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Originally Posted by cody
i dont like this thread because i do take it personal.. and everytime i post in here i am bashed because i live here and i love my home and my state.. i do wonder how other states would handle the exact problem we have.. so i come in here to read.. but i no longer will post in here either..
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to borrow a phrase:
the personal IS political.
You *do* live in a physically beautiful state which is full of good people
AND racist politicians and politics.
There are undocumented immigrants living in every state in this country, doing jobs that millions of unemployed
"legal" citizens have no interest in, trying to build a life that is safe for themselves and their families.
Undocumented immigrants do NOT receive free housing. They do NOT receive free medical care. They are NOT taking jobs other people want. They are NOT negatively impacting the state of our public education systems. These are myths, very dangerous myths that allow people, like your state's politicians to pass very dangerous legislation with truly dire consequences - not just for anyone who looks non-white in Arizona, but for all non-white people in this country AND more broadly for our society as a whole.
This country IS a giant mess: economically, socially and politically - and none of the blame for that mess can be laid at the feet of immigrants (documented or undocumented); regardless of how convenient a scape goat they may be.
Arizona is a state I would love to explore, as a tourist; it is indeed full of natural beauty.
However, I will not be spending my dollars there while this legislation continues to exist.
I will feel the same way about Florida or Texas or any other state that tries to/and or successfully implements laws that are hateful, racist and create enormous divisions among us.
It is important, to me, that I am an educated voter, active politically
and a conscious consumer.
Arizona citizens with the right to vote can help to reverse these horrible laws; I hope they do.