[Steve_Seattle]

Regarding the Mexico angle, there might be something to it, but why the huge spike in Florida, which isn't a border state, and why is there no statewide spike in New Mexico, which IS a border state?

On the other hand, here in Washington State, there's been a spike in Yakima County, which is an agricultural area with a large Hispanic population and a lot of migrant workers.

[matthew fuller]

"but why the huge spike in Florida, which isn't a border state,"

Technically FL is not a border state, but there really is a foreign, Latin country 90 miles away.