Maricopa County’s growth in 2024 driven by international migration

International immigration helped drive much of Maricopa County’s growth last year. The U.S. Census Bureau says that without a net increase in immigration, lower birth rates and the departure of domestic residents would have led the largest counties to see the number of flatlands or declines, according to the latest estimates. Maricopa County was the […]

Migration Crisis Fueled Rise In Tuberculosis Cases, Study Finds

A report by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) found that the immigration crisis under the Biden-Harris administration has accelerated the surge in tuberculosis cases in the United States. Tuberculosis (TB) incidence in the United States has steadily increased since 2021, coinciding with record levels of illegal immigration due to lax border enforcement rules. […]

Dutch Coalition Government Collapses, Prime Minister Resigns Over Migration Policy Differences

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte handed over his government’s resignation to King Willem-Alexander in The Hague on Saturday, The Associated Press reported. The resignation marked the end of Rutte’s 17-month four-party coalition recently torn apart by disagreements over immigration policy. Associated Press report I got it. The government will not pass major new laws, but […]

‘What now?’: Scenes from the US-Mexico border | Migration News

The U.S.-Mexico border was once again in the spotlight this week as a pandemic-era policy in the United States, which allowed authorities to expedite the deportation of most asylum seekers on the pretext of public health, expired. New restrictions on asylum also took effect, prompting a flood of immigrants and refugees to seek protection in […]

Southern Arizona will muddle through migration increase after Title 42

Some Arizona politicians are busy saying the Biden administration isn’t quite ready to lift Title 42 border restrictions. Senator Kirsten Cinema, the newly minted independent, keep saying itRepublican Party Congressman Juan Ciscomani said so.Even Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has refrained from making this statement. “With Title 42 set to expire in just two days, the […]

Pinal, Yuma officials tell House migration surge is overwhelming them

photo courtesy Alexis Weiss/CRONKITE NEWS: Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb and Robert Trenshell Center, President and CEO of Yuma Regional Medical Center, testified before the House Homeland Security Committee on the impact of rising immigration on communities . To Alexis Weiss/ Cronkite News WASHINGTON – Arizona officials told a House committee on Tuesday that local […]

Pinal, Yuma officials tell House migration surge is overwhelming them – Cronkite News

Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb and Robert Trenshell Center, president and CEO of Yuma Regional Medical Center, testified before the House Homeland Security Committee on the impact of the surge in immigration on communities. (Photo: Alexis Waiss/Cronkite News) Tucson Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani, who is not a member of the Homeland Security Committee, participated in […]