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Grijalva fights to restore SNAP for 473K Arizonans

By Luisa Santos Martinez

"Arizona has become the clearest warning sign of what happens when federal policymakers shift costs and complexity onto states instead of protecting families' access to food," said Joseph Palomino, director of the Arizona Center for Economic Progress. "Nearly half a million Arizonans — including more than 205,000 children — have already lost SNAP, not because they stopped needing help, but because a harmful policy is making it harder for eligible families to stay connected to the assistance they need."

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Immigration Enforcement Comes at an Economic Cost for Arizona 

By Gauri Agarwal

A sharp increase in federal immigration arrests may have cost the U.S. hundreds of thousands of jobs last year, with economic consequences reaching far beyond the people taken into custody.  New research from the Brookings…

General, Immigration

Arizona’s Economy Depends on Immigrants: The Numbers Tell the Story

By Gauri Agarwal

What happens to Arizona’s economy when thousands of workers, consumers, and business owners face the threat of being pushed out of their communities? The consequences don’t stop with the families directly affected....

General, Immigration

Children’s Action Alliance, Arizona Center for Economic Progress Urge Arizonans to Vote No on Proposition 320

By The Arizona Center for Economic Progress

Measure provides no teacher raises or new school funding, leaves critical rules undefined and could lead to cuts in teacher-pay funding Children’s Action Alliance and the Arizona Center for Economic Progress today announced…

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