Here are some interesting points made in the article "Arizona in Boycott Battle With Immigration Law Opponents"
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The backlash against the backlash may be getting some support. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, would-be tourists have started notifying the San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau and some hotels that they are canceling their vacation plans to the Pacific Coast city -- after San Diego's city council decided to launch a boycott against Arizona.
Sucks when we use their tactics against them, doesn't it?
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As California officials threaten to deprive Arizona of their state's financial support, Arizona has some leverage of its own.
The Golden State gets almost a third of its electricity from Arizona -- most of it coming from a nuclear power plant outside Phoenix, as well as coal-fired power plants in northern Arizona and two giant hydroelectric power generators along the Colorado River.
Maybe Kalifornia will build some more nuke plants for their own use, of course that would violate another one of their "principles".
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California also contracts to house 4,000 inmates in Arizona prisons, not to mention a $22 million contract at city-owned Los Angeles International Airport for Phoenix-based U.S. Airways and millions more in trucking contracts at the port of Los Angeles.
Over crowded prisons and airports, oh my!
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In California, some officials are likewise worried about the counter-boycott on San Diego.
"We're in a very tough environment already because of everything else going on, and we don't need another negative impact to our industry," Convention and Visitors Bureau President Joe Terzi told the Union-Tribune. "This affects all the hardworking men and women who count on tourism for their livelihoods, so we're saying, don't do something that hurts their livelihoods."
"I've been approached by a number of hotels who are very concerned because they've received cancelations from Arizona guests," Namara Mercer, executive director of the county Hotel-Motel Association, told the newspaper.
Then let Arizona voters, not Kalifornians run their own state!
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Bruce St. James, radio talk show host at KTAR, said the law looks a lot different to those who actually live in Arizona.
"I think it's easy to throw stones when you're sitting so far away," he said. "When you're in the middle of it, I think if you believe any of the polls ... close to 70 percent of the people who have to live here think this is a step in the right direction."
AMEN!!
For those of you who would like to help Arizona out, try paying a visit to BUYcottArizona.com. I am do for a vacation soon...
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