Ryan GutierrezValerie Fry
ArizonaArizona
• Each year on the third Monday of January the Nation recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
• Governor Evan Mecham, opposed the holiday, saying, "I guess King did a lot for the colored people, but I don't think he deserves a national holiday.”
Arizona in 1993Arizona in 1993
• NFL Super Bowl Pulls out of Arizona• Arizona's stance on an MLK holiday became a
national controversy stretching into the National Football League (NFL).
Arizona TodayArizona Today
• The bill would have allowed police to ask anyone for proof of legal U.S. residency based solely on an officer's suspicion.
Arizona TodayArizona Today
• The Boston City Council approved a resolution calling on the Massachusetts city to pull investments from Arizona.
• The Oakland, California, City Council voted this week to boycott Arizona businesses.
• Chris Coleman, mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota, banned city-funded travel to the state.
Arizona FutureArizona Future
• Pressure is building to move the Major League Baseball 2011 All-Star Game elsewhere
• This could hurt their reputation in the long run, causing visitors and immigrants to not want to visit or do business with the state.
Work Cited
• http://www.abc15.com/content/news/phoenixmetro/central/story/A-look-at-Arizonas-long-battle-to-adopt-the-MLK/Kg-P7G2pKk-sCiE3XYci_Q.cspx
• http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/05/06/arizona.boycott.impact/index.html
