NCLR Calls Off Arizona Boycott, But Who Gave Them The Authority To Do So? 

Janet Murguía, President and CEO of The National Council of La Raza, wrote a letter this past Friday calling for the end of the Arizona boycott stating its goal had been achieved and was now causing hardship to the workers and businesses of Arizona. Objection to NCLR’s letter from boycott organizers has been swift and unanimous: It’s not over!  

A newly formed corporate-backed group calling itself The Real Arizona Coalition first called to suspend the boycott earlier this year after a report from the Center for American Progress indicated it could potentially cost the state over $750 million in economic losses.

As seen in the image above, NCLR clearly understood the underlying aim the authors of SB 1070 had when drafting this legislation. Although portions of SB 1070 have been blocked in court, now is not the time to endt the economic boycott of Arizona’s tourism and hospitality industry.

Ironically, the website listed atop NCLR’s banner that once called for a boycott of intolerance today simply states, “we’re sorry!“ 

Video from the Boycott Commission of the Comités de Defensa del Barrio of Phoenix, Arizona: