The economy in Cali is different than Arizona and other states, some people have to settle for blue collar jobs when the economy is fucked like it is in Cali.
Unemployment Rates for States
Unemployment rate in AZ is 7.8%
Unemployment rate in CA is 8.6%
pretty close to each other
Settling for a blue collar job doesn't always mean competing with an immigrant for a job picking oranges.
Walmart is probably hiring, don't see too many non english speakers door greeting or cashiering or cutting meat in the deli. Applebees is probably hiring servers, don't see too many non english speakers serving people their steaks and wings. Subway is probably hiring, don't see too many non english speakers making people their Italian BMT.
See what i'm saying? The majority of low wages jobs aren't being taken by immigrants no matter what Fox News and the GOP are telling you. There's very few industries that are affected by immigrants.
Also I really hope there's nobody with Italian or Irish ancestry up in here complaining about Mexicans coming over for work, because 100 years ago your great grandparents were the "Mexicans" of the time. If your great grandparents didn't come over here and "took er jerbs" you wouldn't be here right now complaining about Mexicans doing the same shit your family did, you know looking for opportunity in the "Land of the Free".