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Immigration Nation: The Toughest Immigrant Law in the Land

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"attention all passengers to el paso...your bus is now boarding"

Is Arizona's Immigration Law Working?

IT'S NEARLY MIDNIGHT IN DOWNTOWN PHOENIX. MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS....SOME LEGAL....SOME NOT...ARE HEADING FOR THE BORDER...ANY BORDER...OUTSIDE OF ARIZONA.

"please have your ticket in hand"

"every single day there's a new family with the same story"

THEY CAN'T FIND WORK...THANKS TO A NEW ARIZONA IMMIGRATION LAW...ONE OF THE TOUGHEST IN THE NATION. 

"the number one lure for illegal aliens in this country is jobs"

SO ARIZONA LAWMAKER RUSSEL PEARCE WROTE A LAW SAYING IF A BUSINESS KNOWINGLY HIRES AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT...THEY WON'T SIMPLY BE FINED...THEY'LL BE SHUT DOWN. 

"If you shut down the rides and turn off the lights the crowds will go home."

AND THEY ARE: ENTIRE APARTMENT BUILDINGS ARE EMPTY, STUDENTS ARE DISAPPEARING FROM SCHOOLS, STORES THAT CATERED TO HISPANIC FAMILIES...CLOSED.

Reporter Ben Tracy "you can also see it here at this work center in phoenix where they used to have more than 100 people a day looking for work. now its less than half that. but its not just the law, its also these protestors out here who are scaring away business."

 "they call us racists for wanting our laws enforced. we're not against immigrants...legal immigrants"

"are you in the country legally? i don't want to answer that question" 

BUT ITS A QUESTION STATES ARE ASKING BECAUSE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION REFORM FAILED. THESE 15 STATES ARE PROPOSING LAWS WITH PENALTIES FOR EMPLOYERS SIMILAR TO THE ONE IN ARIZONA. 

What brings you all to Arizona.?

BUT JASON LEVECKE WHO OWNS MORE THAN 50 BURGER JOINTS IN ARIZONA SAYS THE NEW LAW IS AN ECONOMY KILLER...TURNING BUSINESS OWNERS INTO INS AGENTS.

"nobody is defending illegal immigration. We have to fix the problem but a state can't do it without destroying its economy"

LEVECKE HIRED TWO PEOPLE AND SPENT A HALF MILLION DOLLARS TO ENSURE HIS WORKERS ARE LEGAL 

"do you want a combo meal? 

AND HE'S PUT WRAPS ON PLANS TO OPEN 40 NEW STORES IN THE STATE...SAYING IT'S TOO RISKY.

"who's going to invest in a state where you can lose your business license?" 

1 IN 10 WORKERS IN ARIZONA IS AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT. (AP) A RECENT STUDY SHOWED THE STATE'S ECONOMY WOULD TAKE AN 8% ANNUAL HIT IF THEY WERE REMOVED FROM THE LABOR FORCE. (U of AZ study)

"would you normally have more workers out here right now? Uh, we would, yes we would"

 SHERIDAN BAILEY SAYS THE NEW LAW IS EVEN SCARING AWAY LEGAL IMMIGRANT WORKERS FROM HIS IRON FITTING BUSINESS. 

"welding and sparks"

"we will wind up out-sourcing part of our fabrication work to Mexico where the people are able to work for us."

 "bus station nats"

SO AS YET ANOTHER BUS HEADS OUT OF ARIZONA...

"its really sad everything that is going on"

THE QUESTION IS HOW TO MAKE THE LAW WORK WITHOUT SENDING THE STATE'S ECONOMY SOUTH. BEN TRACY CBS NEWS PHOENIX.

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the rest of the country need

the rest of the country need to follow arizona's lead!!! if you want the economy to pick back up let the people who are supposed to be here work, and to the businesses that send their work out of the u.s. tax them to death and keep the work here in america. sending work out of the country is ruining america just as bad as the illegals. chattanooga, tn.


good job AZ. i wish GA.

good job AZ. i wish GA. would do the same but if they did Dalton would shut down. I'm sick of having to push 1 to listen to my own lanuage learn english or go back to mexico, you're in america now so speak english. they only understand some words like welfare, food stamps, wic, no taxes, more babies I think I'll move to AZ.


who ever wrote this is

who ever wrote this is stupid u know what if it wasnt for all these mexicans or latinos u wouldnt have what u have now and your trying to figure our a way to fix the states economy but let all the illegal immigrants go back that is stupid how can you do that with out hurting the economy its us who are building it up we havent done anything wrong to be send back we have come here to have better lifes and leave in peace. what about the other people that come from other countries other than south american what about the europeans just because they look white doesnt mean they are american they are european so what about them huh huh? if you want to fix the economy help out those that are in need and have come here to work and make a better living not for them selves but for their children


When will this insanity stop.

Go ARIZONA! Hopefully, other states will emulate Az.
because until they do, all these illegal foreign nationals will do is simply hop from one state to another, and overburdening every state they saturate.
Look at California alone: Illegals continue to cross the Border into Ca. 24/7 EVERY SINGLE DAY while this state is operating
at a 15,000,000,000 (Thats Billion with a "B", folks)deficit
no doubt due in large part to the chronic deluge of illegals and exacerbated by the "handouts" and "benefits" they receive every month, and their
"Anchors" that they're constantly burping out at taxpayers expense. This is SO out of hand and out of control that is is actually a legitimate threat to the security of each state individually, and to the nation, collectively. We're being invaded and overrun with illegals from California to Maine, from Florida to Alaska. Our Federal Gov't needs to wake up before its too late, to which it probably already is.


Typical white

Comments like this cause miniruty groups label all whites as "typical white people" comments. This is because minority groups are not as negative as you.


no comment u must be white

no comment u must be white


Oh please! The corrupt

Oh please!
The corrupt businessmen who whine about having to employ Americans under respectable conditions, hours, and wages are trying to convince us. We also have a lot of slum lords that really like having illegals so they can intimidate them, charge high rates, and spend no money on upkeep for the 'apartments'. Losing the businesses and business practices that we are can only make us stronger.
-Tucson, Arizona


We Are a Nation oBuilt Upon the Rule of Law

This new stance by Arizona is just the beginning of states dealing with a problem that our federal government has ignored. State and local governments have had to foot the bill for: added law enforcement, courts, prisons, jails, schools, social services, medical, gangs of thugs murdering innocents and citizens have to bear the impact of the criminals who come here not to just work but work the system--gaining free services that were meant for and paid for by American citizens, not illegals. The illegals do not come here to become Americans--they are economic refugees--Mexico is a rich country--let Mexico take care of her own. It time to stand up for our rights and stop the madness that our government let simmer to the boiling point. Good Job AZ!!!


Illegal Immigration Laws

I hope the other states follow in their footsteps. I'm sick and tired of seeing the economy fall because of them. I'm tired of going to look for a job and them telling me they're not hiring but telling the mexicans they are! If something isn't done in Georgia soon there's going to be a war!


Jobs

Maybe you are not getting hired because you don't qualify. Besides, even if you qualify, who would want to hire a guy that is taking about war, people are afraid to hire crazy people who get postal out of anything.


AZ Illegal Immigration Laws

Way to go Arizona! I give you a big thumbs up! I hope and pray that other states will step up and follow your lead to do what our Federal government has failed to do for it's citizens. Hopefully, Georgia will follow suit and rid these vermin from our state too!


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