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Old 07-28-2010, 01:24 AM   #1
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Default Boycott a bust? Fox News: Arizona tourism is thriving; Local Hotels: not so much
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010...migration-law/

Arizona Hotels Thriving Despite Boycotts Over Immigration Law

Published July 27, 2010
| FoxNews.com

Arizona's tourism industry has a target on its back, but the widespread boycotts over the state's immigration law might not be hitting the mark.

Recent data compiled by a market research group show hotel bookings across the state -- as well as in tourism hot spots Phoenix and Scottsdale -- have been on the rise the past two months.

The numbers could dispel warnings from local officials that Arizona stands to lose a fortune and dampen the chances that cities and organizations will be able to compel the state to reverse its immigration law by choking its economy with a sanctions-style business boycott.

"Fundamentally, the boycotts have been unsuccessful," said Barry Broome, president of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council.

The data from hotel industry research firm STR showed that for the state of Arizona, hotel occupancy was up 5.7 percent in May and up 8.3 percent in June compared with the same time a year ago.

In Phoenix, occupancy was up 10.6 percent in June; in Scottsdale, it was up 10.7 percent for the same period. Revenue also was up, with Arizona hotels raking in $148 million last month -- up more than 11 percent from a year ago.
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Old 07-28-2010, 01:28 AM   #2
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http://entertainment.blogs.foxnews.c...migration-law/

July 27, 2010 | 11:56 AM ET

Elton John slams musicians who boycott Arizona over immigration law, report says

Never one to back out of a performance to make a statement, music icon Elton John offered some choice words for his fellow musicians who choose to boycott Arizona over the SB 1070 immigration law.

According to the Arizona Daily Star, while performing at his sold-out concert at the Tucson Arena, he said:

"We are all very pleased to be playing in Arizona. I have read that some of the artists won't come here. They are f***wits! Let's face it: I still play in California, and as a gay man I have no legal rights whatsoever. So what's the (expletive) with these people?"

John is known for not giving into outside pressures when it comes to playing concerts in politically charged environments.


Read more: http://entertainment.blogs.foxnews.c...#ixzz0uw6R1mfl
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Old 07-28-2010, 05:05 AM   #3
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Obviously, Fox News wants to paint a different picture, but the hotel business in Arizona is hardly thriving. The Arizona Republic reports that the gains being touted this year are compared to 2009, which was a devastating year for the Arizona hotel industry, with record-low occupancy rates. Compared to most years, this year would be a painful one.

The Republic also notes that most of the convention and conference business that has pulled out of Arizona in reaction to the law will not affect this year's business cycle, as those events are typically booked two years in advance with little flexibility for changes because of the size of the events. Conferences and conventions are indeed cancelling at a significant rate, but those cancellations will play out in 2011 and 2012.

Link: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepu...w-tourism.html

Most of the groups had no choice but to come this summer and fall because the last-minute cancellation fees "would have probably put a lot of these associations in a very difficult situation," said Leo Percopo, general manager of the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel.
For 2011, the Sheraton's lost business currently stands at just under $2.5 million, he said. From 2012-14, the total is between $4 million and $5 million. All had been on the verge of signing contracts.

"You're not going to start to see the impact, in my opinion, until the mid- to late first quarter of 2011," Percopo said.
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Old 07-28-2010, 11:39 AM   #4
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Richard, you really must give up this habit of yours that lets facts get in the way of an agenda.
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Old 07-29-2010, 12:29 AM   #5
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Heard there will be a lot of states following in Arizona's shoes. Maybe if enough states cause enough problems the federal govt. will finally step up and do something like enforcing our countries laws.
And doesn't Elton have a lot of rights in California just not the right to get married? I wouldn't say that is having "no legal rights whatsoever".
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Old 07-29-2010, 02:39 AM   #6
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Heard there will be a lot of states following in Arizona's shoes. Maybe if enough states cause enough problems the federal govt. will finally step up and do something like enforcing our countries laws.
And doesn't Elton have a lot of rights in California just not the right to get married? I wouldn't say that is having "no legal rights whatsoever".
What exactly would you like Congress to do?
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Old 07-29-2010, 11:15 PM   #7
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Its not congress' job to enforce our laws.
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Old 07-30-2010, 12:23 AM   #8
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Its not congress' job to enforce our laws.
It's up to Congress to fund the laws that are already on the books, and in most of the cases, it is up to the federal government to enforce the laws. There's a fence, but it doesn't cover the entire border. It's 20-feet high, but as one LEO put it, "they use a 21-ft ladder." It's up to the government to patrol that border. The government has double and tripled the number of border patrol officers in the last decade or so.

Who is going to check every single business in the U.S. to see if they are or are not hiring illegal workers? Who is going to check every household who uses a gardner or a nanny or a maid to make sure they are citizens? The local cops? Who will pay for all those extra local cops? The federal government? Get Congress to pass the funding for that one. Get the government to find those 12-to-20 million people or to pay others to find them. Any idea what that would cost?
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Old 07-30-2010, 01:06 AM   #9
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I ddi not say it was not the federal govts. job; I clearly stated it was not congress' job. THe federal govt. has not done anything about this problem for decades. And perhaps Arizona and the other states who are thinking about passing similar laws will force them to get off their butts. There have been other cities which have decided to enforce the law by not being a sanctuary city and they did not have to go around and round up everybody, they willingly left because there were no jobs for them to acquire so no reason for them to stay.
I am very well aware of the fence and it is nothing but a copout, the higher ups pretending to do something and hoping no one will notice the pathetic attempt. The fence should be beefed up and our laws should be enforced. There is no way or a reason for racial profiling to be allowed like what was done in Arizona; and hopefully the other states who are thinking about doing this will leave that aspect out.
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Old 07-30-2010, 02:16 AM   #10
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Who the heck do you think the "federal government" is? There are only three branches and only one controls the money and that's Congress. Without the money, nothing gets done.
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Old 07-30-2010, 04:35 PM   #11
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I don't know what college you went to, but saying the federal govt. is not how I refer to congress, I personally say the branches seperately and not the ENTIRETY! You clearly think that nothing needs to be done about the illegal immigration problem and the people who broke our laws should be rewarded for it, and I think our laws need to be enforced and no one immigrant group is above another.
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Old 07-30-2010, 05:59 PM   #12
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No, DES clearly understands the nature of the federal government. She also clearly understands that NOTHING can be done without funding. Are you willing to have your taxes increased in order to pay for stepping up enforcement? Because if not, the Republicans in Congress will likely filibuster against any appropriations bill designed to fund it because they don't like unfunded initiatives (proposed by a Democratic President).

On second thought, they might make an exception for this one, being the sincere, open-minded people that they are.
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