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MI HR0291
Resolution
Status
5/26/2010
Primary Sponsor
Frederick Miller
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AI Summary
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Urges Michigan businesses and public and private organizations to boycott Arizona as protest against Senate Bill 1070, which requires law enforcement to verify immigration status based on "reasonable suspicion"
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Calls on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate potential civil rights violations from the law's implementation, citing concerns about racial profiling and constitutional issues
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Urges repeal of Arizona's Senate Bill 1070, noting opposition from Arizona law enforcement officials including the Association of Chiefs of Police and county sheriffs
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Directs the House to investigate cutting Michigan's economic ties with Arizona, including terminating state contracts with Arizona businesses, banning official state travel, and divesting from Arizona investments
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References nationwide boycott that has cancelled at least 30 conventions and caused approximately $100 million in economic losses to Arizona
Legislative Description
A resolution to urge Michigan businesses and public and private organizations to refrain from doing business with or in the state of Arizona as an expression of protest over recently enacted Senate Bill 1070, to urge repeal of Arizona’s Senate Bill 1070, to call on the United States Department of Justice to vigorously investigate potential civil rights violations related to the implementation of the law, and to investigate the possibility and impacts of cutting the state of Michigan’s economic ties with Arizona.
immigration
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Government Operations
5/26/2010