“The Twisted Road: Finding Home in America” immigrant art reception

by Carolyn Classen, blogger THE TWISTED ROAD: FINDING HOME IN AMERICAReception Jan 9th, 5 – 7 PM$10 Admission; Members freeFreeLight Bites and Refreshments Remarks by Tucson Immigration Attorney, Maurice “Mo” Goldman. Artists Anh-Thuy Nguyen, Safwat Saleem, and Perla Segovia will be on hand to discuss their art. RSVP & Tickets call: 520-202-3888 “An examination of … Read more

“Borderland: The Line Within” free screening

by Carolyn Classen,blogger SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 AT 4:00PM Free Admission Tickets Available DAY OF at Box Office Featuring a Q&A with director Pamela Yates and producer Paco de Onís, joined by human rights activists Isabel Garcia, Margo Cowan and Vicki B. Gaubeca! The United States border is not just a geographic location. The border is … Read more

Arizona Democratic Reaction to the Biden Immigration Executive Order

Reaction among Arizona Democrats to the Biden Immigration Executive Order denying asylum seekers access if they enter the United States illegally has been mixed. In a press release announcing her firm opposition to MAGA Republicans in the State House putting the overreaching HCR 2060 on the ballot this November, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs appeared to … Read more

Isabel Garcia of Stop the Hate Collective at DGT

by Carolyn Classen, blogger “Ms. Garcia, of the Stop the Hate Collective, will discuss the GOP and right wing effort to spread lies and misinformation about migrants, the border, and our LBGTQ+ community, just to win elections. The resulting media focus on the border and immigration alarmism distracts the polity from addressing the serious issues we … Read more

Semiconductor Plant in Phoenix to be at Full Capacity by the End of 2024, Despite MAGA Dystopians

I read economist Noah Smith’s Substack Newsletter Noahpinion pretty regularly. Today, he had an interesting observation about an economic story that will transform Arizona’s economy in the coming years: For over a year, along with many other writers who follow industrial policy, I sounded the alarm that the much-trumpeted TSMC fab (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) in Arizona … Read more