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To: LindyBill who wrote (9791)	9/29/2003 3:30:19 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793838

Hopefully, Protect Arizona Now will be successful! ILLEGAL versus Legal... One thing that both parties could do is actually help the ILLEGALS to become citizens...put their names on the lists...Learn English...Learn the US Constitution...and define ILLEGALS versus Legals... Things I found disturbing in the article include: $1400 = cost for EACH ILLEGAL per year to tax paying families. The estimated number of illegal aliens in Arizona tripled from 88,000 in 1990 to 283,000 in 2000, according to the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. The initiative's supporters point to the drain on state hospitals, notably Maricopa County Hospital, which is reportedly losing $2 million each week because of the flood of illegal immigrants seeking care. Meanwhile, the state's welfare program has ballooned from $200 million in fiscal 2001 to $1.2 billion in fiscal 2002,!!!!! an increase they say is due in part to illegal immigrants tapping into the system. Protect Arizona Now's backers also cite an anecdote in which former Republican Gov. Jane Hull attended a swearing-in ceremony for new citizens. When she encouraged them to register to vote afterward, about half of them told her it wasn't necessary because they were already voting, according to campaign organizers. "In this state, you just can't miss what's going on. It's dire," said Mrs. McKee. "The government is ignoring the law and in some cases breaking the law. People can't close their eyes much longer