After investing millions of dollars to enforce the nation’s toughest law against businesses that hire illegal immigrants, Arizona has not punished one employer and a chunk the money remains largely unspent by counties throughout the state.
When legislators passed the Legal Arizona Workers Act two years ago with great fanfare, they allocated the sufficient funds (about $5 million) to enforce it. After all, the state is estimated to have nearly half a million undocumented workers and the landmark law allows authorities to severely punish—even revoke the license—of businesses caught hiring illegal aliens.


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