Arizona is finding it’s got another problem even bigger than illegal immigration.
Bad public relations.
Arizona has been hampered by nationwide boycotts and protests over the state’s tough new immigration law, and Gov. Jan Brewer hopes $250,000 in state funds will help improve the state’s public image.
The outspoken governor also approved the funding for the state last week to combat tourist’s perception that the state is too dangerous to visit because of the escalating drug war near the Mexican border.
The $250,000 will come from the state’s Department of Commerce, with the Arizona Hotel & Lodging Association offering up another $30,000.
Much of the damage to the state’s image has been self-inflicted, according to a report released last week.
Full story: Arizona tourism damaged by SB 1070 illegal immigration fight, drug violence along Mexican border