Better yet, let’s boycott Massachusetts!

Little observed by the national media is the movement in Massachusetts to boycott Arizona because the state has made it illegal, um, to be in Arizona illegally. The latest to join this folly is Amherst, home of Amherst College and the University of Massachusetts, where a citizen (well, he may not really be a citizen—after all, in Massachusetts who cares?) with the interesting name of Vladimir Morales wants to introduce a resolution to:

* ask that the town manager ensure no Amherst money is spent on goods or services from Arizona;
* encourage residents and businesses or private organizations to take a similar pledge;
* encourage residents to avoid traveling to Arizona.

But wait! That’s not all. Mr. Morales’s resolution would also call upon on national organizations to cancel scheduled events in the state (the 2011 All-Star Game is mentioned in the Amherst Bulletin). But what really brought tears of joy to my eyes was the demand that Congress—the U.S. Congress, I assume, given that it has so little to do at home—“stabilize the economies of Mexico and countries in Central and South America through such actions as the repeal of the North American Free Trade Agreement and decriminalizing certain drugs’. Yes, getting rid of NAFTA should really work wonders at enriching job opportunities south of the border. Blue skies! – Dan Ford