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AIN Commends the Senate for Enlightened Immigration Votes
The Arizona Interfaith Network commends the enlightened and courageous Arizona Senators who voted March 17 to defeat five divisive, anti-child, anti-immigrant bills. Our Senators recognized that SB1308, SB1309, SB1405, SB1407 and SB1611 threatened to polarize the state, tear at its social fabric, and damage our economic recovery. Their rejection of this legislation has set Arizona on a more constructive path.
Along with concerned business and community leaders, Arizona Interfaith Network leaders and clergy have worked tirelessly to communicate with Senators on both sides of the aisle about the dangers posed by these bills. Arizona's Senators were fulfilling their office: they listened; they conducted their own research, and they have come to recognize that this approach to immigration does not move Arizona forward. AIN hopes that the Senate can now focus on the real priorities of Arizonans: jobs, and the state's economic recovery.
The Clergy and Leaders of the Arizona Interfaith Network will continue to monitor legislative action until sine die, encouraging Arizona's legislators to resist any similar divisive legislation, and to focus on measures which respect the dignity and the real needs of Arizonans.
The No votes were as follows:
- SB1308: Interstate Compact, Birth Certificate: Antenori, Barto, Crandall, Driggs, McComish, Nelson, Pierce S, Reagan, Yarbrough and the Democrats
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SB1309: Arizona Citizenship: Antenori, Barto, Bundgaard, Crandall, Driggs, McComish, Nelson, Pierce S, Reagan, Yarbrough and the Democrats
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SB1405: Hospital Admissions: Barto, Crandall, Driggs, Gray, McComish, Nelson, Pierce S, Reagan, Yarbrough, and the Democrats
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SB1407:Schools, Data, Undocumented Students: Crandall, Driggs, Gray, McComish, Nelson, Pierce S, Reagan. and the Democrats
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SB1611: Pearce's Omnibus bill -- Allen, Barto, Crandall, Driggs, Gray, McComish, Nelson, Pierce S, Reagan, Yarbrough, and the Democrats.
Please call and write to your Senators to thank them for their enlightened votes today. Below are the phone numbers and email addresses for the Republicans
listed above. For contact information on other Senators, please visit: http://www.azleg.gov/MemberRoster.asp?Body=S
If you are not sure who your Senator is, please visit:
http://www.azleg.gov/alisStaticPages/HowToContactMember.asp
Frank Antenori 602-926-5683 fantenori@azleg.gov
Silvia Allen 602-926-5219, sallen@azleg.gov
Nancy Barto 602-926-5766 nbarto@azleg.gov
Rich Crandall 602-926-3020 rcrandall@azleg.gov
Adam Driggs 602-926-3016 adriggs@azleg.gov
Linda Gray 602-926-3376 lgray@azleg.gov
John McComish 602-926-5898 jmccomish@azleg.gov
John Nelson 602-926-5872 jnelson@azleg.gov
Steve Pierce 602-926-5584 spierce@azleg.gov
Michele Reagan 602-926-5828 mreagan@azleg.gov
Steve Yarbrough 602-926-5863 syarbrough@azleg.gov
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