Illegal Immigrants Packing Up And Leaving Arizona
By Rob on December 23, 2007 at 04:31 pm 7 Comments

And they’re doing it in advance of tough new anti-illegal immigration laws in the state.

[quote]PHOENIX, Arizona (AP) —Illegal immigrants in Arizona, frustrated with a flagging economy and tough new legislation cracking down on their employers, are returning to their home countries or trying their luck in other states.

For months, immigrants have taken a wait-and-see attitude toward the state’s new employer-sanctions law, which takes effect January 1. The voter-approved legislation is an attempt to lessen the economic incentive for illegal immigrants in Arizona, the busiest crossing point along the U.S.-Mexico border.

And by all appearances, it’s starting to work.

“People are calling me telling me about their friend, their cousin, their neighbors—they’re moving back to Mexico,â€