizes legalized bigotry and discrimination because we have been fighting it so long and so often.”
SB 1070 empowers law enforcement to check the immigration status of suspects they have stopped for other reasons, if there’s a reasonable suspicion they are in the country illegally. The law specifically bars police from racial profiling.
According to a survey, about two-thirds of Arizona voters support the law.
The LA City Council and West Hollywood City Council recently passed measures that prohibit the cities from doing business in Arizona.
