Source: NBCNews.com

Two senators are calling on the creator of the mega-music, film and tech festival SXSW to pull up stakes and hold next year’s event in another state to protest Texas’ new immigration enforcement law. Sens. Robert Menendez and Catherine Cortez Masto asked SXSW co-founder Roland Swenson, creator and CEO of the festival to move elsewhere until SB4 is repealed or overturned by a court. Swenson declined, although he expressed opposition to SB4 and support for those challenging it. The senators said they were making the request because of Swenson’s previous willingness to stand up for what is right, namely Swenon’s vocal opposition to President Donald Trump’s ban on mostly Muslims traveling to the U.S.