Monday & Tuesday - Tell the AZ House of Representatives to Vote NO on HB2632!

Wednesday – Rally at the Governor’s office to Veto HB2632/SB1070!

Why:

Russell Pearce’s SB1070 (and similar House version HB2632) is the most far-reaching anti-immigrant bill ever introduced in the Arizona Legislature. The bill rolls together seven bills that Pearce has tried to push through the last few years but failed. This year, because of the governor and make-up of the legislature, this bill is likely to become law very quickly. Among other things, the bill:

o    Creates an additional state crime of trespassing and gives law enforcement the authority to arrest someone if they have probable cause to believe they are  undocumented;
o    Ties the hands of local law enforcement by forcing them to prioritize immigration enforcement over other public safety responsibilities;
o    Prohibits drivers from attempting to hire day laborers for the purpose of employment;
o    Criminalizes transporting, harboring or shielding anyone if the person knows or disregards the fact that they are undocumented;
o    Allows law enforcement to use a ruse to entrap a business owner into hiring undocumented immigrants and violating our state employer sanctions law

To read the full text of the bill http://www.azleg.gov/DocumentsForBill.asp?Bill_Number=1070&image.x=0&image.y=0

Don’t let the legislature and the Governor off the hook! Enough is enough!

Let them know they are driving Arizona down a disastrous path that will 1) cost the state millions, 2) chase away businesses, 3) penalize people looking for work, and 4) make our communities less safe and policing less effective.

Here’s what you can do:

1. As soon as you read this, print out this postcard, make copies of it and get all your friends and family to sign it.

2. Pull out your calendar and write “Going to Protest at Governor’s office” on Wednesday, March 10th at 11:00am and “Bring all my friends and my 500 signed postcards.”

3. Monday -Send an email or fax to your Representative telling them to VOTE NO on HB2632. Sign up to receive an email alert on Sunday so it's at the top of your inbox on Monday –it will take 30 seconds to send the email! Make sure they hear from you!

4. Tuesday -Call your Representatives and tell them to VOTE No on HB2632. To find out who your two Representatives are and how to call directly: http://www.azleg.gov/alisStaticPages/HowToContactMember.asp

5. Wednesday –Go to the Rally at Governor Brewer’s office at 1700 W. Washington St. in Phoenix to demand she VETO HB2632/SB1070. We will deliver the thousands of postcards, hear from the breadth of Arizona leaders who are opposed to this legislation and announce the next steps to challenge this law and its proponents. Download a flier and share it with friends.

5.5 If you can’t make it to the rally, call, email or fax Governor Jan Brewer to tell her you wish you were outside personally protesting but are calling her instead! Click here to sign our online petition.

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