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Arizona bans ethnic studies in public schools
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| Joss Weatherby |
| quote: | Arizona bans ethnic studies in public schools
(CNN) -- Fresh on the heels of a new immigration law that has led to calls to boycott her state, Arizona's governor has signed a bill banning ethnic studies classes that "promote resentment" of other racial groups.
Gov. Jan Brewer approved the measure without public statement Tuesday, according to state legislative records. The new law forbids elementary or secondary schools to teach classes that are "designed primarily for pupils of a particular ethnic group" and advocate "the overthrow of the United States government" or "resentment toward a race or class of people."
The bill was pushed by state school Superintendent Tom Horne, who has spent two years trying to get Tucson schools to drop a Mexican-American studies program he said teaches Latino students they are an oppressed minority. There was no immediate response from the Tucson Unified School District, the law's main target.
Brewer's signature comes less than a month after she approved a state law that requires immigrants to carry their registration documents at all times and allows police to question individuals' immigration status in the process of enforcing any other law or ordinance. Critics of the law say it will lead to racial profiling, while supporters say it involves no racial profiling and is needed to crack down on increasing crime involving illegal immigrants.
On Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council overwhelmingly approved a boycott of Arizona-based businesses and governments unless the state repeals the new immigration law.
The city's legislative analyst reported that Los Angeles currently has $56 million in contracts with companies headquartered in Arizona.
Several other California cities, including San Francisco and Oakland, have already adopted resolutions requesting city departments to not sign any new contracts with Arizona companies. |
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/05...ref=igoogle_cnn
lmao... these ing rednecks are hilarious... :wtf: |
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| Lews |
| quote: | | The new law forbids elementary or secondary schools to teach classes that... advocate "the overthrow of the United States government" or "resentment toward a race or class of people." |
:stongue: :stongue:
ing racist idiots. |
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| couch-potato |
| LAND OF THE FREEEE |
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| Zharen |
| For the record, not all Californians endorse LA's boycott. Seems incredibly stupid to me to boycott another state's goods and hurt other businesses just because you disagree with their laws. |
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| DjWhooCares |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zharen
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of course not ALL Californians support the boycott, that is impossible to achieve, but it did pass 9 to 1..so that should tell ya something |
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| dj_alfi |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zharen
For the record, not all Californians endorse LA's boycott. Seems incredibly stupid to me to boycott another state's goods and hurt other businesses just because you disagree with their laws. |
:rolleyes: |
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| yukii |
| quote: | Originally posted by couch-potato
LAND OF THE FREEEE |
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| Ridexer |
| quote: | | Brewer's signature comes less than a month after she approved a state law that requires immigrants to carry their registration documents at all times and allows police to question individuals' immigration status in the process of enforcing any other law or ordinance. |
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| woscar |
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WOW, the US is drowning in a sea of its own bull. |
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| leph555 |
| quote: | Originally posted by woscar
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WOW, the US is drowning in a sea of its own bull. |
Arizona =/= the US
same goes for the rest of the hill billy states |
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| Acton |
| Jesus ing Christ :stongue:. |
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| Lews |
| I'd really love for the South to just go form their own racist country. Enjoy buying all your Chinese through us! |
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