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PHOENIX - Tens of thousands of young immigrants living in Arizona illegally would be able to apply for permanent legal status under a bill recently introduced in Congress.
The Dream and Promise Act would create a path to legalization and ultimately citizenship for immigrants brought to the U.S. as children who qualify for the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals program.
Seven states submitted their agreements on March 19 with water officials asking for action before the end of April.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva is expected to introduce legislation next week that would enable a seven-state drought contingency plan for the Colorado River to move forward.
The Arizona Democrat and chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee expedited hearings after Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming submitted the plan to Congress on March 19.
A plan to divvy up cutbacks to Colorado River water in times of shortage has passed its first two tests in Congress.
On Thursday, a House subcommittee endorsed the Drought Contingency Plan after questioning the state and federal officials who crafted it. One of them, Tom Buschatzke, director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources, called on the committee and Congress to take "urgent action" and authorize it as soon as possible.
House lawmakers pushed for ways to increase diversity among tech innovators during a hearing Wednesday.
At the hearing before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, lawmakers and experts highlighted the importance of ensuring equal opportunities for innovation and access to the patent system, particularly for women, minorities and other underrepresented groups.
DACA recipients cannot legally serve in congressional offices
When Arizona Rep. Greg Stanton was elected last November, he considered it a no-brainer that his campaign's political director, 28-year-old Elizabeth Perez, would join his congressional staff.
Perez had spent months knocking on doors and speaking to voters across south Phoenix and Mesa. She had deep roots in the 9th District, where she'd lived since she was 4 years old.
Technology. Innovation. Investment.
All are important parts of any business ecosystem, which is why invisionAZ was created. The organization's goal is to promote and create a framework that allows technology, innovation and investment to flourish while supporting Arizona startups and entrepreneurs.
At the third annual Arizona Tech Innovation Summit yesterday, invisionAZ brought together tech leaders to celebrate the industry's progress and discuss ways to launch it further into the future.
PHOENIX - U.S Rep. Greg Stanton of Arizona says passing the bill House Democrats introduced Tuesday that could put 2.5 million immigrants on a path to citizenship "makes perfect sense."
HR 6 would allow those who qualify for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and immigrants with temporary humanitarian protections to apply for permanent legal status.
Democratic members of Arizona's congressional delegation were among over two hundred House Democrats who co-sponsored legislation that would provide a pathway to citizenship for thousands of immigrants.
"Hundreds of thousands of hard working young people stand to benefit from this important bill," Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Phoenix, said in a press release on Tuesday. "When our Dreamers succeed, our communities will be stronger."
Stanton's district includes the bulk of the city of Tempe.
WASHINGTON – House Democrats unveiled legislation Tuesday that would provide a pathway to citizenship for an estimated 2 million immigrants protected under the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals, Temporary Protected Status and other programs.
Arizona Rep. Greg Stanton will makes his first appearance as a congressman on Arizona Horizon to discuss issues such as the emergency declaration by President Trump on border issues.