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Grijalva's work merits a fifth term in Congress
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason Oct 28, 2010 01:15am |
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| Category | Endorsement |
| News Date | Thursday, October 21, 2010 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Rep. Raúl Grijalva has served Congressional District 7 ably and should be re-elected to Congress.
Grijalva, a Democrat who is completing his fourth term demonstrates he understands how lawmaking works at the federal level. He has been a successful advocate for Southern Arizona projects and issues, and earned valuable seniority on important committees in the House.
These are attributes that voters should value. That said, Grijalva's call for national organizations planning conferences to boycott the state in response to SB 1070 was a shortsighted reaction to the new Arizona immigration enforcement law and a disappointment.
He has since backed off, saying the boycott was intended to force lawmakers to think about the law's consequences. Further, he said, the Justice Department "took the heart out of many of the points of contention," and, finally, that the boycott cost people their jobs.
The boycott has, indeed, hurt Arizonans. But, for the record, we don't believe that every boycotting group took its marching orders from Grijalva or even knew of his involvement. |
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