This presentation briefly reviews the immigration crisis and its impact and invites reflection on how we might best think about border and immigration policy.
Presented by Dr. TJ Davis.
Arizona and Immigration: Perspectives and Policy Considerations
Arizona’s position on the US southern border has placed it at ground zero in an ongoing immigration crisis that continues to incite often ugly arguments. The arguments are not new in character or content. The size and persistence of the surge at the border is new, however. The US Border Patrol reported more than two million encounters along the US/Mexico border in fiscal 2023. The surge and the humanitarian crisis it has created, along with an estimated 11 million unauthorized immigrants in the United States, demand popular attention. This presentation briefly reviews the immigration crisis and its impact and invites reflection on how we, the people, in Arizona might best think about border and immigration policy.
The Winter Lecture Series continues every Tuesday in January and February 2025. The series is sponsored by the Friends of the Apache Junction Public Library and Oak Street Health.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Special Guest | Special Events | History | AZ Speaks Programs | AZ Humanities Programs | Author Visit |
TAGS: | Winter Lecture Series | Immigration | Arizona |
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