It was an executive order issued I believe by Bruce Babbit. Ev thought the people should vote on it, not have a Gov. declared holiday. He rescinded it by executive order. The NFL pressured AZ. It was put on ballot and voted on.
the rag (azcentral) won’t let me get an link so i can html this pic.
this pic says it all about the pro-illegal protesters.
http://www.azcentral.com/photo/News/Other/14221#phototop