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Illegal immigration is a central issue in this election. Arizonans will have the opportunity to criminalize it at the polls.

From The Daily Wire. Voters in Arizona will have the opportunity to enact broad border security measures in November as the state faces a flood of illegal immigration after the Republican-led state legislature passed a resolution that will put the measures on the general election ballot.

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The measures, collectively known as the “Secure the Border Act,” include provisions making illegal immigration a state crime, meaning law enforcement will be allowed to arrest illegal immigrants who enter the state. Other states, like Texas and Oklahoma, have enacted similar laws. …

The measure passed 31-29 in the House and 16-13 in the Senate with Republicans in support and Democrats in opposition.

The ballot initiative could drive voters concerned with illegal immigration to the polls — which could hurt President Joe Biden, who has been broadly criticized for his handling of illegal immigration, in the swing state.

According to the text of the resolution, it would empower “law enforcement to protect the public by arresting aliens who fail to enter Arizona’s southern border through official ports of entry.” …

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(Excerpt from The Daily Wire. Photo Credit: wingedwolf/Getty Images via Canva Pro)