Peace and Justice

Protesting Arizona's Racist Law

03 San Franciso Protest of SB 1070

Immigrants and community activists in protest against cooperation between police and immigration agents in arresting people for deportation in front of the office of California Attorney Jerry Brown. Brown, a candidate for governor, ruled that San Francisco could not opt out of this program, called Secure Communities. The program would invalidate San Francisco's sanctuary city ordinance. The demonstratiors also protested against Arizona's SB 1070, which would make being undocumented a state crime there, on the day the law took effect. The day prior Federal Judge Susan Bolton invalidated much of the law, but demonstrations of thousands of people took place against the law around the country nevertheless. Demonstrators also protested the city's "sit-lie" ordinance, that makes it an offense to sit or lie on a public sidewalk, saying it criminalizes homelessness.

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