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L.A. Board of Education condemns Arizona immigration and ethnic studies laws
- 06-02-2010
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Blog by Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times
The local school system has joined the list of Los Angeles entities to oppose Arizona’s new law aimed at curbing illegal immigration. The L.A. Board of Education voted 6-0 late Tuesday afternoon to condemn an Arizona law that requires law enforcement officers to determine the immigration status of anyone they stop and suspect is in the country illegally. It also makes it a state crime to lack proper immigration papers in Arizona. “It’s very important for us to take a position of outrage,” said school board member Yolie Flores. “Because of the color of your skin and the accent you speak with, you will be targeted. You will be asked if you belong here.…Taking a position against that kind of racism is appropriate.” The school board resolution says the Arizona law “effectively sanctions and promotes unconstitutional racial profiling and harassment, and blatantly violates the civil rights of both Arizona residents and all visitors to the state.” (more...)
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