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