Stories tagged: "immigration"

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Elections From Douglas to Congress? How Raquel Terán’s Roots Along the Border Drive Her Campaign

Terán says thanks to her experience at the state capitol and the support of progressive groups like LUCHA, she is ready to work as a fierce advocate for her community in Congress.

Camaron Stevenson Camaron Stevenson April 13, 2023 3:54 pm MST
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Immigration Senators Re-Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Give Dreamers a Pathway to Citizenship

"We are encouraged by the bipartisan renewal effort by Sen. Durbin and Sen. Graham to legalize Dreamers."

Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz March 7, 2023 2:57 pm MST
Immigration Migrants, some seeking asylum, file through the San Ysidro Port of Entry in this file photo from 2018. The Biden administration wants to tighten asylum procedures in an effort to head off an expected surge this spring when Title 42 is lifted. (Photo by Mani Albrecht/U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
Immigration Stricter Rules for Asylum Seekers Proposed Amidst Sharp Drop in Border Crossings

The government will accept public comment on the proposal until March 27, with an eye toward having it in place in time for the end of Title 42 on May 11. The policy is currently set to expire after two years.

Alexis Waiss Alexis Waiss February 27, 2023 7:52 am MST
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Local Arizona Advocates Win National Recognition For Work On Proposition 308

UnidosUS honored Aliento for its years of work that led to the passage last fall of Proposition 308, which grants undocumented students in Arizona the rights to in-state tuition, financial aid and other benefits that had been stripped away by voters in 2006.

Alexis Waiss Alexis Waiss February 22, 2023 11:30 am MST
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Immigration Where Refugees to the US Come from, and Why

In the first two years of Biden’s presidency, only approximately 37,000 refugees were admitted into the US—less than any president since the US refugee resettlement program began in 1980.

Aubrey Jane McClaine January 13, 2023 7:47 am MST

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WASHINGTON - APRIL 19: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., leaves Sen. Mark Kelly's office after meeting with Sen. Kelly and Rep. Ruben Gallego in the Hart Senate Office Building on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) Education BREAKING: Sinema Joins Republicans in Vote to Overturn Student Loan Debt Relief
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RIO VERDE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 26: Leigh Harris filled jugs with rain water she captured outside her home on February 26, 2023 near Scottsdale, Arizona. Harris lives in Rio Verde Foothills an unincorporated development in Maricopa County. When the Department of the Interior issued its first-ever formal water-shortage declaration for the Colorado River the City of Scottsdale stopped allowing Rio Verde Foothills to use the citys water. Harris put in a $14,000 system to catches rain water at her home. On top of that system she also puts out buckets and a kids pool to capture rain water. She and her husband primarily use the water to flush the toilets. Each gallon is one flush, said Harris. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) Environment Explained: Here’s How the Rio Verde Foothills Water Crisis Could Be Solved
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Immigration Judge Orders End to Trump-Era Asylum Restrictions at Border

Migrants have been expelled from the United States more than 2.4 million times since the rule took effect in March 2020, denying migrants rights to seek asylum under US and international law on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19.

Associated Press Associated Press November 17, 2022 12:07 pm MST
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Education With the Passage of Prop 308, Arizonans Show Real Support for Dreamers

The measure will allow qualifying non-citizen students to pay the current in-state undergraduate tuition of $10,978 per academic year at Arizona's state universities.

Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz November 15, 2022 2:16 pm MST