To: Tom Horne, AZ Attorney General and Governor Doug Ducey
Tell Gov. Brewer to Drop The Lawsuit Attacking Arizona Immigrants and Families
Gov. Brewer and Attorney General Horne, end your lawsuit attacking long-time Arizona immigrants and families. With more workers and employers paying taxes under President Obama's new immigrant documentation policy, the State of Arizona would gain an additional $100 million in tax revenues over five years (according to the Center for American Progress). Instead of accepting this money, your administration is spending additional Arizona tax dollars fighting it. Why?
Why is this important?
Recently, the State of Arizona joined a host of other states in suing the federal government over the President's executive action on immigration. In addition to subjecting thousands of Arizona families to deportation, this lawsuit, if successful, would deny work permits to thousands of Arizona immigrants and deprive Arizona of a massive $100 million in much-needed tax revenue over the next five years.
President Obama had to act on immigration after Republicans in Congress chose to do nothing. And despite the fact that President Obama's immigration action will benefit countless families in Arizona and generate millions of dollars in taxes, Gov. Jan Brewer and Attorney General Tom Horne are joining with their political partisans to block it.
When it comes to anti-immigrant records, no governor comes close to Jan Brewer. She was on the wrong side of history when it came to the state’s controversial SB 1070, and the Supreme Court recently denied her attempt to strip driver’s licenses from DREAMers. Why does she keep attacking the immigrants who keep Arizona thriving?
We need Gov. Brewer and her administration to immediately end the lawsuit against President Obama and stop the attacks against immigrant workers and families living in Arizona. They are part of our state and they deserve a way to become documented residents, not shunned and set up for deportation.