Hispanics Moving Out Of Oklahoma Before New Law Takes Effect

Tulsa - Tens of thousands of Hispanics have left the Tulsa area. And, a law designed to crack down on illegal immigration hasn’t even taken effect yet. But, there’s a catch.

East Tulsa is where the majority of Hispanics ended up settling. They came by the thousands and now they’re leaving that way, too. And, it’s all because of one word — deportation.

Business owner Simon Navarro came to America for a better life. And, he found one on Tulsa’s east side.

“I have 11 years here in Tulsa,” he says.

But, a tough new state law has much of Tulsa’s immigrant population fleeing for fear of deportation.

“Two months ago I heard 25-thousand Hispanics have left Oklahoma,” Navarro says.

That is about 30-percent of Oklahoma’s Hispanic population.

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