{"id":2261699,"date":"2024-06-06T18:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T22:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizonans-to-vote-on-ballot-measure-that-would-make-illegal-immigration-state-crime\/"},"modified":"2024-06-06T18:59:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T22:59:14","slug":"arizonans-to-vote-on-ballot-measure-that-would-make-illegal-immigration-state-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizonans-to-vote-on-ballot-measure-that-would-make-illegal-immigration-state-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizonans to Decide on Making Illegal Immigration State Crime via Ballot Measure"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Farizonans-to-vote-on-ballot-measure-that-would-make-illegal-immigration-state-crime%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2261699&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In Arizona, voters will decide\u200c on implementing the &#8220;Secure \u200dthe Border Act,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greg-abbott-throws-down-the-gauntlet-signs-bill-letting-police-arrest-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"Greg Abbott signs bill allowing police to arrest illegal immigrants\">making illegal immigration<\/a> a state crime. The initiative, \u2062supported by Republicans and \u200dopposed by Democrats, aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-gop-senators-question-mayorkas-over-influx-of-chinese-nationals-at-southern-border\/\" title=\"5 GOP Senators query Mayorkas on surge of Chinese nationals at US-Mexico border.\">enhance\u2064 border security<\/a>. This ballot measure could impact the upcoming election and may influence \u200dvoters concerned \u2063about illegal immigration, potentially affecting President Joe Biden in \u2064the swing state. In Arizona, voters will determine the fate of the\u2063 &#8220;Secure the Border Act,&#8221; which\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-abbott-signs-bill-making-illegal-immigration-in-texas-a-state-crime\/\" title=\"Gov. Abbott makes illegal immigration a state crime in Texas\">criminalizes illegal immigration<\/a> \u200dat the\u200c state level. \u200bBacked by \u200dRepublicans and challenged by Democrats, this initiative seeks to bolster border security. Its outcome could sway the election and sway voters focused on\u200d immigration issues, potentially impacting President Joe Biden&#8217;s standing in the pivotal swing state.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voters in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/arizona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arizona<\/a> will have the opportunity to enact broad border security measures in November as the state faces a flood of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/illegal-immigration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal immigration<\/a> after the Republican-led state legislature passed a resolution that will put the measures on the general election ballot. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The measures, collectively known as the \u201cSecure the Border Act,\u201d include provisions making illegal immigration a state crime, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/coordinated-blockades-are-shadow-puppet-displays-of-mass-resistance-that-doesnt-exist\/\" title=\"Organized blockades are like puppet shows of resistance that lack real mass support\">meaning law enforcement<\/a> will be allowed to arrest illegal immigrants who enter the state. Other states, like Texas and Oklahoma, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-gop-must-fight-left-wing-cultural-marxism-or-die\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis: GOP Must Fight Left-Wing \u2018Cultural Marxism\u2019 Or Die\">enacted similar laws<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cNothing good comes from open borders,\u201d Arizona House Speaker Ben Toma said in a statement after the House passed the measure, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/04\/us-news\/arizona-moves-closer-to-making-illegal-immigration-a-state-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">according<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  to the New York Post. \u201cOnly crime, deadly drugs, violence, unsafe communities, and an unending financial drain on American taxpayers. Yet, Democrat leaders fiercely oppose doing anything about it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The measure <a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/AZ\/votes\/HCR2060\/2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passed<\/a> 31-29 in the House and 16-13 in the Senate with Republicans in support and Democrats in opposition. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The ballot initiative could drive voters concerned with illegal immigration to the polls \u2014 which could hurt President Joe Biden, who has been broadly criticized for his handling of illegal immigration, in the swing state. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/AZ\/text\/HCR2060\/id\/2995893\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">text<\/a> of the resolution, it would empower \u201claw enforcement to protect the public by arresting aliens who fail to enter Arizona\u2019s southern border through official ports of entry.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It would also create \u201ccriminal offenses for a person to knowingly present false documents to obtain public benefits or to evade workplace eligibility detection through the e-verify program\u201d and increase \u201cpunishments for criminals who fuel the crisis at the southern border by selling fentanyl that causes the death of another person.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additionally, the resolution would enhance Arizona law to ensure that individuals illegally in the state would not be able to receive public benefits or become eligible for entitlement programs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The ballot initiative will give Arizona voters a chance to bypass Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs, who vetoed a bill that would have enacted similar measures earlier this year. Hobbs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/controversial-immigration-measure-goes-arizona-ballots-biden-trump-rcna152226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed<\/a> the legislation would \u201cdemonize our communities and lead to racial profiling.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cArizonans are crying out for common sense security measures,\u201d Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake told NBC News. \u201cI am encouraged that Arizona Republican state legislators are doing their best to deliver it \u2014 even if they have to go around Hobbs\u2019 veto to do it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Record levels of illegal immigrants have poured across the border under Biden, including in Arizona. Former President Donald Trump has made securing the border a large part of his 2024 presidential campaign. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizonans can vote on implementing extensive border security measures this November. Following the resolution passed by the Republican-led state legislature, the &#8220;Secure the Border Act&#8221; will be on the general election ballot. 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