2 mayors oppose Arizona immigration law, disagree on boycotts

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/05/13/2-mayors-oppose-arizona-immigration-law-disagree-on-boycotts/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%20%3Cimg%20src&fbid=uKKzBbg7zlQ

Two big-city mayors have come together to issue a message: Arizona's immigration law is wrong and should be repealed. But the mayors disagree on the issue of boycotting Arizona in response to the law.

Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and Los Angeles Mayor Anthony Villaraigosa, both Democrats, spoke with CNN Chief National Correspondent John King Thursday evening.

Both men oppose Arizona's immigration law that requires law enforcement agents to "determine the immigration status" of anyone under "reasonable suspicion" of being an illegal alien. Essentially, the law provides police with the power and responsibility that is normally accorded only to federal immigration authorities.

"This law is wrong," Gordon said in the interview that aired on CNN's John King USA. "It doesn't do anything for security. It doesn't do anything but really lead to racial profiling and it should be overturned and the government should do its job."

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1. no surprise that Gordon would oppose the boycotts, considering how much the city is losing