(May 20, 2010) Mayor Michael B. Coleman has banned city workers from traveling to Arizona on government business, a decision that plunged Columbus yesterday deep into the nation's emotional debate over illegal immigration.
Coleman, who opposes a new Arizona law allowing police to demand documentation from people who they suspect are in the country illegally, has told city department heads that he will not authorize travel to the state and will review contracts with businesses based there on a case-by-case basis.
"He agrees with those who want to send a message to the state of Arizona that this is not the American way," Williamson said.
But the decision brought swift calls for retaliation from supporters of the Arizona law, who insist the state is not targeting people based on race or ethnicity but simply reacting to a lack of federal action to enforce existing immigration laws.
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