two responses.

first to the original post,

thank you for a level-headed approach to dealing with our problems here in arizona. these bands that are boycotting arizona are only hurting your fans. I dont think our economy relies on touring indie bands packing our venues (or lack there of). if they really wanted to help they could do something like invite volunteers from cop-watch or something like that to take donations at their shows (something this gentlemen suggested).

second to rob,

i will assume you are not from arizona or any state bordering mexico. i say that because not only are you grossly misinformed about the law, but also about how the hispanic population in arizona is already treated. the fact is that cops are already randomly stopping our hispanic brothers and sisters for offenses such as jay walking and loitering. something us white folks would rarely, if ever be stopped by a cop for. furthermore, i am of the understanding that a drivers license is not neccesarily proof of citizenship (http://www.azfamily.com/news/local/Man-says-he-was-racially-targeted-forced-to-provide-birth-certificate-91769419.html). And there were some reasonable way to suspect that someone was an illegal immigrant other than the facts that they are brown or speak spanish, you might not be quite so wrong in your assesment of this law. However, its not like illegal immigrants are wearing sombreros and panchos walking around with a bottle of tequilla in their hands while their legal counterparts walk around with dale enhardt shirts and budweisers. There really isnt anyway to distinquish someones citizenship without looking at someones birth certificate or social security card or immigration papers. So this in essense requires anyone who might look like an immigrant (brown) to carry around proof of citizenship and show the police those documents upon request and without reason. They do not have to be pulled over for traffic violations or thought to be participating in criminal activity any longer (such was the case under previous law). I could go on and on, but you are simply wrong my friend.