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It is a huge problem in Colorado, for many many years, long before Obama. There has been much interest in the Arizona law here. There have been a lot of laws that have dealt with this, especially in California, regarding state services and illegal immigrants. They usually get cut up in Federal Court.
The Feds do need to do something... The states aren't the best choice for handling this, because if Arizona cracks down and New Mexico doesn't, we still have the same problem - multiplied now, in New Mexico. And then those problems move north, into Colorado, Wyoming, the Dakotas.
If the law in Arizona does get the Feds off their butt - then it has done some good.
But, the AZ law will get knock down, and I would imagine pretty soon.
Its a problem everywhere but yes its worse in the south west.
My neighbors came form Arizona after a bill was signed in 2007 that prohibits businesses from knowingly hiring illegal immigrants.
Or so he told me in so many words....that I could understand.
It was upheld in 2008.
They are leading the way.
Someone has too, the Feds won't.
A couple pics of my neighbors house.
OBTW....They moved out and went back to Mexico when the Economy went down the tubes.....after the house was foreclosed on, after they lived there for free for 9 months......but they left the cockroaches.