A letter to the New York Times:
To the Editor:
Of course Arizona’s governor, Jan Brewer, signed the state’s anti-immigrant bill (front page, April 24). Why? The majority of Arizona residents wanted her to. Immigrants, undocumented and legal, are blamed for crime, unemployment, crowded emergency rooms, pet overpopulation and every other social ill that comes to mind.
It reminds me of Germany in the 1930s and how Jews were held culpable for Europe’s problems. Arizona’s Legislature shamelessly panders to the radical fringe in our state and snickers at those of us who seek common ground.
For the first time since moving here from New York City in 1997, I am ashamed to call myself an Arizonan.
Debra J. White
Tempe, Ariz., April 24, 2010
This is exhibit A why Arizonans should be restricting immigration. And not just from south of the border.