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Title: Arizona's Economy and the Legal Arizona Workers Act

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Publication Year: 2008

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Abstract: The growth in the number of illegal immigrants in the United States has been an important issue on national, state, and local levels for the past decade. Reports and studies have been conducted by government organizations at all levels and by private sector and academic institutions. The U.S. Congress and the White House have engaged with the issue but have failed to take definitive action to confront it and have failed as well to develop an acceptable guest workers program. Meanwhile, border states have experienced both benefits and costs associated with the increased number of illegal immigrants. On the one hand, immigrant workers have contributed to growth in both U.S. and state economies. For example, the state of Texas reported in 2006 that the presence and work of illegal immigrants had added $17 billion to the state economy. On the other hand, the Border Counties Coalition reported that law enforcement costs for border counties in the U.S. have grown significantly and that local governments and taxpayers have had to bear most of these increased costs. Overall, illegal immigration appears . . .

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Authors: Gans, Judith

Publisher: University of Arizona

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other

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