Immigration
Lawmakers and local officials were in Nogales Monday morning — where they say Congress is fueling a crisis by failing to pass border and immigration reform.
Mar. 18, 2024
KJZZ’s Friday NewsCap revisits some of the biggest stories of the week from Arizona and beyond. Former state schools Superintendent Jaime Molera of Molera Alvarez and Democratic strategist Tony Cani joined The Show.
Mar. 15, 2024
The Show spoke with state Senate President Warren Petersen about Arizona GOP plans to continue to send border-related bills to Gov. Katie Hobbs after her veto.
Mar. 14, 2024
The false notion that undocumented immigrants are affecting federal elections has been floating around for over 100 years, experts say, but this year, due in part to an increase in migrants at the southern U.S. border, the idea could have new potency.
Mar. 14, 2024
Migrants who are seeking asylum in the U.S. wait apprehensively at the U.S.-Mexico border and in Arizona at places like Monte Vista Baptist Church in Phoenix for their immigration court hearings.
Mar. 13, 2024
A record number of refugees came to Arizona last year, and data show the state is on pace for a nearly 50 percent increase in arrivals this year. Now U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services says efforts are underway to streamline work permits for people who were forced to flee their home country.
Mar. 13, 2024
Immigration will certainly be a central issue on the campaign trail this year as the election heats up. It’s already a central issue in the Arizona Legislature. So, how does the language we use to talk about immigration change the conversation?
Mar. 13, 2024
With record numbers of migrants arriving at the border in recent months, Douglas Mayor Donald Huish is working to find alternative solutions to avoid so-called “street releases” of asylum seekers by Border Patrol into the community with no resources.
Mar. 12, 2024
Arizona Republican lawmakers are promising to bring back a border security bill that got vetoed last week. On party lines, Republicans passed a bill to make crossing the border outside of a port of entry a state crime.
Mar. 11, 2024
Republican state lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs agree — they say the federal government has fallen short in securing the state’s southern border. But they are at odds over a Republican package of bills that would restrict immigration.
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Mar. 6, 2024
A new study from the Pew Research Center says Latinos in the U.S. view the sheer number of migrants trying to enter the country at the Southwest border as a problem. But they also don’t view bigger border walls or increased deportations as the solution.
Mar. 6, 2024
Tomas Robles, said the International Rescue Committee’s Welcome Center is also facing a funding cliff — even as they have taken in thousands of migrants dropped off in metro Phoenix by the Border Patrol recently.
Mar. 6, 2024
A federal judge has upheld two Arizona laws that require proof of citizenship to vote, largely siding with restrictions passed by the state Legislature in 2022. The decision was split, though, and advocacy groups are happy about some of the results.
Mar. 5, 2024
LA Times reporter Andrea Castillo dug into a new pattern that has emerged in where migrants cross the U.S. border.
Mar. 5, 2024
"This bill does not secure our border,'' the governor said in a brief veto message. She also said it "will be harmful for communities and businesses in our state, and burdensome for law enforcement personnel.''
Mar. 4, 2024
U.S. Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly are again calling on Congress to renew funding for Pima County’s migrant and asylum-seeker assistance programs.
Mar. 4, 2024
John Washington is a journalist who’s covered the border for a long time. In his new book, he makes the case for open borders. In fact, that’s the title of the book. He joined The Show to talk about why that doesn’t mean no borders.
Mar. 4, 2024
Arizona lawmakers are considering a bill that would expand the Castle Doctrine, which allows property owners to use deadly force against trespassers in their homes.
Mar. 2, 2024
In a ruling Thursday, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton concluded Arizona legislators did not discriminate when they adopted the laws and the state does have an interest in preventing voter fraud and limiting voting to those individuals eligible to vote.
Mar. 1, 2024
UCLA says the number of Latina adults who earned at least a bachelor’s degree grew steadily during the first 21 years of this century. But the final percentage in each Southwest border state came in below the national rate.
Feb. 29, 2024