Arizona

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Discussion: Mobilizing Latino voters — perspectives from Texas and Arizona

How are grassroots organizations mobilizing Latinos to go to the polls? What was the impact of Latino voters in the 2020 election in Texas and Arizona?

Discussion: Mobilizing Latino voters — perspectives from Texas and Arizona
Reyna Montoya is an Arizona resident and the founder of Aliento, an immigrant aid organization.

Why is Arizona trending blue? Ask Latinos and immigrants who live there.

Why is Arizona trending blue? Ask Latinos and immigrants who live there.
A young man sits at a table and talks with his mother.

Getting legal status opened the path to college for this Arizona immigrant family

Getting legal status opened the path to college for this Arizona immigrant family
A group of young people walk in front of the Arizona state Capitol.

As DACA fix remains elusive, Arizona ‘Dreamers’ focus on in-state tuition

As DACA fix remains elusive, Arizona ‘Dreamers’ focus on in-state tuition
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An American family finds their way in Mexico after deportation

An American family finds their way in Mexico after deportation
Mesh fencing with children behind, looking onto US side

Can environmental protection and border security coexist? Not through an impenetrable wall, say Arizona advocates

The Department of Homeland Security has waived environmental laws to move forward on wall projects in California and Texas. Scientists and conservation advocates wonder if this national monument is next.

Can environmental protection and border security coexist? Not through an impenetrable wall, say Arizona advocates
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Phoenix residents take over city council meeting for five hours to protest police use of force

Speakers lined up to tell the mayor and council members what happened when they protested a Trump rally on Aug. 22.

Phoenix residents take over city council meeting for five hours to protest police use of force
The Hi Jolly Monument in Quartzsite, Arizona.

One of America's first Syrian immigrants helped conquer the West — with camels

Back in the 1850s, the US military created a Camel Corps for exploring desert territory and expanding the American frontier. That's how Philip Tedro, aka Hadji Ali, aka Hi Jolly, came to the US.

One of America's first Syrian immigrants helped conquer the West — with camels
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Attorney says woman deported from Phoenix might have had her conviction overturned

Federal authorities had previously granted Guadalupe Garcia permission to stay in the US. There is a federal civil rights case against Phoenix’s former sheriff and the types of raids that she was swept up in.

Attorney says woman deported from Phoenix might have had her conviction overturned
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Immigrants in Arizona are campaigning to oust a controversial sheriff

Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio has earned friends and foes nationwide for his tough stance on illegal immigration. Now, immigrants and their allies in several US states are mobilizing to get him out of office.

Immigrants in Arizona are campaigning to oust a controversial sheriff
Members of a folklorico dance group from Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, perform

A reminder from Arizona Latinos: ‘Immigration is not the only issue that moves us.’

November’s election is set to be a wake-up call for both major parties. Arizona, long a red state, just might swing for Clinton. And the Latino vote will matter.

A reminder from Arizona Latinos: ‘Immigration is not the only issue that moves us.’
Man standing in front of ranch sign and American flag

This rancher in Arizona doesn’t necessarily want a wall — but he does want more done along the border

Ed Ashurst says the smuggling of drugs and people across the border needs to be seen as a real, national problem. Something, he says, the government isn’t doing.

This rancher in Arizona doesn’t necessarily want a wall — but he does want more done along the border
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Latinos in Arizona are helping make it a swing state — but not just because of Trump

A history of tough-on-immigration policies have galvanized Latinos in the state for years. And now they're registering to vote in big numbers.

Latinos in Arizona are helping make it a swing state — but not just because of Trump
On the 15th anniversary of the hate crime shooting of Sikh American Balbir Singh Sodhi, about 130 people gathered at his gas station in Phoenix to remember and pay tribute.

The brother of one of the first hate-crime victims post 9/11 keeps on teaching tolerance

Balbir Singh Sodhi was killed at his Phoenix gas station four days after 9/11. He was a Sikh American but his killer thought he was a Muslim. Fifteen years later, his brother keeps on telling his story.

The brother of one of the first hate-crime victims post 9/11 keeps on teaching tolerance

The Peculiar Sadness of a Toothbrush

A group of artists turns refuse from the US-Mexico border into sculptures that bring home the migrant experience.

The Peculiar Sadness of a Toothbrush