Arizona Immigration Law

I’ve been reading some interesting articles and comments about the controversial legislation enacted last month in Arizona. Especially the ones about illegal immigrants creating a financial burden. The truth is that most illegal immigrants do pay taxes, but don't actually receive any benefits from those taxes. With the economic downturn, Mexican immigration has actually declined.

Go figure, less work means a lower rate of illegal immigration, which results in fewer taxes being collected from those immigrants. See a pattern? Life is really stranger than fiction isn’t it?

The other argument, which states illegal immigrants have brought a stream of crime, is just not true. In the past ten years, as the number of illegal immigrants in Arizona grew, the rate of crime across the board declined; the rate of violent crimes dropped by 23%, and the rate of property crime dropped by 28%.

Arizona law enforcement has mixed feelings about this bill as well. But why? Many Arizona cops feel that the law amounts to an unfunded mandate that could damage community relations and distract their attention and resources from serious crimes.

America was build on the backs of immigrants from all over the world. It is our social responsibility to advise Arizona that their new legislation is shortsighted and economically unsustainable. Immigration isn’t the problem–a lack of creativity is at the heart of it. Though I am not a believer of conspiracy theories, the Arizona Immigration Law SB1070 2010 has all the markings of a good political plot.

Fausto Gortaire
Account Director
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