claim: in 2006, arizona had four ballot issues that were "very tough on illegal immigration... forty-seven percent of the hispanics in arizona voted for them."
author: tom tancredo
evidence_1: the support our law enforcement and safe neighborhoods act is a 2010  legislative act in the u.s. state of arizona that at the time of passage in 2010 was  the broadest and strictest anti-illegal immigration measure passed in arizona. it  has received national and international attention and has spurred considerable ...
evidence_2: los angeles times/bloomberg poll; april 5-9, 2007. fifty-five percent of all adults  think it is extremely or very likely that a large number of illegal immigrants coming  into this country would be a threat in the next five years. harris poll, january 5-12,  2007. sixty-four percent of voters believe america needs to reduce the numbe ...
evidence_3: jul 28, 2010 ... most americans support arizona's new law on illegal immigration, but according  to a national poll, a majority think the controversial measure will increase  discrimination against ... thirty-four percent of white respondents oppose the  measure, but among hispanics, that number jumps to 71 percent. "support ...
evidence_4: aug 2, 2012 ... as arizona has become center stage for the debate over illegal immigration and  the civil rights of latinos, arpaio has sold himself as the symbol of nativist ...  profiling in arizona, he's declared war on president barack obama, accusing him  of watering down federal immigration law to court the latino vote ...
evidence_5: oct 15, 2006 ... russell pearce's single-mindedness has proved to be a force in arizona, setting  the political agenda, helping to make illegal immigration the single most .... green  valley has a median age of 72.2 and a population, though it is only 40 miles from  the border, that is 96.6 percent “white non-hispanic,” ...