Migrants fleeing as hiring law nears - Immigration hard-liners cheer, but economic fallout begins - Ar

Posted on: August 27th, 2007
Filed Under: [ Business ] [ Hispanic News ] [ Immigration ] [ Top Stories ] [ Blogante Business ] [ Arizona ]
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A study released by the center in July concluded that economic output would drop annually by at least $29 billion, or 8.2 percent, if all non-citizens, which include undocumented workers, were removed from Arizona’s workforce

“Undocumented immigrants are starting to leave Arizona because of the new employer-sanctions law.

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.”

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