ON ARIZONA'S IMMIGRATION STUMBLE

UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES

This falls in the category of "be careful what you wish for"...from yesterday's New York Times, comes this article, titled "Arizona seeing signs of flight by immigrants".  Here how it introduces the story:

"While it is too early to know for certain, a consensus is developing among economists, business people and immigration groups that the weakening economy coupled with recent curbs on illegal immigration are steering Hispanic immigrants out of the state.

The Arizona economy, heavily dependent on growth and a Latino work force, has been slowing for months. Meanwhile, the state has enacted one of the country’s toughest laws to punish employers who hire illegal immigrants, and the county sheriff here in Phoenix has been enforcing federal immigration laws by rounding up people living here illegally."

The article goes on to describe the latest reaction to the situation by it's lawmakers:

"On Monday, state lawmakers, concerned about shortages of workers and the failed revamping of immigration law in Congress, which was pushed by Senator John McCain of Arizona, pledged action.

Bills were announced that would create a state-run temporary worker program, though it would need Congressional authorization. And last week Gov. Janet Napolitano, a Democrat, offered to help the United States Labor Department rewrite regulations designed to streamline visas for agricultural workers, who growers say are increasingly hard to find."

I've long maintained on this blog that the issues of immigration and our economic well-being and inextricably inter-twined.  And that we ignore this connection at our peril.

Arizona is but the canary in the coal mine.  We're likely to see similar unintended consequences in other parts of the country where we've ignored the obvious connections between immigration and our long-term economic interests.

Comments

[Sean]

Supporters of Immigration Fraud

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Attorney Martha J. Sullivan - VAWA and Immigration Advocate
(651) 438-9992
1317 Vermillion St
Hastings, MN 55033
Web: http://www.marthasullivanlaw.com

Civil Society Helps - Immigration Advocacy Group
1st National Bank Building
332 Minnesota St,
Suite E-1436
Saint Paul, MN 55101
Phone: (651) 291-0713
Fax: (651) 291-2588
Web: http://civilsocietyhelps.org

[david fernandis]

With false accusals from a migrator residency seeker, a stalls American citizen can be reduced to living in poverty.
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David
Arizona Treatment Centers