Posted on: April 8th, 2008
Filed Under: [ Hispanic News ] [ Immigration ] [ Arkansas ]
Arkansas’ economy would suffer if the state were to pass punitive legislation targeting immigrants, members of the Arkansas Friendship Coalition said Monday, citing a recent study conducted in Oklahoma to back up their argument.
At a news conference at the state Capitol, members of the coalition — which opposes punitive laws aimed at immigrants in Arkansas — quoted from a March economic study projecting that anti-illegal immigration legislation passed last year in Oklahoma could lead to an annual reduction in Oklahoma’s gross state product of about $1.8 billion.”*
*From: http://www.nwaonline.net
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