Arizona will implement the one of the the toughest immigration laws in the country come October. That law would pull the business license of a business owner who employs illegals, ten days for the first offense and permanently for the second.
With that law on the horizon, illegals are packing up, selling their property and heading elsewhere. My guess is not back to Mexico but probably to Texas, California or New Mexico:
The state's strong economy has been a magnet for illegal immigrants for years. But a growing number are pulling up stakes out of fear they will be jobless come Jan. 1, when the law takes effect. The departures are drawing cheers from immigration hard-liners and alarm from business owners already seeing a drop in sales.
It's impossible to count how many undocumented immigrants have fled because of the new law. But based on interviews with undocumented immigrants, immigrant advocates, community leaders and real-estate agents, at least several hundred have left since Democratic Gov. Janet Napolitano signed the bill on July 2. There are an estimated 500,000 illegal immigrants in Arizona.
It will be interesting to see how this effects the Arizona economy, unemployment rate and overall job market. I imagine the economy will take a short-term hit as employers are forced to pay legal immigrants and citizens more but the market tends to settle those things out. The true numbers to watch will be the ones that how much the state saves in health care costs and other costs associated. I would imagine schools will be less populated but the savings associated with that will tougher to calculate.
The success or failure of this bill is going to have a strong ripple effect as to where the nation as a whole goes. It's interesting to note that this is happening in John McCain's state, so evidently he was going against the wishes of his constituents by supporting the shamnesty bill.
Captain Ed has more.
Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. Arizona has it right! Oklahoma has it right too! In May this year the Govenor of Oklahoma signed a bill into law there that is even more sweeping than the one Arizona put into place. Like Arizona, Oklahoma is taking ACTION to protect their citizens agains the overwhelming burdens and dangers illegal aliens cause their communities. Certainly, the Native Americans in Oklahoma know first hand what it feels like to lose their homes to invaders, and they took action now to STOP this INVASTION in it's tracks. So with at least TWO states soon to be virtually illegal alien free, you can bet Americans will be rushing INTO those states from Sanctuary States to once again, feel at home in their own country!! Good job, Arizona. Good job Oklahoma!!!!
Jean at 12:14PM on Aug 28th 2007
2. what a novel idea...(finally). lets hit these business where it hurts.....there will be a slump for a while...but things will get only better....the taxes will go where it counts.....schools, hospitals and emergency rooms, and other public services that our taxes pay for, and cut out non-needed services. but it will go to the "legal" residents of the city and state. good for Arizona...now...the rest of America needs to follow.
iamchavira at 12:30PM on Aug 28th 2007
3. For years I've heard the same old story from the amnesty crowd. You remember, we'll never be able to deport 12 million people. What do you think we'll load up busses and take them all back home? The only person of prominence that had it right was Newt Gingrich who spoke on this issue 5 years ago and said that we wouldn't have to deport 12 million. If we just enforce current laws against companies that hire these illegals, they will go home the same way they came. That being said, we need real reform of the immigration process. It is rediculous that it takes 5 to 10 years to process an application for legal entry from countries that are our allies.
Joe Edgington at 3:06PM on Aug 30th 2007
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It just goes to show that the pro rule of law crown was right. Take away jobs, benefits, amenities, and most of the illegals will self deport.
The problem is, our politicans seem to still want open borders. Bush while announcing his tough enforcemnt, pulled 1/2 of the border guards off the border. He promised 70 of fence this year, only 13 have been built and border patrol has to ask their employees to volunteer to built it.
Besides Bush's crackdown is not much of one. There are not enough ICE agents to process just the violent crimials. The verificatio system is only for large companies, and does not catch an illegal who has stolen an American SSN.
Bush did not arrange for legal labor to come in to pick up for any shortfall. Why not? He wants a business crisis to "prove" we need these illegals and amnesty is the only way to go.
Why? there is a rumor that Bush has entered into agreements with Canada and Mexico for a North American Union with open border in 2010. Google North American Union and SPP.
Judical Watch has started a lawsuit and has some documents. One Bush government document says that since Americans would resist integration into a North American Union, the policies will be set in secret, by " evolutionary stealth". There is an office in DC right now drafting regualtions for the new entity.
Canadians are protesting the secrecy and the fact they say that these agreements take away soverignty.
I haven't heard that any of this has been ratifed by Congress. You might want to call your Senators, Congressman etc and demand we be given complete disclosure.
So while we have to keep on top of our State reps re illegal aliens, and our Federal reps too, we really need to know if what is behind the refulse to enforce our immigration is is this North American Union.
cdnbirch at 7:33PM on Sep 2nd 2007