Baseball Players Begin to Speak Out against Arizona Immigration Law
Michael Weiner, head of the Major League Baseball Players Association, issued a statement that said, “during the season, hundreds of international players on opposing major league teams travel to Arizona to play the Diamondbacks. And, the spring training homes of half of the 30 major league teams are now in Arizona. All of these players, as well as their families, could be adversely affected, even though their presence in the United States is legal. Each of them must be ready to prove, at any time, his identity and the legality of his being in Arizona to any state or local official with suspicion of his immigration status. This law also may affect players who are US citizens but are suspected by law enforcement of being of foreign descent.”
AllGov.com
5/3/10
Magnolia Tribune
