Overview

• Arizona Republicans push for legislation to punish migrants entering illegally, including a bill that could allow property owners to shoot trespassers.
• Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs expected to veto the proposed bills, citing concerns over job losses, anti-business impacts, and community demonization.
• The proposed 'Arizona Border Invasion Act' aims to empower local law enforcement to arrest non-U.S. citizens entering illegally, escalating the state's tough stance on immigration.
• Critics, including the ACLU and Democratic lawmakers, denounce the bills as inhumane and fear they could legalize extrajudicial killings of migrants.
• The legislation reflects broader Republican efforts in several states to enforce strict immigration policies ahead of the presidential election.