New immigration law won't hurt economy, Arizona governor says

[TomCADem]

Source: CNN

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Monday deflected concerns that the state's new immigration law will hurt economic development, saying many businesses have long wanted tougher action.

The new law requires Arizona police to determine whether people are in the United States legally if there is a reason to suspect they aren't. Brewer signed the controversial legislation into law on Friday.

"The bottom line is that when I go about meeting with businesses that come into Arizona ... they want to know that we have a safe and secure environment into which to move their businesses here," Brewer said at an Arizona Town Hall event in Tucson. "They want to know that their employees are going to have a quality of life that they've had in the places where they're moving from to move here."

"I believe it's not going to have the kind of economic impact that some people think that it might," Brewer, a Republican, said.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/04/26/arizona.governor.immigration/index.html?hpt=T2

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It seems like Republicans are doubling down with the immigrants are criminals meme.

[Duke Newcombe]

1. Governor...whistling. By. Graveyard. Are. You. n/t

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[TheDebbieDee]

3. Just give it time, you prune-faced shrew!

Just give it time...........

[PDJane]

4. Another bit of delusion

from the republicon side of the aisle.........

[Liberty Belle]

5. It will if enough people boycott-here's how to participate:

If some major organizations yank their conventions out of AZ, the business leaders will go screaming to their legislators to overturn this bill. Here are emails and phones for all the key people you can contact who handle media, communications and PR for the travel and tourism industry in AZ.

Contact Information:

Interested in featuring Arizona in the media? Please contact the appropriate press and media relations contact from the list below.
For Agency and Tourism Industry Inquiries:

Kiva Couchon
Communications Manager
[phone]
[e-mail]
For Domestic and International Travel Media Inquiries:

Mary Rittmann
Director of Trade and Media Relations
[phone]
[e-mail]

Marjorie Magnusson
Public Relations Manager
[phone]
[e-mail]

Loretta Belonio
Media Relations Coordinator
[phone]
[e-mail]
For Local or Region-Specific Inquiries:

Arizona State Parks
Ellen Bilbrey, Public Information Officer
1300 W. Washington St., #415
Phoenix, AZ 85007
[phone]
[e-mail]

Williams/Grand Canyon/Page/Hopi
AZ Communications Group, Mike Finney
Arizona Rocks
1050 East Southern, C-3
Tempe, AZ 85282
[phone]
[e-mail]

City of Chandler
Kimberly Janes, Tourism/Marketing Economic Development
215 E. Buffalo St
Chandler, AZ 85244
[phone]
[e-mail]

TMC Group (Cochise County)
Luanne Mattson, Public Relations
P.O. Box 9882
Phoenix, AZ 85068-9882
[phone]
[e-mail]

Flagstaff Convention and Visitor's Bureau
Heather Ainardi, Public Relations Manager
211 W. Aspen Ave.
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
[phone]
[e-mail]

Glendale Office of Tourism
Jennifer Liewer, Marketing and Communications Manager
5800 W. Glenn Drive, Suite 140
Glendale, AZ 85302
[phone]
[e-mail]

Kingman Chamber of Commerce
Joshua Noble, Director of Tourism
120 W. Route 66
Kingman, AZ 86401
[phone]
[e-mail]

Lake Havasu Convention and Visitors Bureau
Tyler Jacobson, 314 London Bridge Road
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403
[phone]
[e-mail]

Mesa Convention and Visitors Bureau
Michelle Streeter, Communications Manager
120 N. Center Street
Mesa, AZ 85201
[phone]
[e-mail]

Page/Lake Powell Chamber of Commerce
Dwayne Cassidy, Tourism Coordinator
PO Box 727
Page, AZ 86040
[phone]
[e-mail]

Phoenix Convention and Visitors Bureau
Douglas MacKenzie, Director of Communications
Phoenix, Arizona
[phone]
[e-mail]

Prescott Area Coalition for Tourism
Susan Schepman, Schepman and Associates
P.O. Box 12465
Prescott, AZ 86301
[phone]
[e-mail]

Scottsdale Convention and Visitors Bureau
Laura McMurchie, Vice President of Communications and Public Relations
4343 N. Scottsdale Road, #170
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
[phone]
[e-mail]

Sedona Canyon Chamber of Commerce
Heather Hermen, Director of Tourism & PR
P.O. Box 478
Sedona, AZ 86339
[phone]
[e-mail]

Sierra Vista Convention and Visitors Bureau
Erika Breckel, Media, Public Relations & Film Representative
1101 North Coronado Drive
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
[phone]
[e-mail]

Tempe Convention and Visitors Bureau
Toni Smith, Communications Manager
51 W. 3rd Street, Suite 105
Tempe, AZ 85281
[phone]
[e-mail]

Tucson Convention and Visitors Bureau
Kimberly Schmitz, Director of Public Relations
100 S. Church Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85701
[phone]
[e-mail]

Verde Canyon Railroad
Teresa Propeck
Cottonwood/Verde Valley
300 N. Broadway
Clarkdale, AZ 86324
[phone]
[e-mail]

Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce
Julie Brooks, Executive Director
216 N Frontier St.
Wickenburg, AZ 85390
[phone]
[e-mail]

Williams Chamber of Commerce
Karen Greenspoon, President & CEO
200 W. Railroad Ave.
Williams, AZ 86046
[phone]
[e-mail]

Yuma Convention & Visitors Bureau
Ann Walker, Public Relations Manager
202 S. First Ave. Suite 202
Yuma, AZ 85364
[phone]
[e-mail]

[Sherman A1]

8. Thanks for Posting

I will write a few of these folks and tell them that AZ is off my vacation list for this year. Even as a middle aged white guy, I have no intention of placing myself into a police state.

