Why Arizona's new immigration law makes sense

This article was published in Christian Science Monitor 17 May 2010

Arizona has a good case for its tough new law aimed at shrinking the number of illegal immigrants in the state.

One might not think so, given the uproar. The National Council of La Raza and 19 labor and civil rights groups have organized a boycott to keep meetings and conferences out of Arizona. St. Paul, Minn., and San Francisco have banned official city travel. City councils in Oakland, Calif.; El Paso, Texas; and Boston have all passed resolutions to pull business from the state or ban official travel by city employees. California is also considering a statewide boycott.