A coalition of civil rights and labor groups has announced a nationwide boycott of Arizona over the state’s anti-immigrant law. Under the law, police officers are ordered to stop and interrogate anyone they suspect is an undocumented immigrant. On Thursday, National Council of La Raza president Janet Murguía joined leaders from nineteen other groups to announce the boycott.

Janet Murguía: “We are formally announcing a boycott of major events in the state of Arizona. Today, we are announcing that we will boycott intolerance. We know that people who oppose this law and people who are targets of this law will be affected, and we are exploring ways that we can mitigate these effects. But we believe the inherent, permanent and systemic profiling and discrimination that will occur as a result of this law far outweigh any short-term impacts from a boycott.”