Billboard in Arizona reads: 'Have your papers ready, racial profiling just ahead'

The idea was suggested to set-up a billboard in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, that would send a strong message to the governor and those who have consistently supported the law...

From The Huffington Post:

On July 28, District Court Judge Susan R. Bolton seemingly stripped out most of SB 1070’s draconian provisions. Yet the battle around Arizona’s freshly enacted anti-immigration law is still pretty much alive.

Whether it is via the $1.5 million Gov. Brewer has raised on the back of anti-immigrant fear mongering, or the threats of re-introducing the same bill, similar provisions only this time with a different number — even the imminent appeal to the judge’s decision, all pretty much signal that Arizona conservatives are looking to continue using this issue for their political advantage and ahead of midterm elections.

Yet, as was the case before, they won’t face silent opposition from a resilient Latino community that is not folding its arms any time soon. The supporters of Cuéntame, which boasts a membership of close to 40,000, took it upon themselves to concept, design and fund striking on-the-ground action all via the Facebook page.

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