Shifting away from hockey for just a little breather ...
Candorville has been taking a look at the controversial Arizona immigration law, and on Thursday, added a nice Canadian spin.
We theorized that Canadians weren't likely to be targeted by the new law, especially with one of Arizona's most popular athletes, Steve Nash, being Canadian.
But all of this comes on the heels of the possibility — and it won't happen unless a few hurdles clear — that Arizona may lose its professional hockey team. While the Phoenix Coyotes might leave — and it has nothing to do with the new immigration law — hockey teams usually have a lot of non-U.S. born players. Canadians, true, but also players from Scandinavia and Europe. Not to mention players from other teams who are visiting Phoenix to play hockey, and could face problems.
There is a fear that Canadians who don't fit the typical profile of Canadians could run into hassles, whether legal or not, in residing in Arizona. While Florida has the reputation for housing snowbirds — Canadians who live in warmer climates in the winter — there are Canadians who live in Arizona in the winter.
Those Canadians will have to make a tough choice if the immigration law in Arizona is upheld to be legal. On the surface, it would seem that the law has as much chance of being upheld as having a NHL team in Phoenix. Then again, maybe Canadians should rethink their residence in Arizona.
photo credit: Candorville
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