Do you think Arizona Proposition 200 will affect the U.S economy if it is widely adopted throughout the country? Why or why not
2007-03-14
05:26:50
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Proposition 200, an Arizona state referendum passed in November 2004 with 56% of the vote, requires individuals to produce proof of citizenship before they may register to vote or apply for public benefits in Arizona. The proposition also makes it a misdemeanor for public officials to fail to report persons unable to produce documentation of citizenship who apply for these benefits, and allows citizens who believe that public officials have given undocumented persons benefits to sue for remedies. Authors of the ballot measure, the Protect Arizona Now committee, wrote it because of a serious concern for lax voter registration and voting procedures and concerns that public services to immigrants from neighboring Mexico, many of whom are illegal immigrants, were too costly. Opponents called it anti-immigrant, and considered it to be reminiscent of California's 1994 Proposition 187.
2007-03-14
05:53:37 ·
update #1