Originally posted on the ImmPolitic blog.
In signing Arizona’s new “Papers Please” law, Governor Jan Brewer gave her reasons.
Border-related violence and crime due to illegal immigration are critically important issues to the people of our state…. There is no higher priority than protecting the citizens of Arizona.
As we noted last week, however, it appears that the law was more about politics and discomfort with demographic change than about protecting the citizens of Arizona. Property and violent crime rates in Arizona are lower than they’ve been in decades.
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