Arizona immigrants fear return to mass arrests as state’s ‘secure our border’ act passes
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Proposition 314 makes crossing the US-Mexico border a state crime, as Trump threatens widespread deportationsThe news that Arizona voters on 5 November had approved the so-called “secure our border” initiative hit Reyna Montoya like a gut punch.The measure – proposition 314 on the ballot – makes crossing the US-Mexico border without authorization a state crime, empowering local officials to arrest and deport border-crossers and enhancing criminal penalties for unauthorised immigrants who apply for public benefits. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/20/arizona-immigration-proposition-314
Proposition 314 makes crossing the US-Mexico border a state crime, as Trump threatens widespread deportationsThe news that Arizona voters on 5 November had approved the so-called “secure our border” initiative hit Reyna Montoya like a gut punch.The measure – proposition 314 on the ballot – makes crossing the US-Mexico border without authorization a state crime, empowering local officials to arrest and deport border-crossers and enhancing criminal penalties for unauthorised immigrants who apply for public benefits. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/20/arizona-immigration-proposition-314