Since the passage of the infamous Profiling Hispanics law (SB-1070) "at least 23 events have been canceled, totaling a reported loss of between $6 and $10 million."
Even Republicans don't want to be in Arizona:
[T]he Republican National Convention (RNC) site selection committee decided against holding the 2012 convention in Phoenix, AZ, instead choosing Tampa, FL.
L.A. City Council votes to ban travel and future contracts with Arizona because of tough new immigration law
Politics Arizona News Boycott
[T]he Republican National Convention (RNC) site selection committee decided against holding the 2012 convention in Phoenix, AZ, instead choosing Tampa, FL.
L.A. City Council votes to ban travel and future contracts with Arizona because of tough new immigration law
Politics Arizona News Boycott
