Turnabout's a bitch, isn't it?
San Diego tourism leaders and hoteliers fear they could lose a sizable chunk of business this summer from valued “Zonies” who are so angered by elected leaders’ recent censure of Arizona for its illegal-immigration law that they’re mounting an informal boycott of their own.
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Tourism officials are striking back. In an open letter, they urge Arizona residents to overlook local politics and come to San Diego just as they always have for its mild climate, beaches and attractions.
You know what, San Diego? (And L.A., San Francisco, and every other city in your benighted state that has seen fit to butt into something which mirrors YOUR OWN STATE'S PENAL CODE.) Maybe if you had "overlook[ed] local politics" yourselves, we wouldn't be avoiding you. My dad and my brother were going to go to California for a road trip this summer. Now they're making other plans. Mom and I were in SF in January, but we won't be going back any time soon.
“We’re in a very tough environment already because of everything else going on, and we don’t need another negative impact to our industry,” Terzi said. “This affects all the hardworking men and women who count on tourism for their livelihoods, so we’re saying, don’t do something that hurts their livelihoods.”
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In many of the e-mails to the visitors bureau, Arizonans bluntly expressed their displeasure with San Diego’s stance on the illegal-immigration law and said that staying away was the best way of registering their protest.
“So you see when people in government start to boycott it goes both ways,” said one e-mail. “You just lost our visits to our favorite places in your city and the $3,500 we had in our budget to spend there.”
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“While immigration is a complex and sensitive issue for our nation, we believe it needs to be addressed independent of actions that would harm our economies and hardworking residents,” states the letter. It implores prospective visitors to “look past the political posturing and make your travel decision for all the right reasons.”
You first.
San Diego Councilwoman Donna Frye said she believes some Arizona residents are acting out of a misunderstanding.
“The City Council did not pass a resolution boycotting Arizona, and I would hope that the good citizens of Arizona understand that and will continue to visit San Diego,” Frye said.
Yes, and you have a pretty poor understanding not only of our immigration law, but of your own.
Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D. - SignOnSanDiego.com
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Tourism officials are striking back. In an open letter, they urge Arizona residents to overlook local politics and come to San Diego just as they always have for its mild climate, beaches and attractions.
You know what, San Diego? (And L.A., San Francisco, and every other city in your benighted state that has seen fit to butt into something which mirrors YOUR OWN STATE'S PENAL CODE.) Maybe if you had "overlook[ed] local politics" yourselves, we wouldn't be avoiding you. My dad and my brother were going to go to California for a road trip this summer. Now they're making other plans. Mom and I were in SF in January, but we won't be going back any time soon.
“We’re in a very tough environment already because of everything else going on, and we don’t need another negative impact to our industry,” Terzi said. “This affects all the hardworking men and women who count on tourism for their livelihoods, so we’re saying, don’t do something that hurts their livelihoods.”
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In many of the e-mails to the visitors bureau, Arizonans bluntly expressed their displeasure with San Diego’s stance on the illegal-immigration law and said that staying away was the best way of registering their protest.
“So you see when people in government start to boycott it goes both ways,” said one e-mail. “You just lost our visits to our favorite places in your city and the $3,500 we had in our budget to spend there.”
...
“While immigration is a complex and sensitive issue for our nation, we believe it needs to be addressed independent of actions that would harm our economies and hardworking residents,” states the letter. It implores prospective visitors to “look past the political posturing and make your travel decision for all the right reasons.”
You first.
San Diego Councilwoman Donna Frye said she believes some Arizona residents are acting out of a misunderstanding.
“The City Council did not pass a resolution boycotting Arizona, and I would hope that the good citizens of Arizona understand that and will continue to visit San Diego,” Frye said.
Yes, and you have a pretty poor understanding not only of our immigration law, but of your own.
Some in Arizona canceling trips to S.D. - SignOnSanDiego.com