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In this country, the uproar continues over Arizona’s new immigration law. The commissioner of major league baseball today brushed off무시하다 calls from Latino groups to move next year’s all star game out of phoenix. But Bill Whitaker reports the boycott of Arizona is spreading. For every action in nature, there's an opposite reaction. So too in politics. The City of Los Angeles, the latest to react strongly to Arizona's tough new anti-illegal immigrant law. City council voted yesterday to ban city travel to Arizona, ban future contracts with Arizona businesses and to check whether $58 million in existing contracts can be broken legally.

 

"We have to act swiftly and strongly." Councilman Jose Huizar's grandfather helped to build LA City Hall as a Mexican guest worker in the 1920s. "We fear that what Arizona did will continue to spread to other states." A growing number of states and municipalities지방자치당국 are boycotting or considering boycotting Arizona, pushing the state to repeal폐지 the law.

 

Highland Park High School in Chicago suburbs is pulling its champion girls basketball team from a tournament in Arizona because of the law. Arizona's tourism board estimates it’s losing $90 million to boycotts already. The state has become the butt of jokes. "But with my accent, I was worried they’re going to deport me back to Austria."

 

Still a majority of Americans, 59%, according to a Pew Poll out this week, support Arizona law requiring everyone to produce proof of citizenship when asked by police. In fact, 16 states are considering legislation similar to Arizona's. State senator Russell Pearce wrote the controversial law. "Arizona spends $3 billion a year to educate, medicate and incarcerate투옥 illegal aliens. It is a serious problem.” And a serious challenge to Arizona's image and pocket book. But so far, Arizona stands willing to pay the price for its actions. Bill Whitaker, CBS News, Los Angeles.

 

Another rig sank into the sea early this morning. This time off the coast of Venezuela. The state-owned energy company was drilling for a natural gas when the rig tipped over. All 95 workers were safely evacuated. The well was sealed and no gas escaped.

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