Evidence the “other” surge is working

Posted on February 12, 2008

There seem to be fewer “insurgents”, their usual places to live are now empty, the places they used to congregate are seeing fewer in residence, those who employ their “services” are finding it harder to recruit.

All due to a surge by the forces allied against them.

No this is not the surge in Iraq. The places where the “insurgents” are disappearing are not in al Anbar or Mosul. Nor are they in Afghanistan. No - not there.

No this surge is in the state of Arizona and is among the people entrusted with enforcing immigration related laws there.

PHOENIX — The signs of flight among Latino immigrants here are multiple: Families moving out of apartment complexes, schools reporting enrollment drops, business owners complaining about fewer clients.

While it is too early to know for certain, a consensus is developing among economists, business people and immigration groups that the weakening economy coupled with recent curbs on illegal immigration are steering Hispanic immigrants out of the state.

The Arizona economy, heavily dependent on growth and a Latino work force, has been slowing for months. Meanwhile, the state has enacted one of the country’s toughest laws to punish employers who hire illegal immigrants, and the county sheriff here in Phoenix has been enforcing federal immigration laws by rounding up people living here illegally.

One “province” secured, move on to the next, grow the surge, make progress, improve the situation!

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