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Tension towards immigration may have reached an all time high with the recent passage of the Arizona immigration bill. According to AZ Central, the law makes it a state crime to be in the country illegally and requires local police to enforce federal immigration laws. It will require anyone whom police suspect of being in the country illegally to produce "an alien registration document," such as a green card or other proof of citizenship, such as a passport or Arizona driver's license. It also makes it illegal to impede the flow of traffic by picking up day laborers for work. A day laborer who gets picked up for work, and traffic is impeded in the process, would also be committing a criminal act.
This is most certainly a divisive issue and tensions are no doubt running high. Opponents including Shakira, Adrian Gonzalez, and Stars are calling the bill racist and threatening to boycott the state.
Shakira was recently interviewed on AC 360 after having met with officials in Arizona.
"The mayor is very, very worried, as well as the chief of police here," Shakira said. "They're both very worried about the impact that implementation of this law will have on Latino families, the level of abuse that will be inflicted on Latinos, with or without papers."
Other musicians like the Canadian indie band Stars said that they will be boycotting the state. According to SF Weekly, the popular indie band announced Tuesday, via Twitter, it will not play in Arizona until the law is repealed.
"We love AZ," read the band's tweet. "But until its racist new immigration law is repealed, Stars (and many others) will boycott this state."
Other harsh critics of the bill include San Diego Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, the two-time All-Star threatened to boycott next year's All-Star game in Arizona. He also wants major league teams to boycott spring training in Arizona.
"I'll support the Players Association 100%," says Gonzalez, who grew up in Tijuana and Chula Vista, a suburb south of San Diego. "If they leave it up to the players and the law is still there, I'll probably not play in the All-Star Game. Because it's a discriminating law.
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