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Alex Nowrasteh, senior immigration political analyst at the Cato Institute, speaks to Arizona 360 host Lorraine Rivera via Skype.

What Research Says About Immigrant Crime Rates

Feb 22, 2019 One report from the Cato Institute found immigrants are less likely than U.S.-born citizens to be convicted of crimes.
Mary Ann Mendoza and Steve Ronnebeck participate in a town hall event for the We Build the Wall organization hosted by the Quail Creek Republicans in Sahuarita on February 8, 2019. Mendoza and Ronnebeck are the parents of two men killed in separate instances by immigrants in the country illegally.

Arizona 'Angel Parents' Speak About Causes Taken Up After Losing Children

Feb 22, 2019 The term describes a parent whose child has been killed by an undocumented immigrant.
Border Patrol Nogales Patrol Agent in Charge Sabri Dikman in the Arizona 360 studio on February 13, 2019.

Understanding the Reasons Behind Concertina Wire in Nogales

Feb 22, 2019 A discussion with Nogales Patrol Agent in Charge Sabri Dikman.
Brian Kolfage speaks at a town hall event hosted by the Quail Creek Republicans in Sahuarita on February 8, 2019. Kolfage established the We Build the Wall organization, which is raising funds to build a border wall on private lands.

Veteran Raising Funds for Border Wall Makes Stop in Southern Arizona

Feb 22, 2019 Brian Kolfage's GoFundMe campaign to collect donations made headlines nationwide.
Concertina wire lines bollard fencing at the international border in Nogales, Arizona.

Nogales City Leader Reacts to Concertina Wire at Border

Feb 22, 2019 Deputy City Manager John Kissinger is also a former Nogales police officer.
Tucson's Iconic Benedictine Monastery re-opened temporarily to provide emergency housing to migrants seeking asylum. (February 21, 2019)

Tucson Monastery Sheltering Asylum-Seekers Bused From Texas

Feb 22, 2019 A nonprofit is organizing the shelter services; immigration officials say Texas facilities have run out of room.
Signs held by No More Deaths supporters before the start of trial of four volunteers, Jan. 15, 2019.

Charges Dropped Against 4 Migrant Aid Volunteers

Feb 22, 2019 The No More Deaths members will be fined but receive no jail time.
Families seeking asylum await processing outside the port of entry in Nogales, Sonora, on Sept. 4, 2018.

Nogales, Sonora, Opens New Shelter For Migrants

Feb 21, 2019 With wait times getting longer and temperatures dropping, the city opened a new shelter and started taking in families this week.
Five additional rows of concertina wire added to border fence in Nogales, Arizona, by U.S. Army soldiers, Feb. 6, 2019.

Tucson Joins Nogales in Fight Over Concertina Wire on Border Fence

Feb 21, 2019 The City Council voted to back the small border town in its fight with the federal government.
"Hold On To Your Weaves" (2018) / photograph by Kennady Schneider

#Black - Exploring Identity with Photography

Feb 20, 2019 Also on Arizona Spotlight: A "Go Fund Me" campaign for the border wall; An author's journey in search of her Sephardic Jewish heritage; and the world debut of the play "The Hall of Final Ruin."
Protesters on a downtown Tucson corner denounce President Donald Trump's emergency declaration over border security, Feb. 18, 2019.

Tucson Protesters Decry Trump Emergency Declaration

Feb 19, 2019 The demonstration downtown was one of dozens around the country.
Trucks wait in line to cross into the United States via Nogales, while a sign reading "Bienvenidos a México" welcomes those crossing into Mexico.

CBP Disagrees With Trump Claims About Drug Trafficking

Feb 15, 2019 Arizona port directors say most hard drugs are seized at the ports. Trump says that's a lie and con job.
A child and a man await processing by border agents as part of a group seeking asylum in the Yuma Sector, December 2018.

Trump Administration Sued Over Shift in Asylum Policy

Feb 15, 2019 The lawsuit says the policy puts the migrants in danger and hampers their ability to prepare their cases.
A boy in San Luis, Mexico looks through the fencing and concertina wire that separates San Luis, Mexico and San Luis, Arizona, December 2018.

DOJ Numbers Clash With Trump Claims On Asylum Hearings

Feb 14, 2019 President says only 2 percent show up for asylum hearings. The Justice Department says 80 percent do.
The cover from La Cerca's 2018 album "Night Bloom".

La Cerca goes Acoustic for a Spotlight Session

Feb 13, 2019 Also on Arizona Spotlight: "Arizona 360" goes on the road to El Paso to talk border politics; the immigration story of a UA graduate from Mali and the bright future she has built.
Steve Bannon, left, former adviser to President Trump, is joined by former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Koback, and Brian Kolfage, founder of "We Build The Wall," during a private event at Quail Creek Country Club, Feb. 8, 2019.

$20M From Border Wall GoFundMe Campaign Being Returned to Donors

Feb 13, 2019 Supporters of the president's wall failed to reveal to a Green Valley audience that the original plan to privately build a wall failed.

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