New report finds immigrant contributions in the state in the billions
A new report by the American Immigration Council found that immigrants contribute more than $26 billion annually to the state’s economy, including more than $5 billion from undocumented immigrants.
Reviving Montezuma Pass: Sky Island Alliance's bold initiative to rewild decommissioned roads
From roads to rivers: volunteers unite to transform old paths into thriving wildlife corridors
NPR's Steve Inskeep on Abraham Lincoln
Also on Arizona Spotlight: The Chinese Chorizo Festival returns to Tucson; A conversation with Nabil Ayers on his debut novel; And, a look into this year's Film Fest Tucson.
Arizona border wall lawsuits dismissed, paving the way for environmental restoration
From legal resolution to environmental revival: Arizona's next chapter
Remembering Matthew Shepard 25 years later.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: True Concord Voices & Orchestra celebrates their 20th season with "Songs of America" featuring the work of Raven Chacon; and, Stories the Soar!
It's "Reservation Dogs" final season, cast member Jon Proudstar shares how it began.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Meet Robaba, a refugee from Afghanistan with a passion for knowledge and a story to tell; members of the National Alliance on Mental Illness share "Moments to Cope"; and remembering filmmaker William Friedkin.
DHS agrees to stop border wall construction, fund environmental remediation projects
A settlement agreement estimates $1.62 billion in funding and nearly $430 million returned to DOD projects.
"The Neotenic Queen" explores the secrets of desert wildlife, both flora and fauna.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: How the youth group Studio Mariposa is beautifying the border wall; and an uplifting tale of love & survival from "Children of the Holocaust."
Post Title 42, some migrants have hope of gaining asylum
With improvements to the federal CBP One app, some migrants who wait along the U.S.-Mexico border in Sonora have hope they’ll get an appointment to seek asylum while others still wait with little change in sight.
Pima County migrant shelter capacity stretched
The system was close to breaking in the days following the end of Title 42.
Indian migrants crossing U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona continues to increase
New data show migrant apprehensions at the Southern Arizona border are slightly up in April, right before the end of Title 42, with the number of migrants from India continuing to increase.
"Home is Somewhere Else" animates the migrant experience.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Meet AZPM border affairs reporter Danyelle Khmara; and multi-faceted artist Rick Wamer discusses his poetry collection "Long Shadow Days: Grief Walking".
Pima, Tucson near capacity since end of policy to expel migrants
Migrant services have reached a record high since Title 42 ended last Thursday, though whether that will continue isn’t clear.
Officials prepare for change in border policy
As Title 42 comes to an end, border officials prepare for a possible influx in migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
University of Arizona Museum of Art gives high school artists a chance to share, with "Our Stories".
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Tony Paniagua talks with a first-time German visitor to the United States; and "Pooh" returns to the Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre.
