Posted on 08/01/2010 9:27:23 PM PDT by Nachum
Analysts suggest it was a perfect storm of demographic shifts, a scary criminal element, the recession and a new governor.
Reporting from Phoenix — Arizona has made a name for itself as the state with the harshest policies against illegal immigration. But as few as six years ago, this border state was among the nation's most welcoming of illegal immigrants.
Back then, its two Republican U.S. senators and one of its congressmen were among the strongest advocates of legalizing millions of illegal residents in the country. Mexico was the state's largest trading partner, and the governor boasted of her warm relationships with counterparts across the border. Both political parties courted the Latino vote.
Now the state government is fighting an order by a federal judge who last week stayed key parts of a law, SB 1070, designed to drive illegal immigrants from Arizona.
How did things change so quickly?
"The perfect storm occurred," said Mesa Mayor Scott Smith. "There was a combination of demographic changes, the introduction of a criminal element that didn't used to be here and the drop in the economy, which has put everyone on edge.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
criminal element = The illegals were committing murder
the drop in the economy = The courts and federal government are forcing citizens to pay for the illegals
How did things change so quickly?This is like the Obama administration scratching its heads over all those "lost" jobs. Where did they go, Joe? Where!?
The LA Times was once a newspaper. What happened?
Dumbest article ever. The story seems like they still have not woken up to the Invasion from Mexico, and still think that Illegal Aliens are just like everyone else. No crime, no drug running, hard working church people.
The paper is effectively a mouthpiece for the DemocRATic National Committee.
News Flash to Anna Gorman and Nicholas Riccardi-
Multi-Billion Dollar State Budget Deficit!
Yeah. Sure. I guess we knew that "progressives" were basically stupid people.
The willful obtuseness of the LA Times is breathtaking, isn't it?
They persist in pushing the "Republicans have leapt to the right" meme when it is the Democrats who have steered hard to port in the past six years.
There was once a time when both left and right agreed that there should be an orderly, lawful process of immigration into the United States. It is not the right who has abandoned that position.
Because there are too many illegals in their states, and they don’t seem to have any regard to US law. What should people of AZ be ‘tolerant’ to law-breakers?
Too many!
Too violent!
Janet Napolitano “happened” and Arizona went broke.
The La La Times is dithering about what’s happening in the “Once Tolerant” State of Arizona.
Now that’s funny.!!
Another thing that “happened” is that Arizona became Numbah One in kidnappings in North America. We might also be the Numbah One state for meth sales. If we aren’t first, we’re damn close to it.
Car bombs maybe, you lunatics!
Murdered ranchers, bullets flying across the border into police stations, robberies, rapes, drugs, etc, etc, etc.
No, not a perfect storm. More like citizens fed up!
They got tired of the nanny govt taking their taxes, saying they were going to fix the problem, and did nothing.
Do we really have to read it to find out what happened?
Lemme take a stab at it... rapes, murders, robbery, unemployment, welfare, taxes, and dumbing down of schools for a start.
Currently, 1.6 million legal and illegal immigrants settle in the country each year; 350,000 immigrants leave each year, resulting in net immigration of 1.25 million. Since 1970, the U.S. population has increased from 203 million to 310 million, i.e., over 100 million. In the next 40 years, the population will increase by 130 million. Three-quarters of the increase in our population since 1970 and the projected increase will be the result of immigration. The U.S., the world’s third most populous nation, has the highest annual rate of population growth of any developed country in the world, i.e., 0.975% (2009 estimate), principally due to immigration.
According to census figures, in 1990 the Mexican-born population of AZ was 150,606 and in 2000 it was 435,001 or a gain of 284,395. In 2000 the foreign born population of the state was 656,183 (12.8%). In 2008 the number increased to 945,226 (14.9%). Using 2008 data, the Hispanic population of AZ is 29.6%.
Instead of sanctuary cities, lametard, idiot-Ridden LA Times want AZ to be a sanctuary state...... =.=
Ann Gorman: “A voice for Arizona’s immigration law” @ Los Angeles Times
Nicholas Riccardi
L.A.Times Writer Pits ‘Religious’ Demonstrators Against ‘Hard-line’ Immigration Law
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