US towns that pandered to anti-immigrant sentiment had to raise taxes and borrow to cover the millions in losses
by Cory Doctorow from on (#2AFA1)
The US is a nation of laws, not men, and that means that unconstituional actions by lawmakers end up being struck down by judges -- so when populist leaders of small towns come to power by promising racist legislation to harass "illegals," everybody loses. (more")