RELEASE Contact:
Julian Teixeira
(202) 776-1812
jteixeira@nclr.org
NCLR (National Council of La Raza) hailed today’s ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the preliminary injunction made by a U.S. federal circuit court against a controversial law in Arizona. The law, SB 1070, has been broadly condemned by national civil rights leaders for legitimizing and legalizing racial profiling and has set off protests and boycotts throughout the country.
“Today’s ruling is a victory for all Americans,” stated Janet Murguía, NCLR President and CEO. “Laws such as SB 1070 are costly, unconstitutional, and ineffective and they leave us nowhere near a solution to our broken immigration system.
“This decision is also a cautionary note for legislators in other states seeking to follow Arizona’s misguided path. Already, many states have said ‘No’ to copycats of Arizona’s racial profiling law, and a growing and diverse set of business, faith, civil rights, labor and social justice leaders are coming together to reject these unconstitutional and costly schemes and demand sensible immigration reform.
“We share Arizonans’ and other Americans’ frustration with federal inaction on immigration, and we believe that together we can chart a constructive way forward. There is a right way and a wrong way to tackle the issue of immigration. Laws such as SB 1070 are the wrong way. Our country is better than this, and we applaud the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for affirming it,” concluded Murguía.
NCLR will hold a teleconference next Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. EDT to discuss the impact of SB 1070. Further details about the teleconference will be sent to the media in the coming week.
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