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| AZ Businesses That Catered To Illegals Closing |
| 2010-09-30 |
| Latino business owners expect their financial hardships to continue as more of their regular customers move out of the state, said James Garcia, director of communications for the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. "They're leaving in droves, and they're leaving certain neighborhoods," Garcia said of Arizona's immigrant population. About 30 percent of Hispanic businesses are owned by immigrants, both legal and illegal, and most of them cater to other immigrants, Garcia said. Once those customers leave, business owners don't expect them to come back, he said. Many illegals are moving to New Mexico, California or the East Coast. The violence in northern Mexico is a barrier to their return, so Arizona sometimes offers flights direct to Mexico City for illegals. |
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