There was a film a while back called A Day Without a Mexican that attempted to show what life would be like in the United States if there were no Mexican immigrants to do all the dirty work and hard labor. Now the people of Arizona are living that reality, along with all the side effects that come with rolling up the welcome mat on a key component of your population, and your economy...
Every time a customer buys some of the large fabric tote bags from the Dollar Store at 43rd Avenue and Thomas Road, Najmuddin Katchi sees another piece of his business vanish.
The purchase of the briefcase-sized shoulder bags means that another one of Katchi's customers, mostly Latino immigrants, is packing to leave the state before what is touted as the nation's toughest law against illegal immigrants takes effect July 29.
Katchi's store isn't the only business suffering. The vast shopping center that holds his small shop is almost empty. The Food City supermarket closed this spring. Then the furniture shop. Then the pizzeria.
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