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The True Cost Of: Boycotting Arizona

X THE TRUE COST OF: BOYCOTTING ARIZONA ARIZONA'S NEW IMMIGRATION LAW CONTINUES TO SPARK HEATED DEBATE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. SOME HAVE EVEN CALLED FOR A BOYCOTT ON ARIZONA AND, SPECIFICALLY, THE 2011 MLB ALL STAR GAME SLATED TO TAKE PLACE IN PHOENIX. HERE, WE LOOK AT THE POTENTIAL LOSSES ARIZONA STANDS TO SUFFER IN THE HYPOTHETICAL EVENT OF AN ALL-AMERICAN BOYCOTT. mint. ARIZONA'S EXPORTS: ALMOST 8% OF TOTAL GDP COMES FROM OUTSIDE THE STATE, THE PER CAPITA LOSS WOULD HIT ARIZONA RESIDENTS HARD. $4.5 BILLION WAS EXPORTED TO IN 2008, EXPORTS ACCOUNTED FOR MEXICO 7.9% OF ARIZONA'S TOTAL GDP. AND BASED ON ARIZONA'S $1.7 BILLION 2008 GDP OF $247 BILLION, A LOSS OF 7.9% WOULD EQUATE TO TO CANADA $2,603 PER PERSON. ARIZONA'S TOURISM INDUSTRY: WITH TOURISM AS A MAJOR SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR THE STATE, TRAVEL BOYCOTTS POSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO THE ECONOMY. DIRECT TRAVEL EXPENDITURES $20.0B TOP ORIGIN STATES: 3% WASHINGTON $17.5B 3% NEVADA 3% NEW YORK $15.0B 23% CALIFORNIA $12.5B 3% NEW MEXICO 4% $10.0B TEXAS 86. '99 '00 '01 *02 *03 '04 "05 '06 "07 '08 THE GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK HAD 4,491,000 VISITORS IN 2008. ARIZONA IS CURRENTLY THE NFL SIMILARLY REVOKED ARIZONA'S SLATED TO HOST THE 1993 SUPERBOWL BID 2011 MLB ALL STAR GAME. AFTER THE STATE STOPPED RECOGNIZING LOSING THIS EVENT COULD COST THE STATE $100 MILLION IN REVENUE. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY. THERE ARE ALSO CALLS FOR THE MLB THE TOURISM INDUSTRY WILL LOSE AN ESTIMATED $6 MILLION TO $10 MILLION, BASED ON THE CANCELLATIONS OF CONVENTIONS, MEETINGS AND EVENTS OF OVER 23 DIFFERENT GROUPS SINCE THE BILL WAS TO BOYCOTT ALL GAMES IN ARIZONA. THE COLORADO ROCKIES HOLD SPRING TRAINING IN TUCSON. SIGNED INTO LAW ON APRIL 23, 2010. SOURCES: ARIZONA OFFICE OF TOURISM, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, DAILYCAMERA.COM, ARIZONA HOTEL AND LODGING ASSOCIATION

The True Cost Of: Boycotting Arizona

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In 2010, Arizona passed a highly controversial law that aimed to identify, prosecute and deport illegal immigrants in the state. The reactions were heated, some even threatened boycotting the 2011 MLB...

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