"The problem of illegal immigration isnt a matter of violent criminals storming the walls of our peaceful towns and cities.
Its a matter of what to do about the estimated eleven million unauthorized residents who are already here. The mass-deportation fantasies of some notwithstanding, the great majority of illegals� are here to stay..."
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http://tucsoncitizen.com/three-sonorans/2010/07/26/the-real-numbers-on-illegal-immigration/
Critics of Arizona's tough new immigration law, which makes illegal immigration a state crime, have called supporters of the bill "racist," "mean-spirited" and "un-American." Here's the newsflash: The measure is also good politics, not only in Arizona, but nationally.
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/05/08/INS81D45GB.DTL
Arizona lawmakers have approved several changes to the recently passed sweeping law targeting illegal immigration.
One change to the bill strengthens restrictions against using race or ethnicity as the basis for questioning and inserts those same restrictions in other parts of the law.
