Christina Clerk

Miles Brooke

Blake Weiser

Common Misconceptions“Myths”

Steal jobs from American workers Collect an excess of government benefits In general, represent a drain in the economy

What do Illegal Immigrants work as?

Pros

Create new jobs by forming new businesses Take low-paying jobs

Example: Food service and hotel cleaning Spend their income on American goods and

services Pay taxes Raise productivity of U.S. businesses

Cheaper prices, better quality products, higher profits

Cons

Lack of money to fund public school programs

More competition for jobs Health Care problems Anchor babies Crime

Interesting Pictures

The Basics about Arizona SB 1070

Original law was passed on April 23, 2010 law was modified by Arizona House Bill 2162

(April 30, 2010) 60% of Americans agree with the bill

How the Bill Affects the Arizona Economy

Could cost the city of Phoenix $90 million in convention and hotel business in the next 5 years.

Will affect Mexican tourism to the United States.

Boycotts

Reasons For the Bill

Immigrations laws aren’t enforced and the bill will help

Reasons Against the Bill

Drugs are a bigger problem People believe that it is racial profiling Obama doesn’t like the bill

How Immigration Affects Florida According to Numbers USA,

a newZogby International poll shows that Florida voters think that illegalimmigration is hurting the Sunshine State by an overwhelming margin.

Florida’s Taxes

Florida’sillegal immigrant population, in 2008, cost state taxpayers more than $3.8 billionper year.

Costs each Florida household headed by a native-bornresident $678.

Education FLORIDIANS SPEND NEARLY $2.9 BILLION

ANNUALLY ON EDUCATION FOR ILLEGALIMMIGRANT CHILDREN AND FOR THEIR U.S.-BORN SIBLINGS.

Healthcare Taxpayers pay more than $290 million a year for health care provided to

the state’s illegal alien population. People can not be turned away from America’s emergency rooms.

Hospital Story: IN 2001, WE HAD A GUATEMALAN, ANILLEGAL PATIENT IN OUR HOSPITAL. HE WAS THERE FROM 2001 AND UNTIL 2003. HE HAD OVER $1.5 MILLION IN HEALTH CARE SERVICES. WE FORCIBLY RETURNED HIMTO HIS HOME COUNTRY OF GUATEMALA AT OUR OWN COST OF $30,000. YOU ASK, WHY AM I TELLING YOU ABOUT A CASE THAT HAPPENED IN 2003? BECAUSE, TODAY THAT CASE IS NOT OVER. WE ARE SPENDING UP TO A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS INLEGAL FEES BECAUSE HIS FAMILY HERE IN THE UNITED STATES IS SUING US BECAUSETHEY THINK IT AS INAPPROPRIATE FOR US TO RETURN THIS ILLEGAL PATIENT TO HISHOME COUNTRY.

Incarceration The cost of incarcerating illegal aliens in Florida’s state

and county prisons amounts to nearly $90 million a year Deportation of illegal immigrants in Florida back to Latin

America amounted to nearly $3.1 billion in 2006.

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