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US-Spain collaboration on migration looms large as Biden, Sánchez hold White House talks
President Joe Biden and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez are set to hold talks Friday as their countries are collaborating along with Canada to establish migration hubs in Latin America where asylum seekers fleeing poverty and violence in their home countries can go to apply for protection.
Mayes, lawmakers slam Saudi water deal
Officials on both sides of the aisle want to do something about the deal that’s letting a Saudi-based company pump Arizona groundwater for nothing more than the price of a cheap land lease in La Paz County.
House committee moves to block sale, lease of state lands to foreign governments
Arizona lawmakers are moving to block the sale and lease of state lands to foreign governments and certain foreign corporations -- but not the one that has caused the concern in the first place.
For Arizona’s children of immigrants, this election is personal
One week ahead of the most consequential elections in our lifetime, I am wary that this country is not the same one that welcomed my father in 1982. In honor of his sacrifice, and that made by millions of immigrants around the United States who left their homelands to make this country a better place, my goal is to dedicate my life and privilege as a first-generation American citizen to vote for a[...]
AZ lawmakers praise Trump strike on Syria, warn about not being consulted
Most Arizona lawmakers agree that Syria’s apparent use of chemical weapons against civilians called for quick action by the U.S., but some said President Donald Trump went about it the wrong way.
Lawmakers seek more roadblocks for Middle East refugees
Seven Republican lawmakers are trying to erect new roadblocks to the federal government resettling Middle East refugees in Arizona.
After Paris attacks, Ducey calls for halt to refugee settlement
Gov. Doug Ducey has called for an “immediate halt” to the federal government’s settlement of all refugees in Arizona, joining a host of Republican governors who have in some way sought to reject new Syrian refugees in the wake of last week’s devastating terrorist attack in Paris.
Official: Southwest border focus is on immigrant children, not ISIS
The head of Customs and Border Protection said there is no evidence of ISIS attempts to infiltrate the Southwest border and his agency is more focused on trying to prevent more unaccompanied minor immigrants.
McCain: Lack of US aid to Syrian rebels ‘shameful’
Sen. John McCain says the lack of U.S. aid to Syrian rebels is "shameful," and that helping the opposition would be the biggest blow to Iran in 25 years.
