Has Governor Brewer moderated her view of Mexico?

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Source: www.blogforarizona.com --- Sunday, July 21, 2013
By Karl Reiner When Gov. Brewer signed SB 1070 into law in April 2010, few of Arizona's political leaders had anything good to say about Mexico. SB 1070 provoked a conflict between federal and state enforcement responsibilities and generated numerous problematic civil rights issues. Picking up on the negative vibrations, Mexico's border state governors refused to attend the border governor's conference if it was held in Arizona in 2010. The publicity SB 1070 generated encumbered Arizona with an economy damaging negative reputation. It has been estimated that the SB 1070 affair cost the state a loss of output in the range of $250 million, resulted in the loss of 2,000 jobs and was responsible for a $9 million drop in tax revenue. Arizona's attempt to become involved in immigration policing also triggered a host of court battles, costing the state over $1 million in legal fees. In the end, much of SB 1070 was set aside by the courts. The widespread and unsettling reaction to the pricey endeavor may have encouraged the governor and some other state politicians to change their myopic view of Mexico. In remarks made at the Arizona-Mexico Commission's session on June 14 in Scottsdale, Gov. Brewer came across as an official who understands Arizona's complex border relationship. Although Gov. Brewer mentioned border security, she also noted that it alone does not define the Arizona-Sonora relationship. The governor's focus was on advanci ...

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