BORDER ISSUES

Politicians visit Arizona-Mexico border

U.S. senators Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., (center) and Mark Kelly, D-Ariz. (right) visit the U.S.-Mexico border in Somerton, Arizona, near the Cocopah Indian Reservation boundary on Jan. 10, 2023.
U.S. senators Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., (center) and Mark Kelly, D-Ariz. (right) visit the U.S.-Mexico border in Somerton, Arizona, near the Cocopah Indian Reservation boundary on Jan. 10, 2023.
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U.S. Senator Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., (right) and other senators visit the U.S.-Mexico border in Somerton, Arizona, near the Cocopah Indian Reservation boundary on Jan. 10, 2023.
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., (right) and other senators visit the U.S.-Mexico border in Somerton, Arizona, near the Cocopah Indian Reservation boundary on Jan. 10, 2023.
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Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs (left) and Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas, right, attend a news conference at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales on March 21, 2023.
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs (left) and Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas, right, attend a news conference at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Mariposa Port of Entry in Nogales on March 21, 2023.
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U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., right, visits the U.S.-Mexico border in Somerton, Arizona, near the Cocopah Indian Reservation boundary on Jan. 10, 2023.
U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., right, visits the U.S.-Mexico border in Somerton, Arizona, near the Cocopah Indian Reservation boundary on Jan. 10, 2023.
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Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake (right) and Nogales Mayor Jorge Maldonado speak at Lake's “Mama Bear Border Tour" in Nogales on Nov. 21, 2023.
Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake (right) and Nogales Mayor Jorge Maldonado speak at Lake's “Mama Bear Border Tour" in Nogales on Nov. 21, 2023.
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Governor Doug Ducey, right, along with local elected officials and various law enforcement, answers questions during a news conference in front of a border gap covered by shipping containers near the Morelos Dam on Sept. 8, 2022, in Yuma.
Governor Doug Ducey, right, along with local elected officials and various law enforcement, answers questions during a news conference in front of a border gap covered by shipping containers near the Morelos Dam on Sept. 8, 2022, in Yuma.
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Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy walks to his car during a press conference in front of the U.S.-Mexico border south of Sierra Vista on Feb. 16, 2023, in Hereford, Arizona.
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy walks to his car during a press conference in front of the U.S.-Mexico border south of Sierra Vista on Feb. 16, 2023, in Hereford, Arizona.
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