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My My…Arizona Law Already Working, Illegals Leaving The State In Droves
Flopping Aces ^ | 04-29-10 | Curt

Posted on 04/29/2010 9:15:57 AM PDT by Starman417

Amazing what the actual enforcement of laws on the books can do eh?

Many day laborers like Diaz say they will leave Arizona because of the law, which also makes it a state crime to be in the U.S. illegally and directs police to question people about their immigration status if there is reason to suspect they are illegal immigrants.
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Supporters of the law hope it creates jobs for thousands of Americans.

An estimated 100,000 illegal immigrants have left Arizona in the past two years as it cracked down on illegal immigration and its economy was especially hard hit by the Great Recession. A Department of Homeland Security report on illegal immigrants estimates Arizona's illegal immigrant population peaked in 2008 at 560,000, and a year later dipped to 460,000.

The law's supporters hope the departure of illegal immigrants will help dismantle part of the underground economy here and create jobs for thousands of legal residents in a state with a 9.6 percent unemployment rate.

Kavanagh says day labor is generally off the books, and that deprives the state of much-needed tax dollars. "We'll never eliminate it, just like laws against street prostitution," he says. "But we can greatly reduce the prevalence."

The AP article tries to insinuate, once again, that police can detain a person for just looking illegal which is complete and utter baloney.

Read more at floppingaces.net...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: aliens; arizona; illegals
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1 posted on 04/29/2010 9:15:57 AM PDT by Starman417
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To: Starman417

That is what happened when Oklahoma passed their Immigration Bill which at the time was the toughest on the books. Illegals left the State.


2 posted on 04/29/2010 9:17:11 AM PDT by PhiKapMom (Mary Fallin - OK Gov/Rick Perry - TX Gov/Coburn/Rubio - Senate 2010 !)
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To: Starman417
I predicted this.

(See tagline)

3 posted on 04/29/2010 9:17:26 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Arizona will have the last laugh.)
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To: Starman417

Great. They’ll be heading up here to Oregon.
As if unemployment wasn’t wretched here already.


4 posted on 04/29/2010 9:18:31 AM PDT by dadgum (Overjoyed to be a Pariah)
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To: Starman417

Democrat nightmare: Arizona immigration law passes...unemployment drops. Scary if that caught on.


5 posted on 04/29/2010 9:18:38 AM PDT by throwback ( The object of opening the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something solid)
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To: Starman417

Just make sure they head south.


6 posted on 04/29/2010 9:19:15 AM PDT by OB1kNOb (When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty. - Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Starman417

>which also makes it a state crime to be in the U.S. illegally

It’s sad that:
a) you have to pass laws to enforce existing laws,
b) [apparently] people believe that “be[ing] in the U.S. illegally” ISN’T a crime,
and
c) this sentence portion even exists.


7 posted on 04/29/2010 9:19:22 AM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: Starman417

They are moving up to the Northwest.


8 posted on 04/29/2010 9:19:49 AM PDT by ThisLittleLightofMine
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To: PhiKapMom

Just watch. The existing illegals in other states are going to be angry with the aliens fleeing AZ. There will be riots for day labor jobs in CA.


9 posted on 04/29/2010 9:19:58 AM PDT by HospiceNurse
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Where are they leaving to?


10 posted on 04/29/2010 9:20:12 AM PDT by jackibutterfly ( Palin is so under obama's skin, he hears 'Hail to the Chief' when he sees her.)
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To: OB1kNOb

Or, all head west.

To San Francisco.


11 posted on 04/29/2010 9:20:22 AM PDT by C210N (A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take everything you have)
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To: Starman417

“What are you gonna do? Deport half a million people?”
/leftspeak


12 posted on 04/29/2010 9:21:01 AM PDT by MrB (The difference between a (de)humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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Good. The Governor took control with a simple solution and it’s working. How come the Fed couldn’t do it????


13 posted on 04/29/2010 9:21:59 AM PDT by cubreporter (Rush is an American Patriot. He has been blessed with exceptional wisdom. Thank God for Rush!!!)
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To: Starman417

Unemployment rate in Arizona: soon to be 6%

Unemployment rate in California: soon to be 15%


14 posted on 04/29/2010 9:23:50 AM PDT by FormerACLUmember ("Subtlety is not going to win this fight": NJ Governor Chris Christie)
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Bring back Operation Wetback


15 posted on 04/29/2010 9:24:39 AM PDT by A.A. Cunningham (Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
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To: Starman417

The gift that keeps on giving! Don’t forget the Arizona Health Dept will also be pleased knowing that the incidents of AIDS will go down once S.F. residents fulfill their boycott pledge.


16 posted on 04/29/2010 9:24:41 AM PDT by rbosque (11 year Freeper! Combat Economist.)
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The only thing that sucks, is that those of us outside AZ will have to deal with them...


17 posted on 04/29/2010 9:25:47 AM PDT by RockinRight (The last 15 months have been a sh*tty deal for America.)
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To: cubreporter
How come the Fed couldn’t do it????

Because the Feds don't want to do it.

18 posted on 04/29/2010 9:26:03 AM PDT by Moonman62 (The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
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To: Starman417

After a time, people will realize that Arizona did the right thing and other states will also follow suit!


19 posted on 04/29/2010 9:26:05 AM PDT by rbosque (11 year Freeper! Combat Economist.)
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To: cubreporter

who ever said the criminal aliens thought Arizona was their destination is short sighted.


20 posted on 04/29/2010 9:26:10 AM PDT by Nocturno (destined for Chicago, Illegals only stop for lunch in Arizona)
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