Phoenix: Laboratory for the American Dream
Phoenix Grows and Grows()
March 13, 2006 Everybody seems to be heading to Phoenix. But why? The heat can be intolerable, and there's no defining cultural tradition. But people keep coming. And they are bringing with them some of the same problems -- rising costs and traffic jams -- that they moved to Phoenix to escape.
A Backlash in Phoenix over Immigration from Mexico()
March 14, 2006 Phoenix has become the biggest gathering point and distribution hub for people migrating to the United States from Mexico. The influx has produced a culture clash because, until recently, Phoenix wasn't really deeply rooted in the Southwest: It was never a Mexican-American melting pot like Albuquerque or San Antonio.
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