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Christina Clerk
Miles Brooke
Blake Weiser
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Common Misconceptions“Myths”
Steal jobs from American workers Collect an excess of government benefits In general, represent a drain in the economy
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What do Illegal Immigrants work as?
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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
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Cons
Lack of money to fund public school programs
More competition for jobs Health Care problems Anchor babies Crime
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Interesting Pictures
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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
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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
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Reasons For the Bill
Immigrations laws aren’t enforced and the bill will help
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Reasons Against the Bill
Drugs are a bigger problem People believe that it is racial profiling Obama doesn’t like the bill
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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.
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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.
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Education FLORIDIANS SPEND NEARLY $2.9 BILLION
ANNUALLY ON EDUCATION FOR ILLEGALIMMIGRANT CHILDREN AND FOR THEIR U.S.-BORN SIBLINGS.
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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.
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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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