Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Arizona's illegal immigrants departure affecting businesses

Many businesses are starting to suffer because of immigrants leaving the state. And I know of some businesses who are not able to hire skilled applicants when they refuse to move here. - - Donna Poisl

by Daniel González - The Arizona Republic

Luis Sanchez and Marlen Ramirez, undocumented immigrants from Mexico, packed up and moved to Pennsylvania this month, taking their three U.S. citizen children with them.

Many will cheer their departure, saying it's a sign that Arizona's new immigration law, which hasn't taken effect yet, is driving out illegal immigrants and potentially saving the state money. But not everyone is pleased over the exodus of Latinos, both legal and illegal, saying their flight from Arizona could hurt businesses, schools and neighborhoods.
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