[socialist_n_TN]

31. Even being white, what's to say......................

the police won't think you're Canadian?:)

There's a smiley face there, but it ain't no laughing matter.

[EFerrari]

9. And don't forget Wal Mart, Petsmart, Cox and the DBacks.

People out of state can boycott those AZ based businesses.

[joeglow3]

22. Walmart & Cox

Walmart is Arkansas & Cox Communications is Georgia.

[sinkingfeeling]

24. Sorry, but Wal-Mart is based in Bentonville, AR... that's Arkansas. AZ is Arizona.

[EFerrari]

29. Thanks for the correction. I must be going blind. lol

[happygoluckytoyou]

27. THANKS FOR THE LIST------> for the slightly LAZY, here is the smushed CC LIST from above....

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[e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail],
[e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]

[SargeUNN]

6. Brewer is not elected Governor

She moved into office when Janet went to D.C. and she is just following the republican forces she thinks she will get behind her to beat her challenger Dean Martin in the primaries. The candidate that will win most likely is Terry Goddard the Democrat and this new law will be shot down in the courts, but it will kill off Brewer. Don't worry folks, we in Arizona will take care of this, We are working on it, make no mistake about it.

[tavalon]

15. As you know, she's done

She won't be elected. I know you guys will do the right thing. And the Hispanics in your state will help. They may not have voted before but they will now, and they will vote Democratic.

[happygoluckytoyou]

26. RELATED STORY brewer to accept job picking lettuce for $3 per hour, replacing illegal alien worker

[emilyg]

7. Poll on CNN backs her up.

[Tempest]

11. It's an on-line poll

The margin of error would be hard to calculate, but would be extremely high.

Although I do believe a majority of Americans would support this, I still see it hitting the state financially. Especially when the lawsuits start.

[tavalon]

16. Even if it weren't Corporate News Network,

online polls are bogus. How many times have you DUed a poll. It's a fun diversion but both sides play that game, making the polls useless.

[thelordofhell]

10. How ironic of her

I guess these businesses she's talking about aren't the ones that exploit the illegal immigrants by offering them sub-living wages.

[Democat]

12. Mexican American's in Arizona should sue the government every day!

Think of all the money you can make suing the state government for harassment and racism when you are getting stopped for just not being white enough. Hope some people get aggressive and try to bankrupt the state.

[tavalon]

13. Any Governor stupid enough to sign such a racist/fascist piece of garbage

can hardly be expected to be smarter than a pet rock. She's an idiot who is soon going to be spending more time with her family - if they'll have her.

[tavalon]

14. Is that a double dog dare, Gov. Brewer?

It sure sounds like it.

[ixion]

17. Someone called a boycott of AZ 'stupid' the other day, however if they're concerned

enough to spin against that, it is not at all stupid, but is in fact the right way to go.

[Lost4words]

20. +1 nt

[Bitwit1234]

18. Business might want that law BUT

how are they going to operate without customers. If the people in the rest of the country and those in AZ against the law boycott AZ where's the money coming from. Are all republicans stupid, or do they just act that way.

[CLANG]

19. Business over human interests - sounds like fascism to me!

[Lost4words]

21. bingo,.. +1

:toast:

[sinkingfeeling]

23. Wanna bet a few bucks on that, Jan? I hope every legal citizen that looks in the least like

they might be 'illegal' packs up and moves out of Arizona. I lived in Tucson for 3 years and many people thought I was Mexican although I have brown hair and green eyes. I can't imagine having to carry a birth certificate around 24/7 just to live in the place!

[PSPS]

25. Palast thinks this is another elaborate voter-caging scheme

Like Harris in Florida, Brewer, who used to be Arizona's secretary of state, is known for having thrown a large number of hispanic citizens off the voter roles (because they usually vote democratic.) This law can be used to intimidate them to stay away from the polls on election day for fear of "being arrested if you can't prove you're a citizen."

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[workinclasszero]

30. All the teabagger rethuglicans care about is MONEY

A strong boycott will break the back of these racist quickly. They must worship their god the dollar above all. When they realize how bad this Nazi law is going to hurt their economy, the teabaggers will be the first to call for its repeal!

BOYCOTT Arizona, the apartheid state!

[alp227]

32. Lots of wishful thinking brewing from the gov's brain

She says: "There won't be any racial profiling." Well, how will this law have any teeth WITHOUT it?

"The economy won't be affected." Too bad this bill embarrassed Arizona enough to be avoided and even boycotted by Mexico and the city of San Francisco.

[maddogesq]

33. Horse hockey Guv. And Speaking of hockey:

Our beloved Wings CRUSHED Phoenix in Game 7 tonight. Karma, maybe?

Go Wings.

Go Karma.

Boycott AZ.