The City of Bloomington, Ind. has officially condemned the Arizona immigration law.

Bloomington City Council members have decided to boycott the state of Arizona by writing a letter stating that Bloomington rescinds Arizona State Bill 1070.

The Arizona immigration law makes it a state crime to be in the U.S. illegally. The law requires legal immigrants to carry paperwork proving their status and requires Arizona police to question anyone they have reason to suspect maybe undocumented.

With this letter Bloomington joins a growing number of communities calling for a boycott including Boston, Oakland, St. Paul, Boulder, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Bloomington is condemning this law by refusing to send governmental employees to conferences in Arizona, by not signing contracts with any company headquartered in Arizona and by looking into opportunities to discontinue contracts with any companies headquartered in Arizona, according to a press release.

During Wednesday’s City Council member meeting, council member Chris Sturbaum said that the law is discriminatory.

“This Arizona action does not live up to the ideals of the United States of America,” Sturbaum said in a press release. “What does an American look like after all? We are the most diverse country in the world and that is our strength.  Needing to carry identification papers essentially because of skin color is demeaning and not the way Americans should ever be treated.””