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01-12-2009, 08:17 AM
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The land of bougainvillea, citrus and palm trees
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Mesa, Az
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For first time in modern history, Phoenix may be losing people
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Several factors could be behind a population loss, Fairbanks and others say. The state law requiring employers to verify immigration status of their workers is believed to have driven many immigrants out of the state in 2008. The regional decline in construction jobs also could be behind an exodus.
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Arizona Republic article
I live here in the Phx area so the above article is quite plausible to me.  |
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