November 8, 2006
ARIZONA: Anti-illegal-immigration measures, official English pass with landslides

Arizona Daily Star

Arizona voters resoundingly passed three anti-illegal-immigrant ballot measures
Tuesday and established English as the state's official language.

The landslide victory — all four passed by about 3-to-1 ratios statewide — sends a message that the state won't tolerate illegal immigration, said proponent Don Goldwater.

"The people of Arizona have said, 'Enough,' and that they want this issue taken care of," said Goldwater, a gubernatorial candidate who lost in the Republican primary in September. "If the federal government won't stand up, then by God, the state of Arizona will."

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Posted by tyne at November 8, 2006
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