On tonight’s AZ Illustrated Politics: Congressman Raul Grijalva stops by to talk about the prospects of immigration reform in the House of Representatives; his concerns about a anti-gay flier targeting Sunnyside School Board member Daniel Hernandez; his opposition to the Rosemont Mine; and his concerns about potential military action in Syria and the NSA’s surveillance programs.

Then the AZ Illustrated Politics panel brings together Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President Lea Marquez-Peterson, Republican strategist Jonathan Paton and Pima County Democratic Party chairman Don Jorgensen to talk about this week’s immigration town hall with Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake; the debate within the Republican Party over shutting down the government if Obamacare is not defunded; whether a referendum effort to block an overhaul of Arizona’s election laws will make the ballot; this year’s Tucson City Council elections; and much more.

This article appears in Aug 29 – Sep 4, 2013.

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4 replies on “AZ Illustrated Politics: Grijalva Talks Immigration, Rosemont, Syria & More”

  1. Our useless Congressman, Grijalva continues with the Obama job-killing agenda. “No” is their standard answer for anything that will improve our employment opportunities i.e. Keystone pipeline.

    Pima County needs to dump this jerk in 2014 and replace him with someone who truly cares for his constituents economic well-being.

  2. Yeah, who needs physical well-being, drinkable water, or breathable air! Let’s plunder and pillage the landscape for the benefit of foreign corporations and a few already-too-rich-for-their-own-good fat cats! Where do you people come from and when are you going back?

  3. Where do I come from? Arizona native, with family roots extending into Sonora which have been traced to 1764. Perhaps it is you who should return and please do me a favor when you go, leave Arizona with at least one liberal over each shoulder. This would markedly improve our environment, which seems to be of great concern to you.

    Adios, desfrutate el viaje! (Good by, enjoy the trip)

  4. How many H1-B visas (taxpayers) would it take to offset the dearth in income tax revenues created by 11-30 million poor, and uneducated, legalized illegal immigrants. The poor, and uneducated, pay little, to nothing, in income taxes.

    As reported by the IRS: the 2010 income tax filings;

    67,516,746 filers, with AGIs UNDER $34,338, paid $22.363 billion in income taxes

    67,516,746 filers, with AGIs OVER $34,338, paid $926.782 billion in income taxes

    Stop importing poverty

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