Passage of legislation is encouraging to native Arizonans.
The Senate approved a proposal (HB2030) to prohibit illegal immigrants from attending adult education classes, receiving child care assistance and having in-state tuition status at public universities.
Senators also passed a bill (HB2592) to bar local governments from putting taxpayer money into day labor centers that assist in finding work for illegal immigrants. Both measures won approval in 16-12 votes.
Arizona has been dogged by a heavy flow of illegal immigrants since the government tightened enforcement in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego during the mid-1990s.
While immigrants provide the American economy with cheap labor, Arizona and other states shoulder huge health care and education costs for illegal workers and their families.
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