What is Prop. 314?
Prop. 314 is presented as a border security measure when, in reality, it does NOTHING to protect or secure the border. If it were to pass, it would “add” extra burdens on taxpayers and Dreamers and separate Arizona children born in the U.S. from their families.
Families remain together, and Dreamers continue to pursue their education and careers in Arizona.
Arizona law enforcement can focus on real safety needs rather than using their limited resources to separate Arizona families.
Prop. 314 Impact On:
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Who would be harmed?
188,000 Arizona U.S. citizen kids and their families who have called Arizona home for over ten years and have paid taxes could face separation when interacting with schools, hospitals, or places of worship.
DACA recipients and Dreamers —students who have graduated from Arizona schools—could be targeted by new enforcement policies, risking detention and deportation despite paying taxes and going to school.
Arizona taxpayers would shoulder a $325 million financial burden with NO clear benefit to public safety or border security.
Local law enforcement already stretched thin, will face additional immigration responsibilities, leading to decreased public safety.
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Prop 314 hurts families. Two out of three undocumented immigrants have lived in the country for more than 10 years. No one wants to see law enforcement detaining parents dropping off their children at schools, families being stopped on their way to church, or their undocumented friends being deported from hospital beds.
Two out of three undocumented Arizonans have lived in the country for more than 10 years. They have established roots, built community, and raised their children.
Prop 314 will prevent 140,000 U.S. citizen children in Arizona from receiving food assistance and medical care due to fear of being separated from their families.
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Prop 314 hurts Arizona Dreamers. Dreamers are young adults brought to the country by their parents as children, and they don’t know any other country other than the USA. If Prop 314 were to pass, they and their families would be negatively impacted. No geographical conditions or sensitive areas like schools and hospitals are protected – this means that any local law enforcement can arrest and question Arizonans who appear to be in the country without lawful status.
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Prop 314 adds extra pressure and duties with no real support to already stretched-thin police departments. In the past, we have seen that when we ask too much of our law enforcement departments, things fall through the cracks.
Prop 314 will lead to wrongful detentions and create fear in immigrant communities, driving people away from cooperating with law enforcement and making Arizona less safe.
Prop 314 will overwhelm our justice system, adding millions in annual costs while doing little to solve any of Arizona’s problems.
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Undocumented Arizonans pay over $750 million in taxes every year.
Prop 314 is a $325 million expense pushing Arizona deeper into a $1.3 billion budget deficit. It’s an unnecessary cost that our state just can’t afford.
Arizona’s agriculture and service industries rely on immigrant labor. Prop 314 will limit that workforce, costing the state $261 million in lost revenue and harming our businesses.
Arizona has a labor shortage. Prop 314 will make the labor shortage worse because 1 out of 4 construction workers are undocumented immigrants. Arizona needs more affordable housing.
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Prop 314 does nothing to solve our opioid epidemic created by big pharma and exploited by organized crime. We need programs that treat and rehabilitate our Arizonans who are suffering through mental health crises.
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